I came across this article about one family's journey of homeschooling their children.  It is a very interesting article, one that I believe will encourage you:

"There's no denying that the modern home-schooling movement was born of the desire to shake off stultifying school bureaucracies and to sidestep the uncertain mission of public schools, which is set by adults with often conflicting priorities for children. A century of ideological struggles has defined the hodge-podge taught in schools, and they persist to this day. Will schools teach evolution or intelligent design? Offer safe-s*x or abstinence-only instruction? Encourage art and dance or treat them as distractions from No Child Left Behind tests? Home-schoolers can make our own decisions based on what's best for our children."

Isn't it wonderful to have the freedom to make decisions based on our children's needs and not be driven by standards and set curriculum?  Why so many people still question whether this is a good thing baffles me!

One of the experiences that was described by this family really touched me, I think because this is not a rare occurrence, as some would have you believe:

"For several years, they participated in a fife and drum corps, playing colonial and traditional patriotic music, marching in parades, learning not only music and history but also teamwork, perseverance, discipline and a great deal about the communities through which they marched. This kind of experience is fairly typical of home-schooling."

And another compelling thought:

"I've never heard a home-schooling parent refer to a child as "learning disabled," for instance. There are many kinds of intelligence, but conventional schools usually only focus on one. Take late reading. A conventional school education depends on written textbooks and workbooks and homework, so a child who can't read is unable to learn. But home-schoolers have developed systems and approaches that work with the kind of talent and intelligence a child has."

This is an incredible thought....to think of the child as one with unique talents and abilities, not unfocused behavior and disability.  This is a change of thought for some (including me), but a change that we all we do well to experience.

If you are intrigued by the small portions of this writing that I shared here, go read the entire article.  The authors have also written a book called, Homeschooling, A Family's Journey, which looks to be a very interesting story of their personal walk through their adventure of homeschooling. 

Christy