How do you feel about Home School for your children?

If I had the time, I would probably do it. The plan now is to send her to school but spend time with her to make sure she's learning.

I was homeschooled myself, and I think it turned out well for me. I would probably consider it for my own children if I felt I had the time and energy to do it. Whether or not it works depends on the effort the parents are willing to put into it.

I am in support of home-school in most instances. I would want to make sure that the instruction was quality level and that math and science are taught at a level to enable to student to get into college.

Today's schools are really scarey. I don't like them and will never put my daughter into one of them. She's never gone to anything more than preschool for a year. (That's an entirely different story though.) She's doing quite well here at home. She not only is a grade level ahead but is learning how to function in the real world: how to manage a home, understanding what it means to have a job, etc. I think she's excelling while the friends she has who are her same age are not doing as well because they're in public schools.

I have decided that I would homeschool my new baby once she gets up to that age. My oldest daughter is not homeschooled and goes to public school, but she lives in Ohio and goes to a really great school in the county that she lives in. The reason for me wanting to homeschool this one is so I can make sure that she is learning what she is supposed to. Plus, the schools here in Florida are rated really bad.

I went to a good public school and thought it was fine. We bought our house in an area with good schools, and I planned on sending DS there. But after having him, and after dealing with all sorts of issues with my stepkids and school, and all the stuff you read nowdays, I'm really hoping to be able to homeschool him. There's so much that I want for him to learn. He's 13 months and already very bright. He loves his books and I don't imagine any problems teaching him to read, etc. I don't want to have to worry about him being bored or not learning what he should know, because the school thinks he has to take a certain schedule every day.

I am looking into homeschooling my kids myself.I think,that they would benefit a lot from getting an education from home.I just haven't gotten myself to get the whole process started.

There's a lot of scary stuff in the schools and it's an interesting option to homeschool children. I applaud those who do it. Knowing myself and my limitations, I do not think I would be a good person to do it. What we have done is bite the bullet and tighten our belts to send our son to private school. It doesn't eliminate the risks of public school, but it does minimize them in my opinion. My biggest concern about homeschooling is that the kids would not have the same opportunity to build friendships with kids their own age. The school my son is going to is kindergarten through high school and so he'll know these kids quite well by the time it's all done. I have already noticed a difference in him and me as children. I stayed home with my mother until I went to kindergarten and I was very shy and tentative around people until many years later. My son went to daycare while I was still working full time and gets along so well with people. He's very outgoing and friendly and I admire this so much in him. I'm glad he has had opportunity to be around so many different kids since he was a baby.