Homeschooling

Well, at least they didn't give you a hard time for saying you want to hs him!  Duh, of course he's active and doesn't focus.  Ask thm what happens to them in church when the sermon is boring ;-)  Duh, LOL!

You know, I think I've just about stopped being surprised at how many teachers think hs'ing is a good idea.  Many of the won't admit it, but almost all of them see the benefit of being able to teach a child one-on-one at his/her own pace.  I'm glad things went as well as expected.

Almost 1/3 of my hs-ing mom friends are credientaled teachers. We are in So Cal, don't know if that makes a difference, but so many of the moms I know left teaching to have their children and would never think of putting their kid into a reg public school environment.

Cathie
mom to Audrey & Emily

This has been my experience too.  When my dd was a toddler and the subject of homeschooling came up, nearly everyone who was considering it was a former teacher.  (I'm not a teacher, though.)  The only woman who was *very* pro-school was also a former teacher, but her teaching experience had been in one of the best school districts in the country -- not where she/we are living now.  We all thought she was in for quite an awakening when her children started public school in this area.  ;o) 

My dd attends a wonderful preschool where children are given lots of freedom and academics are incidental to the exploration the children engage in.  (They learn *lots*, which won't surprise homeschoolers, but does surprise some folks.)  My dd's teacher's response when we said we would be homeschooling?  "Good"  :o)