Are atheists for or against home schooling?

[Space Wasp]

It depends on the individual situation.

If the people who will be doing the "schooling" are qualified to do so, will make sure that the children get a PROPER balanced education, and there is PLENTY of opportunity for the children to interact with other children who are representative of a proper cross section of society to enable them to develop their social skills, then it could be a good thing (especially if there are GOOD reasons why mainstream schooling is not appropriate - eg. excessive bullying).

On the other hand, there seems to be a very high tendency for children to be home schooled by parents who wish to 'control' the subjects, and social interactions, that their children are involved with (eg. preventing interaction with the opposite sex, or to ensure that they ONLY hear the parents views on subjects like evolution).
In cases like this it is DEFINITELY a bad thing which will harm the childs development in the long run.