I just wanted to say that so far I'm feeling so fulfilled with our decision to homeschool. I was so so apprehensive... I mean, I went from "homeschooling is so weird" to "I wish I could homeschool" to "maybe I could homeschool" to "Ok, we'll try to homeschool". I know I'm just starting out (and I haven't even started all subjects... just math/reading), but I actually look forward to doing lessons with her. It's strange, actually. When she was in school, I was AWFUL about getting her to do homework/go over blends/memorize anything. I figured once we started homeschool I would just try to get it over with each day... but I'm loving and enjoying it! Plus, I feel like she has learned so much in just the summer (we started the reading curriculum as soon as school was out). To me, it seems she's absorbing way more than in the last 2 years of private school (prek/k). From a spiritual perspective, I feel like this decision for our family is right in the center of God's Will. He was the one nudging me all along. Just the other day, I was bragging to my husband about how well she was doing. He said, "I'm so glad we decided to do this."
It is that child and mother (parents) time that they really need and that nurtures. They will never get that in school like they can at home.
