Homeschooling can work, and it seems like a lot of the reasons against it and issues given here focus mainly on US homeschool movements.
We've considered it for our kids, but wouldn't do it unless there was a huge social element. For the most part, this means finding other parents in the area who are homeschooling and each taking 'days' as the teacher for large groups of kids.
This gives the benefit of socialisation, learning from multiple adults and being able to form trusted adult relationships outside of your immediate family which is an important skill to learn.
Schooling where we are, frankly, sucks. I had a nightmare of a time as did my partner. I also work with young people who have been let down by the current school system (often neurodivergent young people) and with a history of ADHD and ASD in my family and some small signs in the kids I get worried.
TL;DR: if I can find a good community school for my kids I will, if I can't I'll make one within my community.
Homeschooling can work, and it seems like a lot of the reasons against it and issues given here focus mainly on US homeschool movements. We've considered it for our kids, but wouldn't do it unless there was a huge social element. For the most part, this means finding other parents in the area who are homeschooling and each taking 'days' as the teacher for large groups of kids. This gives the benefit of socialisation, learning from multiple adults and being able to form trusted adult relationships outside of your immediate family which is an important skill to learn. Schooling where we are, frankly, sucks. I had a nightmare of a time as did my partner. I also work with young people who have been let down by the current school system (often neurodivergent young people) and with a history of ADHD and ASD in my family and some small signs in the kids I get worried.
TL;DR: if I can find a good community school for my kids I will, if I can't I'll make one within my community.