Originally Posted by master of none
My job is to grow my child. If school is helpful to that, it's in her life. If school is not helpful, then it is not going to be in her life.

so true. that's exactly what did it for me. if we can't send her to school for school - and we can't send her to school for friends... we'd best be thinking of something else. and honestly, no one in their right mind is going to send a 5 y/o to 4th grade...

thanks so, so much, everyone - it's been awesome to get all your thoughts on this.

an update - my husband had his epiphany this morning - so we have officially moved from considering homeschooling to actively figuring out the details of making it happen. all systems are go!

Every Sunday it brooded and lay on the floor. Inconveniently close to the drawing-room door.