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home school. While my children were able to socialize "more" in public school, that socialization was mainly with children their own age. This left out important skills that I felt were necessary as far as socialization goes. Even after they returned to public school, we continued to be a part of our home school groups. This allowed us to supplement the socialization to still include all ages.

As I mentioned, returning to public school after home schooling did take some adjustment and caused some setbacks. After my children returned to public school, we had to move to a new school district. Guess what we observed during this transition? You guessed it their grades did fall and they did struggle in some subjects and on standardized tests. The transition took some adjustment and eventually evened out just as it did when they transitioned from home school to public school. After a year or so, again they adjusted and their grades did even out.

Overall, as far as the knowledge they were gaining and the scores they were receiving, there really was not a big difference between public and home schooling. Each has its benefits and drawbacks. Each will need to be supplemented to some extent. As long as the student's needs are being met, the choice that you make for your children will be the best choice.

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