I am a retired teacher who did not home school my kids, but I should have! I did provide extra educational help and when my daughter ran into serious problems in elementary, she was transferred to an excellent private school. Later, she went to a public high school. There was all kinds of problems, but I felt that she had to learn to navigate the world and that it was better done while she was home and could be supported and counseled, instead of being naïve and on her own away at the university. She has done very well... ended up with an MBA, good job, etc.
I would encourage home schooling. It takes extra effort, but is well the trouble. Public schools, especially in large cities, are not like they used to be.
Last edited by SillySusan; 05-08-2019 at 02:26 PM.