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Originally Posted by perpetuallysad
I really, really feel like he would learn so much more and be better served to be homeschooled, but I doubt myself so much that I am terrified to take the plunge. I am trying to be brave. I have read a lot of homeschooling books and followed a few secular homeschooling bloggers, it just seems so much better. Those kids always are so far "ahead" of where my son is in school. They haven't even taught him cursive writing and the times tables I've taught him at home, but he gets no practice at school.
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My son is going to be in kindergarten this fall and we really like our public school system where we live (we are lucky as it's diff every where -nothing is perfect however). Our son spent two years in Montessori preschool and we along with him loved it (it wasn't 'cheap' but it fit our situation with his anxiety - they put the child first and worked with us to make his experience a positive one instead of a traumatic one).
Is there a magnet school in your area? I don't know how it all works but you can apply for your child to attend. Also is there any financial aid for private schools? If none of the above I would consider the homeschool option and be sure to sign him up for activities to interact with other children.
Best wishes and wishing you peace on this subject.
PS - If you want to learn more about Montessori I highly recomend looking into it. It's a child centered not teacher centered learning environment. IMO I think all public and private schools should follow their model as children are extreemly successful and their are no boundries for what they can learn. - and it's all driven by the child's interests. The learning environment/methods were based from teaching children that society had deemed unteachable. Maria Montessori is the founder of this teaching.