[CommerceComet]

Yes, that can be a problem. Fortunately, I make a pretty good salary and we made a few sacrifices so we can afford the tuition that this school charged. Had the cost been too much, homeschooling would have been our option. My wife volunteered at the school, then taught a couple of classes, and now is a full-time teacher there.

I can fully understand why parents home school if the cost becomes too high. In a way, any parents who forego the public school option are making a sacrifice. Private school parents with their checkbooks and the home school parents with their time.

I'm looking forward to the day when we can stop paying tuition. We have four vehicles, the newest of which is a 2004 model. I wouldn't mind getting a new car or truck someday.

[kearnyirish2]

I recently upgraded from a ‘97 to a 2003; I hear you!

Our Catholic schools aren’t even an option once they’re all closed; at this point they are only options for wealthy areas and some poor areas (where massive subsidies are dumped into them - often for non-Catholic populations). The same high public school taxes make it practically impossible for live on one salary - especially as employers flee those same taxes.

Not making excuses; I admire people who can home school (for both their financial sacrifices and the commitment it requires); I’m just not up to the task.