We are not your typical homeschooling family.  I would like to have all three of my boys at home learning from me solely...however, I am not their only parent and I am learning what submission (sigh) is all about.  My oldest, James, is 10 and attending the same private school where my hubby teaches.  My 2nd son, Jeremy, is 8 and homeschooling with me - but  shockingly we use a Charter school - something lots of Christian homeschoolers frown on!  And, finally, son #3, Jason is 4 and probably going to be enrolled in a public preschool next year. 

Now, before you condemn me - there are reasons for our decisions.  There are many ways to homeschool - and the biggest benefit about homeschooling out there is the ability to individualize the experience to MY child's needs!!  And, that is what we've done.  Well, to be honest I'm still grumbling about #1 being at the Christian school, but I see the benefits and they still greatly outweigh any downsides we've seen.  Darn, I hate when I've been proved wrong!!

All our boys were born addicted to various drugs - and thus they are requiring more help in school than I can give them.  The charter school allows for us to easily access these helps without removing our ability to be with and influence our sons on a daily basis.  Our charter allows us alot of freedom and yet there are a few things we have to deal with that a independent HSer would not - monthly visits from a Credentialed Teacher (CT), turning in lesson plans - showing work from those lessons plans, testing for 2nd grade and up.  But even these things (with the exception of the testing which we've not done yet) I have started to view as a blessing.  My CT and I really enjoy our visits - and her view of Jeremy - coming once a month - is very encouraging to me.  Sometimes on the day-to-day I see little growth - but she see improvement!  And, I was creating lesson plans before anyway...and since losing Joshua...I recognize that I need the accountability to actually get up and DO school somedays.

Well, anyway...that is how we are doing HS right now.