[Desparado]

It seems you have ruffled some feathers with your question about homeschooling! My wife and I have been homeschooling both our kids since middle school (about four years). Our daughter is now in college and doing well with a full load of core courses. I.E. A's B's. Our son is in Junior High school and takes more effort than our daughter did to keep him on course. They both have good basic skills, speak a second language(Spanish) and play musical instruments to the point of being able to read music. The problem that we have seen with homeschooling families is that there are a fair number of people who are keeping their kids out of the public school system for many good reasons; but are unequipped to properly educate their children. This is the dark little secret about homeschooling. It is just not for everybody. I believe it is a great thing if you have the skills and discipline to do the job, but, that said, there are a lot of people out there that just should not be homeschooling their kids. We are very happy with the results and the way our family has come together because of our decision, but it's just not for everybody. Hope this helps.

[gigi]

It does take a lot of dedication and dicipline for the parents and the kids. I went through a few curriculums until we found one that we like. I have found that doing a correspondence homeschool works best for us. They provide the books, grade the tests and keep the grades. I had a hard time on my own and decided to go this way.