[alwaysus]

We homeschool all of our children. We love every minute of it. Some of the things they teach in public school are against our moral beliefs. But the MAIN reason we decided to HS is time. We wanted more time as a family. The kids were gone 8 hours of every day, then had 2 or more hours of home work.
It takes us about 3 to 4 hours every day to school. We are in our 7th year and we would do it no other way!

My daughter finished school when she was 16. Now at the age of 17.5, she has 3 semesters of college under her belt already.

The kids are more respectful and we are a very close family. No having to " unlearn" certain social behaviour.

As far as social skills go, the kids are doing wonderfully. As a matter of fact, when in your life will you EVER be solely in an environment of people your own ages? Never. Our kids can converse with other kids as well as adults and have never had social issues.
Another bonus is that the kids learn " real life skills" They participate in housework, yard work, grocery shopping and menu planning. They learn by doing, a lot of the things they will be doing as adults.

If one of my children is having a problem, lets say, in math. We can slow down and go at his or her own pace untill they master the skill.

We have had fewer sick days since we started HS as well.

The only thing I would have done differently is to start sooner than we did.

Best to you,