Why are Homeschoolers so Touchy about Subway’s Snub?

Why are Homeschoolers so Touchy about Subway’s Snub?

What, me touchy? No, not really. I’m just shocked by their blatant lack of public relations prowess.
Actually this story hardly mentions Subway at all. It’s all about the growing Homeschool sports movement.

As a private corporation, Subway is free to include or exclude anyone from their essay contest, and can set up the rules of their contest as they see fit. So why — beside the blatant misspellings that even the eight-year-olds caught — are homeschoolers so offended by this?
Homeschooling has grown in the United States to the point where 3 million children are currently being educated at home. Will Smith homeschools his kids, along with Winona Judd, NASCAR drivers, astronauts, lawyers, professors, doctors, nurses, and truck drivers — all of whom are finding this educational choice works for their families. Read more…