My oldest daughter, Holly, is a wonderful and intelligent 12 year old. The youngest of my two girls, Kim, recently turned 7, and is wonderfully bright and cute. Boy, they grow so fast. We began homeschooling in September 2000 after making every effort to correct the problems that my oldest was having in school. I had begun to consider homeschooling after finding a day care provider that was doing day care so that she could stay home and teach her children.
Many people choose to homeschool their children for many different reasons.
In my case, my oldest daughter has been having many problems both in and out of school partly due to the separation and the problems that in itself brings, but also due to major issues at school as well which didn't help during the difficult times she was going through. I also chose to keep my youngest in school because she is doing very well and is thriving in that environment at the moment. The school she's in is filled with wonderful and nurturing teachers and she's enjoying her time there. To make things more difficult, I also work full time outside the home which makes time a real issue as well . Holly, my oldest, has no problem doing much of her work on her own and is thriving as a home school student.