I ran the gamut of education with a private pre-k through 5th grade, was homeschooled for middle school, and public for high school (with both private college and community college for a few years after.) The years I spent homeschooling were productive in some senses and unproductive in others. In some studies I was able to really dig into what I wanted to. In others I was trapped in a cage within a cage unable to escape the frustrations of difficult subjects because I was literally living with them. Homeschooling your kid will take alot of dedication and alot of empathy. I truly value those years because it allowed me to learn alot more about history than I would have in a traditional school; which would help me contextualize things later in life as I started reading both philosophy and leftist theory. On the other hand I still suck with numbers in any situation just like when I was a child. I don't really know where I'm going with this at is at this point, but for your child's sake I hope you put your heart into it if you do decide to homeschool.
I totally understand. We were dead last to have kids. What few friends I have all had their spawn years before we went upstream.
I actually think we might be able to afford home school but it would be an insane sacrifice since wife and I have just about income parity. She'd never go for it but it could be doable since we keep our bills ultra low.
Ugh. I'm 2-3 years away from this.
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I ran the gamut of education with a private pre-k through 5th grade, was homeschooled for middle school, and public for high school (with both private college and community college for a few years after.) The years I spent homeschooling were productive in some senses and unproductive in others. In some studies I was able to really dig into what I wanted to. In others I was trapped in a cage within a cage unable to escape the frustrations of difficult subjects because I was literally living with them. Homeschooling your kid will take alot of dedication and alot of empathy. I truly value those years because it allowed me to learn alot more about history than I would have in a traditional school; which would help me contextualize things later in life as I started reading both philosophy and leftist theory. On the other hand I still suck with numbers in any situation just like when I was a child. I don't really know where I'm going with this at is at this point, but for your child's sake I hope you put your heart into it if you do decide to homeschool.
I totally understand. We were dead last to have kids. What few friends I have all had their spawn years before we went upstream.
I actually think we might be able to afford home school but it would be an insane sacrifice since wife and I have just about income parity. She'd never go for it but it could be doable since we keep our bills ultra low.