However, about half of the parents who contact us to explore homeschooling have a child diagnosed with either ADD, a learning disability, or both. The over-representation makes sense, though, since these kids are often bright, but don't learn well by sitting quietly at a desk. Although I don't have a diagnosis, I have some memory and organization problems which could be a result of ADD or a learning disability. For some parents, homeschooling is a second choice because they can't afford a private school with a special ed program. With homeschooling, every child can have a customized curriculum, and that makes it ideal for kids who march to a different drummer.
Kids can munch their math in the kitchen and sail their science in the bathtub.
If necessary, you can give your children an outstanding education using little more than a library card, scavenged materials, and an imagination. You mentioned that one of your children elected to go to high school for two years. When my daughter decided to attend high school for her sophomore and junior year, my husband and I were not too crazy about the idea. The second year, she got pretty jaded about the whole thing, and seemed to lose a lot of her love of learning. She also had health problems throughout that complicated both school and homeschooling.