[/quote] I can't tell you how relieved I am now that we've done it. My son is happy again, and that means so much to me. A 6 year old shouldn't feel daily stress, and he no longer feels that. Family is coming around now that they see ds thriving and learning.
That's how I feel about it too. It was a really difficult decision to make. Homeschooling felt really radical. We are secular homeschoolers and I wasn't sure we'd have a community. My family and even my husband were hesitant initially. We took the leap because DS was absolutely miserable and not learning a thing. After looking at many educational options, none of them seemed much better than our previous school. We thought we'd give it a year. We're into our 2nd year now. My DS - would be 3rd grader is absolutely thriving, could get his school work done in an hour or two a day if he chooses to, and is learning a lot. I am now homeschooling his 5 year old sister as well (who attended play based preschool as well). She has not been tested and I am not feeling a pressing need to do so (that $$$ can finance a lot of homeschool activities!). She is surprising me every day right now.
I really like the list of questions Grinity posted. One thing I like to tell people is that homeschooling for most families is really a lifestyle choice. It's not a choice that can work for every family, but it can be wonderful on many levels if it works for the grownups and the children involved.
