Recently I shared some thoughts about homeschooling with my sister in law and she suggested that I might post some of my response to her questions here on my blog. Before I share, let me explain who I am and where I'm coming from. I've been on all sides--public school, private school (to a lesser degree), and homeschooling. I have a master's degree in education and taught both Elementary and Middle School, have tutored high school math, taught math in a community college GED program, taught unsuccessfully at a private Christian school, and have now been homeschooling for five years (if you count the two years that we formally homeschooled for preschool). The unsuccessful jaunt is a story in and of itself which I learned a lot from. But, I think I'll save that for another time... I remember the middle of PK3 and my husband doubted whether or not I could commit to homeschooling. We were two of those parents who couldn't wait for our kids to start learning, ...