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I didn't go into details of our homeschooling experience, but here it is. I believe homeschooling to be a viable option and outstanding choice for any child (notice I didn't say for any parent, because I do believe some parents can't adapt.)

We started homeschooling when my son was in 3rd grade, because my husband traveled many weeks with his job, and it allowed us to tag along.

We were very relaxed in our approach, but used Saxon Math, and proven grammar texts. Other than that my son was encouraged to read, and he loved reading. That's how he learned Science, History, Geography, etc. I did pay for a tutor to help him with composition, because I felt that was my weakest area.

When he was 14 and had finished his 9th grade courses, I took him to the local college, he passed the College Entrance Exam and we enrolled him. He lives at home, we ferry him back and forth to his classes. He is 15 now, taking a full course load and making all A's.

I take no credit myself, but credit the fact that he was homeschooled and allowed to progress at his own rate. He is not a genius, he is just a normal teenage boy, who plays video games and street football with the neighborhood kids. But minus the peer pressure of a public school environment found that it was okay to learn, to excel in your studies and to feel good about education.