Homeschool vs. Public school

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Growing up I had the oppertunity to experience public school, private school, and homeschooling (for about 1 1/2 yr). Hands down private school was my favorite. I loved public school but I was too much of a social butterfly to focus on my work. So my parents put me in a private Christian school. I loved it. I still got to be the social bug I was but the dicipline was much more hands on and you had no choice but to do well with your work as anything below 80% was a failing grade. After a few years my parents couldnt foot 7,000 bill anymore for my sister and I to continue attending so we were homeschooled. I definately see the benefits of all of the routes mentioned above. But I had some very serious complaints about public and homeschooling. With the public schooling there was not enough dicipline and you could basically slide by without even being noticed by a teacher and still passed on to the next grade when you didn't even have a full grasp on the subject the year before. But I loved the sports as I was a soccor player and ran track and field. With homeschooling you see alot of VERY sheltered kids with little to no social skills (not all). Theyre weren't as many sports activities and clubs to get involved in unless you had a great homeschooling commitee in your area that organized sports, activities, and field trips. As my oldest is getting closer and closer to school age I hate the idea of him attending anything other than private school but on a soldiers pay its really not feeseable. I dont want him to get the influence of these out of control children in the public school system, and I'm not about pretending I'm a certified teacher and trying to homeschool him. I want my children to have every oppertunity as we all do. What are your opinions. They're are ALOT more pros and cons that I didn't mention above so please feel free!