What does "Better at teaching them what" mean? Thomas Jefferson and the other early American crusaders for public education believed the schools would help sustain democracy by bringing everyone together to share values and learn a common history. Home schooling forsakes all that by defining education not as the pursuit of an entire community but as the work of one family and its chosen circle, which can be great. Despite some drawbacks, there are signs that home-schooling parents are doing a better job than public schools at teaching their kids. But as the number of kids learning at home grows, we should pause to wonder： Better at teaching them what? Home schooling may turn out better students, but does it create better citizens? I think that it means "which way is better at teaching the kids". Am I right?