<p>Frankly, I believe that Standard Test are the friend of the home educated. If you were “properly” home educated (or educated in any way) in a subject, you should have little or not trouble with the Subject Tests.</p>
<p>There are many good reasons to teach kids at home but one of the bad reasons is that “I don’t want my kid to learn the stuff the other kids are expected to know.”</p>
<p>Even (or especially) if you have strong views of the validity of current “established views” you kid should be aware of the “established viewpoint” and, if necessary, give the PC answer rather than what he believes to be the truth.</p>
<p>More than one I have told my kids (who have been educated at home for about 3 years) that you often have to learn things from THREE prospectives: 1) what the “system” expects; 2) what your parents/church expect; and 3) what YOU decide is correct.</p>