bigeyedfish
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There's a lot of bullshit in this thread, but I'll give my family's experience in case anyone is still interested in hearing actual experiences. My wife and I both grew up in private schools, and for multiple reasons our kids will not be following that path. I was very resistant to the idea of home schooling, but our oldest was going into kindergarten when schools were shut down due to covid. We didn't think starting school with an unproven system (online, socially distanced, etc.) would be ideal. Obviously, home schooling for us would be unproven as well, but my wife has a degree in human development specializing in early childhood education, and she would be able to tailor the classroom to our daughter's needs. It has gone really well, and we're sticking with it. We now have two kids going doing it. They have dramatically different strengths and weaknesses, but those can be addressed individually.
Somebody mentioned judgment from others. This is real, and having that conversation multiple times with overstepping family members is annoying, but it has been worth it.
Also mentioned earlier, it can be a black hole for time management if you aren't pretty structured. My wife is self employed, and has chosen to cut back her workload significantly to make sure that she can commit as much time to the kids as they need. Luckily, she can do most of her work on weekends and during the evening.
Somebody mentioned judgment from others. This is real, and having that conversation multiple times with overstepping family members is annoying, but it has been worth it.
Also mentioned earlier, it can be a black hole for time management if you aren't pretty structured. My wife is self employed, and has chosen to cut back her workload significantly to make sure that she can commit as much time to the kids as they need. Luckily, she can do most of her work on weekends and during the evening.