I actually have been homeschooling my two kids for the last two years because I felt the schooling system, culture and politicization of what is taught rather disturbing.
I figured that I could replicate what schools are meant to do in 1 hour a day. Read, write, math, science, language, music, art.
For the rest of the day they do what they want, learn what they want, travel with me, museums, forest walks, visiting other homeschooled families (anyone who thinks homeschool hurts socialization needs to understand we need breaks from that just to get a proper rest).
What I have found since removing them are kids that are happy, unbullied, self learning, proactive and hyper aware of the world around them.
We recently took a one week drive to visit NSW, Australia (from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) to visit the severe drought regions and the disappearing Murray River because of their concerns over climate change.
We all learnt that the crops being grown are water intensive in a dry region, cattle cant survive, and deforestation is epidemic.
I have no idea what they will do when they grow up, but I do know it is unlikely to be a standard job, it will be something they care about, and they will be motivated to do it well and with passion.
I mention this because at school, finding kids who are this motivated is rarer than it should be. My kids are not special, or super smart, they are normal kids who, because of the freedom to learn what they want, suck up information faster than I can find it sometimes. What I have learned about gravity broke my brain, they got what took me weeks to learn a few hours.
Climate change bothers them and not because of what I teach them, they are figuring that out for themselves (my kids are one reason I joined this forum, but I have stayed because I cant stop watching the Arctic train wreck).
If schools allowed even half of what I have seen while homeschooling, the world would be far better for it.
And I say that not just because of my kids, but because almost all of the homeschooled kids have similar motivation to learn.
To me, I think schools are needed, but they need to stop the forced learning, rigid practices, and remove the unending political interventions.