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[quote=Anonymous]Haven't read the replies, but this is something I think about sometimes. When I hear stories of children getting homework in kindergarten and first grade, and the pressure to excel in this city, I think maybe I'd like to opt out. I'm pretty confident that I can teach my child well (and if I chose to do it, I would probably audit an early education class at a college somewhere in order to help prepare). But I also think school can be important. I have a view of college that is probably non-traditional, but maybe not rare: I think it's only real purpose, at least, purpose that can't be gained by self-learning, is to act as social training wheels. It's a separation from mom and dad, but in a very specific petri dish that, for better or worse, serves as a transition to adulthood. School can serve the same purpose. But sometimes I wonder if I think that only because it's "what has always been done" and not what is best? Do kids REALLY need the socialization? Or do they do okay without it? After all, the family dynamic is social, especially if there is a big extended family. And classes can be taken on weekends, etc. At this point, I am leaning toward public school, with a lot of parental involvement, starting in first grade. I'll probably skip PK3, and do a part time PK4 that is very much play-based and very part time. Then for K, we'll see how it works. I'll try to PS system, but if it's not working, I'll pull my child for private or home.

I guess that was a whole paragraph's way of saying "beats me!" :) [/quote]

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