I am an ex-home schooler. It takes a lot of your time, and a lot of planning. Lucky for me, I only had one kid to teach, but still it was hard. The hardest part was my jerk of a husband still thinks that the public schools do a better job then I did. What a weenie! When I home schooled my son, it was at the Early Head Start/Head Start level. Does he have any idea how fast that fills up? Or how racially biased it is? I know, I saw the classrooms of Early Head Start/Head Start packed with only African American kids. However, there is nothing better then having a control over the ciriculum. I was able to teach my autistic son phonics. I can't teach him anymore, because of the current ADHD diagnosis. So, I got overwhelmed. Something to keep in mind is a child's learning style.