What I don't understand if people's schools are so bad why send them there. The original poster mentioned about their school being worried that parent's are going to start homeschooling. That prompted the school doesn't need you kid comment.I remember growing up with the thought that teachers were all knowing. Obviously that wasn't right. But if you come on the forum you think all teachers are idiots.I don't buy that either. It seems the tendency now is to believe the kid before the teacher. I'm sure if I went to my daughters teacher and compared her to a kid in a sandbox I'm guessing she wouldn't take that well. Would you? Maybe since my daughter is in a school district that has a magnet program (she's in 6th) I may be a bit spoiled. I think if you want to homeschool that's fine. I guess I'm just more of an all or nothing sort of person