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While we don't have kids yet (I'm still in college, and we're waiting until I get my MSW to have children), my fiance and I are planning to homeschool. We thought about private schools, but they're so expensive, and he's not much more impressed with them than with public schools - he went to a private Christian school until 9th grade. I just thing it's better to teach the children at home so they don't get left behind in these huge classes today, and so they can learn more practical stuff (ie, cooking, mechanics, etc) alongside reading, writing, and arithmatic.

My nephew's homeschooled and, at age 10, he is well above his grade level, proficient in Spanish, and learning both German and how to play the violin. My parents always believed in teaching kids basic life skills, and introducing us to languages & the arts early on - the difference was that it left me with an extra 2 or 3 hours of lessons a day after I got home from public school, since both my parent's had to work back then.

While we don't have kids yet (I'm still in college, and we're waiting until I get my MSW to have children), my fiance and I are planning to homeschool.

It might also be good to wait until you are married. ;)

Shalom.

I'll tell you one thing. Introduction to foreign language classes in high school is about a waste of time. The time to learn other languages should be in the elementary years. I'd be surprised if 10% of students in high school foreign language courses end up fluent.