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Homeschooling

The Straight Story

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7. Mine are:

Reply to vim876 (Original post)

Sun Dec 11, 2011, 09:42 AM

Dec 2011

1. The local schools suck
2. My daughter can move ahead, or lag behind if need be - she learns at her own pace
3. Easier for life situation - her mom (my x) is sick a lot, so no need to walk to a bus stop, pack a lunch, have to go pick her up if she is sick, etc and so on

Obviously, the main reason is she is getting a much better education

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Just curious... [View all] vim876 May 2011 OP

I can give the reasons I want to homeschool, but husband not yet convinced AllyCat Dec 2011 #1

What grade level is your son? GoddessOfGuinness Dec 2011 #4

Kindergarten right now AllyCat Dec 2011 #5

We've considered... onpatrol98 Dec 2011 #2

Sorry to answer so late... GoddessOfGuinness Dec 2011 #3

GOG that is my issue too. AllyCat Dec 2011 #6

We use Calvert School GoddessOfGuinness Dec 2011 #9

Mine are: The Straight Story Dec 2011 #7

Being in a conventional classroom just doesn't work for my teen artist. Maat Dec 2011 #8

Was girl who was killed being bullied? GoddessOfGuinness Dec 2011 #10

good point... onpatrol98 Dec 2011 #11

Because I know better about my child exboyfil Dec 2011 #12

I look at the issue the other way around: LeftyMom Dec 2011 #13