Quote:But there is still a specified curriculum that must be followed. Home schooling isn't for everyone, but it is a viable alternative, especially in a county where you have 22 failing schools, and if you talk to any teacher in DCPS especially at the elementary or middle school level, you'll find out just how bad things really are.


My child has attended private school from Pre-K3 into high school. My wife and I made the decision based on the direction we saw the public school system headed. I'm paying enough to get her a great college education, which will follow soon enough. I see every penny I invest in her education as money well spent. I don't regret for a moment the fact that my child will never attend a public school.

This is true from others I know. My son is only 11 months right now and I have twins on the way. I haven't decided what we will do, but public school is definitely on the bottom of the options.


I find that home schoolers are almost always more well educated abd better off for it. There is a common misconception stemming from ignorance that home schoolers can't carry on everyday conversations with people because they didn't have classmates in public school. It just isnt true.

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