Hi again--it sounds like we've been down the same path. We too have more or less backed off when it came to science and social studies, although everything's not in place yet this year. Laura will probably be doing extra independent study on topics the class is covering. She did this in elem. school and it worked out okay. I agree with the "typical American childhood" too. I can't imagine homeschooling, although that seems to work for a lot of families. It wouldn't work for us. Interestingly, our school district is a city, very ethnically mixed, without a lot of tax money. However, this has turned out to be an advantage--most of the teachers are either young and idealistic and energetic or older and very dedicated. We had planned to leave the city when the kids reached school age, but now are committed to staying because other districts won't even begin to continue what we've started here in Lebanon.
Anne
