S/O Did your child(ren) attend school before you homeschooled them?

[Veritaserum]

Or did you homeschool from K onward?

 

ETA: This is a multiple choice poll, so choose any options that apply. Do not count preschool. Count kindergarten and up. :)

Edited November 20, 2011 by Veritaserum

[AK_Mom4]

Yes. DD17 - K thru 11th, but homeschooling for her senior year.

DS15 - homeschooled 5th thru 8th, back in public school now

DD10 - public school 1 and 1st, now homeschooled

[Mommyof4ks]

No, we have not sent our kids to school ever, but if they ever do go I want them to attend a university model classical school that we have in town.

[GoVanGogh]

DS is a preschool drop-out. :lol:

He attended a few months and it was a total disaster. He was already reading and had no interest in sitting and writing his letters in shaving cream or gluing stuff on old pringles cans... We pulled him out of preschool and decided to keep him home for K. That was over five years ago.

He has never attended public or private school.

[CanaryMelody]

I voted Yes, private school. But this would only pertain to my oldest DD. She went to private school Kinder but we have homeschooled her since.

 

For my other children, they will not go to any school private or public and will only be homeschooled.

[Karen in CO]

Well.

First child attended private school, then public school, then homeschool, then public school, then homeschool, and is now in college.

 

Second child was of school age at a time when older sibling was homeschooled so she started in homeschool (unless you count a year of 3x a week preschool or that failed month of Montessori preschool). She is currently in a public school one day a week.

 

Third child has just been along for the ride and has never been in school full-time. She attends a public school once a week.

 

No simple answers here.

[ChristusG]

No, and I don't intend for them to.

[Mrs Mungo]

Other: my girls both attended preschool 2 days a week when they were 4. They have never attended traditional school.

[pdalley]

Oldest = public school until the spring of 4th grade

 

Middle= public school until the spring of 2nd grade

 

Youngest= finished PreK - no other school but homeschool after that.

[Word Nerd]

Mine were homeschooled before they attended school.

[edelweiss]

They both attended pre-school, but that is it.

 

If they ever attend school, they will go to the all-girls private prep school in town.

[LibraryLover]

Two of mine attended private school for a time before hsing. One has never attended school, one went back to school, and one was never hs'd--unless you count parenting a preschooler hsing.

[Chris in VA]

Other.

Oldest did private in K, 1st (at a second private school), public in 2nd, back to private in 3rd (repeated, so two years) then public until high school, when we started homeschooling. In college now--

 

Second son public all the way, including alternative schools and such.

 

Dd--preschool private (boys did, too), K-2 homeschooled, 3rd public, 4th homeschooled, 5th & 6th public. Back to homeschool next year.

 

Whew! Quite a ride.

[Splinter]

This is our first year homeschooling. My oldest went to public school for kindergarten to grade 3 and my middle kids are still in public school.

[Pamela H in Texas]

Homeschooled both first. Tried school 8 weeks (minus the two weeks ds missed of that). Went back to homeschooling.

 

When I pull my new kids out, my answer will no longer be no as all three are currently in public school.

[dm379]

Dd went to ps 1st and 3rd grades and part of 5th.

Ds went to ps 1st grade and part of 3rd.

 

We reevaluate if we want ps or homeschool every time we move.

[myfunnybunch]

Dd18 was homeschooled 7th and 8th grades, returned to high school.

Dd16 was homeschooled 6th and 7th grades, returned in 8th grade.

 

My boys have been homeschooled since K.

 

Cat

[happyhomemaker]

I put other. Dd was homeschooled for K, then went to a university model school for 1-2. That was school 2 days a week and homeschool 3 days a week so i still considered her homeschooled during that time even though she had a class. She has been completely at home again since 3rd. Ds has never been to school.

[Wabi Sabi]

Other: Private Montessori for three years, public school for one semester.

[Desert Rat]

I voted no. My ds11 did attend one year of preschool at age 4. Ds8 has never been in a school setting.

[Catherine]

Two did, one did not. I answered "other."

[foxbridgeacademy]

Yes DS went for 1 semester in 1st grade and DD was in PK also for 1 semester. I pulled them out right before Christmas. We tried again at a different school for 3rd/1st, didn't even last a semester... We are done with public school for now. We may re-visit for high school but I'd rather not.

[ashfern]

Since you didn't have an "all of the above" selection I had to answer "other". :tongue_smilie: My DS was in private school for 2 years, public school for 1, public charter for 2, and then home schooled. DD1 was in private school for pre-K, public school for K, public charter for 2, and then home schooled. DD2 has only been home schooled.

[ccm]

Three oldest children attended public schools kindergarten through twelfth grade.

 

Youngest daughter:

public school K-2

private school: 3rd and 4th grade

homeschool: 5th grade to present

 

I am so happy to have discovered the option of home education six years ago. :)

Edited November 20, 2011 by ccm

[Jen in PA]

My kids have never attended school.

[dsmith]

Ds attended a wonderful Montessori school for pre-k and k, and Catholic school for 1st and half of second. It was a lovely school, and the kids there were great in trying to draw ds out, but it was so stressful for ds. I regret not pulling him out sooner. We have toyed with the idea of putting him in a school specifically for Aspergers but we would have to go through the public school system to get him placed there, and they are currently mainstreaming most aspies with minimal supports in place. We can’t afford the $40000 to send him on our own. We are happy at home for the most part, and homeschooling has become as much of a lifestyle as it is a necessity for us. I love being able to travel as a family when dh has a business trip, and overall we have grown to be a much closer family than we were in the past.

[higginszoo]

One went to preschool -- it was through the city parks and rec, so I guess that's public. The others have all been home, though both older dc went to public for third. The oldest stayed there for fourth (bad experience that year that has him still not wanting to go back to school), so the second went to private school for fourth ... it wasn't a great experience and the cost/benefit ratio didn't make sense to keep her in school (she is still saying that she wants to go back for high school). The littles have never been. They might have gone to ps this year, but a combination of redistricting, overcrowding and layoffs made it seem like it would not likely be a positive experience, so I backed out of that plan.

[NanceXToo]

My 11 year old daughter went to public school for K through most of 3rd grade before I pulled her out and began homeschooling (and she went to preschool as well). I then got fed up enough with a bunch of things that I decided to pull her out and homeschool instead. I've now homeschooled her for the rest of 3rd, all of 4th, all of 5th, and we are currently doing 6th, and I've never looked back. I foresee homeschooling at least through eighth and playing it by ear as to what we do about high school (and taking her wishes into account, too).

 

My 6 year old son, on the other hand, has never been to preschool and is doing Kindergarten with me at home this year. I am glad he, at least, is home with me from the beginning!

 

And my 19 year old special needs daughter is still in school- a specialized school where she gets to do work mentorship, life skills, special education, Special Olympics, field trips- has a fantastic teacher and friends... I love it for her and think it is the best thing for her. I will be sad when she is 21 and has to graduate at the end of next year!

[Mommy22alyns]

Nope, both girls have been homeschooled from K on.

 

Are we or are we not counting preschool? Rebecca went 2 days a week for 2 years and Sylvia went 2 days a week for 4 months. Not public.

[Margo out of lurking]

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[Mrs Mungo]

Or did you homeschool from K onward?

 

ETA: This is a multiple choice poll, so choose any options that apply. Do not count preschool. Count kindergarten and up. :)

 

You eta tooooo late! Under these rules, my other vote should be no.

[jewellsmommy]

Dd has been home schooled from the beginning. Ds was in public school (with an IEP) before coming to us a yr ago. His previous guardian was told that he would greatly benefit from a home school environment. I can definitely see how ps was not a good match for him.

[Carrie12345]

My first born went to private pre-k and public K-4th. None of my other kids have gone to any sort of school. Well, unless you count community college youth programs, lol.

[mereminerals]

Oldest has been in public school his entire school career.

I pulled dd10 out of public school in Nov of 1st grade.

Ds14 asked to come and started homeschooling his 6th grade year. He is very vocal on never wanting to return to public school.

[silliness7]

nope

[ThreeBlessings]

Other

 

Dd 11 was enrolled in a virtual public school for K and part of 1st. I still considered myself a homeschooler because she was home, I was schooling her. We didn't use the bulk of the curriculum they sent as we were allowed to tweak and supplement. Not far into 1st grade I realized there was no value for us in continuing her enrollment and was happy to be on my own. Ds 10 has always been homeschooled and has never been enrolled in a public school.

[sassenach]

Oldest = ps k-3rd, hs 4-7th, ps 8th, private 9th (hopefully through 12)

 

Ds11= always ps

 

Ds9 and dd7= always hs.

[Hen]

heh, there's always someone who has to choose "other'

 

my kids have always been homeschooled, but I have been homeschooling a friend's son for almost 4 years now, and he was in Montessori school for 1st and public school for 2nd grade.

[Liz CA]

First Christian Elementary School, then Public School until 5th grade, then homeschool to HS graduation.

[QuirkyKapers]

Other: My kids went to preschool.

[Just Robyn]

Nope. I went to the schools here. That was enough information for me. I've also talked to recent graduates who are pretty unhappy with the education they received, so I take that to mean nothing has gotten better.

 

Add to that that I and other people I have talked to about the state of the schools here went to schools rated 9 and 10 on greatschools.com and my kids would be going to schools rated 2 and 3. We're not even going to sample that any time soon.

[Impish]

My eldest was never hs'd.

Diva was pulled mid gr 3.

Littles have never been to ps.

[happyhomemaker25]

My two older girls were both in school. My oldest was 9yo in the 2nd grade and my second oldest was in K. We had to wait for the adoption to be finalized and then we went straight from the courthouse to the school board. I could not wait to get them home. My other kids have never been to school.

[Cinder]

No. We started homeschooling all three from the beginning. However, ds1 did attend a private preschool for K4 (3 hrs per day/3 days per week) and for quite a number of years he wouldn't let us forget how we Made Him Go to School. He insisted that if he had to go to school for a year, we should make his brother go to school for a year. You know, to be fair.

[The Girls' Mom]

Mine went to public school until the oldest was in 6th and the younger two were in 3rd. If I had do-overs they wouldn't have ever gone.

[littleWMN]

DD 5th - always homeschooled

 

DD 1st - always homeschooled

 

DD K - went to public school until I pulled her out two weeks ago (she has special needs)

[Hypatia.]

No, DS1 and DD1 have been homeschooled from the start (no preschool either), I plan on the same for DD2 and DS2.

[ereks mom]

ER's first grade year was our first "official" year of homeschooling. For kindergarten, he attended a laboratory school at our local university. (Its purpose was for student teachers to get undergraduate teacher training. The school only had preschool and kindergarten.) The teacher:student ratio was 1:3 during Fall Semester and 1:1 Spring Semester.

 

I taught a preschool class in the room next door on Tuesdays & Thursdays, and I assisted in ER's kindergarten classroom on Fridays. On Mondays & Wednesdays, I worked in the school office across the hall from ER's classroom, but I was in and out of the classroom all the time. It was a WONDERFUL experience for us.

 

EK has only attended homeschool, with the exception of a 3-month stint in a local church's preschool program when she was 3.

Edited November 20, 2011 by ereks mom

[boscopup]

DS1 did K and half of 1st in private school. DS2 and DS3 will be homeschooled from the start.

[lionfamily1999]

Dd was in ps until the start of 8th grade.

Ds the elder was in ps until mid 2nd grade.

Youngest ds is K at home :D