Wow, inspiring post. I'm still far too young to have my own kids but I do believe that our current educational system is somewhat flawed. I feel like we focus too much on just cramming information to our children that we don't spend enough time to actually really focus on teaching life skills. However, I do think that a big part of having success with homeschooling is the willingness and effort put in by the parents as well. It sounds like your parents did a great job homeschooling you.