Do we really need to send our children to school?

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For several months now, my husband and I have been seriously thinking about sending our 4-year old son to school. On our own, we were able to teach him to speak in English (and not just plain English but with an American accent). When people hear him speak, they always assume that he's just vacationing from the U.S. or that he grew up there. At 4, his vocabulary is extensive and can even rival that of those in elementary school. He knows the alphabet, numbers and colors. And although he may be lagging behind in terms of writing and reading, his skills now place him in the level of children who 've been attending school for a couple of years already. I know that his social skills will be developed more if he were to attend formal school but there are alternatives to this should we decide to homeschool him, right? What are your thoughts on homeschooling? Have you tried it? Is it working for you? How did you go about it?