although we have done great with homeschooling, it is not easy. I would say the pros are there is more support for homeschooling parents than the other, believe it or not. Perhaps most of our family and friends think we are crazy, doing the wrong thing or like mine, just disowned me...which is fine, my girl is my priority!
Cons, hard as anything I have ever done, ONLY because we are always questioning what we are doing and why. In my opinion, many (not all...so readers don't blast me) think that the government schools will take care of the education...I believe the teachers are just as concerned as we are on paying the bills and appearing to be the "best teacher" or "best improved class" and the only way to do that is to "teach the kids to pass the standard test with high scores". To me that is not teaching. My daughter tried public for 4 months last year. At 11 years she said she kept say she already knew all that stuff, they put her FOUR years back in math to "be with the class" and they had no homework for two weeks so they could "prepare for the standard test". I just used them as a babysitter until she could stay home herself which here in Atlanta is safer than going to school.
You will find so much on the internet and the stages of homeschooling. Let me know if I can answer any questions
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Best to you!