Kirk answers that critics might one day be applying for jobs from homeschooled students, whom he describes as "more polite, smarter, wiser, happier, more purposeful, less corrupted, more understanding, more battle-ready, better prepared, less confused, more biblical, more grounded, more Christ-like."

He urged parents to homeschool their children if possible and cited the biblical promise that "blessed are you who are persecuted in my name," rejecting the old stereotype that homeschoolers are "weird" and arguing instead that they are "wise" who will run society in the future.

The debate over homeschooling has become a defining battleground between conservative Christians seeking educational freedom and the political left. About 5–6 percent of school-age children are now educated at home, as parents choose homeschooling for religious freedom, academic excellence, safety, personalized learning, and stronger family bonds.

Studies show that homeschoolers score 15–30 percent higher on standardized tests, succeed in college at higher rates, experience lower levels of depression and anxiety, avoid the bullying that affects more than 20 percent of public-school students, and demonstrate healthier social development through civic engagement, volunteerism, and strong family values.

Despite these outcomes, liberals vilify parents who homeschool and oppose the practice on several grounds. They argue for state control of education to enforce "equity" and ideological messaging, claim homeschooling lacks proper oversight, raise concerns about limited exposure to diverse viewpoints, and accuse religious families of using it to instill "harmful" traditional values on gender, sexuality, and social issues.

This opposition exposes the fundamental conflict between parental rights and state authority: whether children should be raised primarily by their families or by government institutions.

Research from the National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI) shows that homeschoolers consistently outperform their peers, typically scoring between the 65th and 80th percentiles nationwide. On the SAT, they average 1190 compared to 1060 for public-school students, a 130-point advantage. More than 78 percent of peer-reviewed studies confirm that homeschoolers perform significantly better academically. Contrary to common misconceptions, 41 percent of homeschooled children are nonwhite, and Black homeschoolers score 23–42 percentile points higher than Black public-school students. Overall, homeschoolers demonstrate consistent advantages regardless of race, disproving claims that racial bias explains the results.