how was your schooling growing up? I was homeschooled and it was great
I went to public schools.  Were you educated at home by a parent or tutor?
my Mom, she had a teaching degree but turned to a stay at home mother
That's great.  There were about 2.3 million homeschooled students in the US a couple of years ago.  
thats a staggering number when you stop and think about it
are about 1.7 million homeschooled students in the United States.
On average, homeschoolers score at or above the national average on standardized tests. Homeschool students have been accepted into many Ivy League universities.
History.
For most of history and in different cultures, the education of children at home by family members was a common practice. Enlisting professional tutors was an option available only to the wealthy. Homeschooling declined in the 19th and 20th centuries with the enactment of compulsory attendance laws. However, it continued to be practiced
of diverse teaching philosophies and cultural and social life styles."
K–12 education Public and private schools Home schooling.
In 2014, approximately 1.5 million children were homeschooled, up 84% from 1999 when the U.S. Department of Education first started keeping statistics. This was 2.9% of all children.
As of spring 2016, there are 2.3 million homeschooled students in the United States. It is appearing that homeschooling is a continuing trend in the US with a 2 percent to 8 percent per annum over the past few years