I'm thinking of homeschooling my two oldest children (10 and 8). My oldest is bright and not hardworking, and the lack of rigor in our local schools (the neigborhood public school he attended for two years and the charter were he is now) has me very concerned. My 8 year old is highly gifted in math. The staff at his school have had several thougtful meetings about him, but little useful has been introduced in the classroom.
I also have a first grade girl who is in a great class with a great teacher (at our local ps) but I expect that if homescooling works for the boys, we'll start homeschooling her too.
I also have a 4 yo and a 1 yo, so I have my hands more than full at the moment.
I'd love from homeschoolers who are raising at least one gifted child. I'm curious about how you manage to challenge at each level, and how you manage some of the sibling issues that may arise with a mix of highly-gifted and normal-bright children.
I've read a great deal about homeschooling, and did try it for eight weeks last spring. I have friends who homeschool, and know about the local networks. What I really need more info/insight about is homeschooling gifted children.
Thank you,
Suzanne
