If you can do it, even if it’s a big hassle think about homeschooling. Sending kids to public schools and even many private ones means basically turning them over to witch doctors. From Paul Rosenberg at freemansperspective.com:
When I say homeschooling is easier than you think, I really mean it: it’s easier and better. (And yes, I’ve done it myself.) That said, there are complications and difficulties involved.
Given the current reign of madness in so many schools (I hear the same horror stories you do) these difficulties hardly matter, but I’d still like to begin by describing the hard parts of homeschooling: I want you to know what you’re getting into.
- First of all, there will be days that suck. The kids won’t listen, will be difficult, or will just be obtuse. Expect it. Either you’ll come home from work to your spouse telling you to forget the experiment and find some other place to send them… any other place… or perhaps you’ll be that spouse. It happens. No experienced person ever said that raising kids was painless. That said, nearly all homeschool parents get over the mayhem and decide to continue the work.
- Secondly, there’s an underlying problem that tends to drive many others, including the one above: You arrange your homeschooling so that other people can’t criticize you. I’ll address this in more detail below.
