Originally Posted by Tam

The school system in our area is really bad, and I don't mean your typical really bad, I mean REALLY bad. They rank some of the lowest in the country and they worry more about status than they do education.

Before this decision was made, I was right there with you, I didn't much think it was a good idea either. But for many reasons, it was best for her. She had a couple of girls bullying her really bad and I can take a bit of that, but when the one got her dad involved and HE was making nasty calls on my then 12 year olds cell phone, it crossed a line... if that wasn't bad enough, he went to school and filed a restraining order on MY daughter... I took her phone to them and showed them what was going on, they didn't care, they carried thru with their restraining order. The next few weeks got harder and harder on her and I got sick of it and yanked her out.

But, the things I worried most about aren't an issue here. She is extremely social.. she tests higher than anyone in her current class/age group and she is extremely talented. She is learning about what she SHOULD now and not about how to be bullied , disregarded, and so on because she isn't one of the ones in their cliques.

But, yes, until this happened, I didn't think it was a good idea either. My oldest 3 begged me to let them home school and I wasn't having it, but in this case, I did. And it was the best thing for her. Her entire personality has changed and she is learning things that will help her moving forward in her life.