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If you can homeschool, do it. I still have to push the six year old along but we have silence when she is doing work and a two minute egg timer to help her along. She is getting quicker all the time because she sees the reward in getting the work done. If she finishes all the papers, they can play or we get to do a cool science experiment (today I put an ice cube in a frying pan and heated it until it disappeared).

There is a really cool time video I picked up at the Library. Both girls learned how to tell time by it and her Kindergarten teacher actually bought the thing after seeing it. Caution, too catchy of tunes, mommy is singing the songs in her sleep. Actually I heard all the "Rock and Learn" tapes are good.

All the best!

I think I'm going to seriously consider it for next year. I have to talk to the school district. They have an independent study program where the kid reports to a teacher (from the district), the teacher does the testing, and the district supplies the curriculum. I think my kids can do this and still get special ed services. The big thing will be whether or not my daughter can still receive the special ed services. The federal laws were rewritten a few years ago, and the district do not have to pay for special ed for homeschool kids. Lots of homeschool parents are upset. I'm trying to figure out a way around this.