No problem. Let those who want to try it go ahead. They can always go to public school if they decide later it is not for them.

The best educated children I have ever met were home schooled.
They weren’t bloated with all the sex propaganda and junk science from the public school system.
They could actually think independently.

I home schooled my daughter for 7 years (grade 1-8) and it was a wonderful experience for both of us. She has now been in public high school for 3 years and I see her as a strong young woman who doesn’t conform to the will of others. She is resprectful but goes her way. I have had comments from teachers as to how well she works independantly and there has been no problems with any cooperative work. While homeschooling we did take part in many group activities, it is surprising what is available out there. I had to laugh when the guidance teacher told her that she could take an on-line course as she could not fit the class she wanted into her schedule, and my daughter responded that if she had wanted on-line schooling she would have continued to be home schooled.
I would recommend home schooling to anyone even considering it. Give it a try.

I like the idea of homeschooling but what bothers me about it is the fact that considering governmental action lately and the overall state of the education system I dare to suspect that the power to be are pushing parents towards homeschooling. If I not paranoid but this is true I would dare to respond with my refusal to be coerced for the simple reason that I do, and have paid taxes for many years before I had my only child in the system. I continue to contribute to the educational system therefore the government has a responsibility to provide education to my child and the way it is done should be influenced by me as a parent and most of all as a contributor/a taxpayer.  If I withdraw my child from the system I need to stop paying taxes towards education system which in my eyes fails.  There may be a nice propaganda going on to convince parents to home school to free the powers to be from the responsibility of providing facilities and all needed for the education of the population.  If this responsibility is taken from the shoulders of the government what else will be taken out of the normal duties ?  What will be next?  Until we have a government, until we need it, it should serve its purpose if it fails to provide elementary services so -  WHAT DO WE NEED IT FOR!  I am not trying to send a political message here. I am just trying to think logically and to go a little bit further into the future so we don’t make mistakes too big to reverse ...That is why the long run implications of the idea terrifies me. Let us for now try to fight for appropriate education for our children before we give up on our rights to have publicly sponsored educational system.

Yes we do pay the gov’t to educate our children and yes I can see how the system does benefit in a way when we home school. I must say that it bugged the heck out of me that I couldn’t ask for some of my taxes back, not even a tax credit for the expense of books and activities that I had to pay for. But after being an involved parent, trying to change the education system for the better through participation in organisations such as SQE (OQE), Parent network and through our local School Council organisations I realised that if any changes came about to improve the system, my daughter would not get the benefits. (I have children ranging in age from 34-16 and believe that the system has actually worsened over the years) So even though it may let the gov’t off of the hook, I still feel that homeschooling is a positive step to take. I must add that deciding to home school is a very personal decision and probably not the right one for everyone.

Like child care, educational schools should be a choice and our personal taxes should go to that choice.
The one-size-fits-all socialism has proved to be a failure.
Smaller, competitive schools keep parents alert.

Homeschooling is a choice I made for one of my children and it worked well, wish I had known about this option with my older children.  It works well for many and gives the children the chance to build their educational and social skills in a very positive way without a ‘system’ dictating to them.
Through my contact with other homeschooling families I see the benefits to those who have learning differences and those who really need to progress without holding back to fit in with other children or a specific curriculum plan.