Home School or not?

I was in the same predicament a couple of years ago. My son's zoned school had the lowest grades in the county, and he has adhd. His grades were much better then the children at that school and he had already learned the work that the school would have been teaching if he attended. I tried to get a special transfer to a different school, but it was denied. I then decided to home school him. This was his 6th grade school year. I purchased the Calvert School Home schooling program and I homeschooled him for that year. The first part of the year I was working full-time. Luckily by the end of the school year, we were told that we could send our children to different schools because of his zoned school receiving low grades. Part of the no child left behind act. So I then put him back in school and he went to the 7th grade. I was really happy and proud that I was able to teach and and that he was still able to go to the next grade.

I home-schooled my niece since her mother was not educationally capable of doing it herself. My niece was in 10th grade though. It is tough though. The books aren't cheap and there's always that worry that you aren't teaching them everything that they will need to know to graduate. I was never sure if I was giving her enough work or if I was giving her too much work. She ended up moving away with her Mom and then started with some online school instead. I hope it works out for her. It is a lot of work and you really need to be involved and willing to not let your child treat you like their mother during school times.

i think it's your really choice because if you can afford home schooling why not..but if i will the one who decides, i let my child go to school because i want her to have freinds, then let my child learn from other things not only on academic records but a sense of bonding with some other little children..

I think it depends on age, the personality and how involved you are. My mother in law home schools twoof her kids (8th grade and senior in high school) and has problems with them seeing her as an authority figure when it comes to school. But she home schooled there older sister for about half of her schooling and did well. I think for elementary age a big part of it is the social experience. So for the younger ages you would have to set "play dates" as well.