When should I start homeschooling my son?

We started homeschooling in middle school... so I cannot really speak from direct experience... It seems to me that the middle of the year is as good a time to start "fresh" as the beginning of the school year - especially since we are talking about K5. You mentioned in your previous related question that you were having some success at home already. I'd say go for it... I cannot think of any benefit of leaving your child in a bad situation for any longer than you absolutely must. If your personal circumstances allow you to do it now - go for it. Be sure to connect with a local homeschool group. You will get lots of support, and can keep your child active with other kids.

Pull him NOW. Please. Don't let him continue to go to a place where they isolate him. Think about what that does to this poor boy. They give him a message that he is incapable of learning. What are they setting him up for? At this age, he can learn so much more playing games with you at home. Counting the dice, playing card games, writing letters to grandma, cuddled on the couch reading books with you, etc. How easy is that? *grin* Have a great time together!

I would pull him out immediately - I know it is tempting to let the "experts" do their job, but anyone that would stick a cardboard box around a 5yo (are you serious about that?) and expect them to learn is out of their ever-lovin' mind. If the school and his teacher have made up their minds that he is unable to learn, they will make it a point not to teach him anything. In this case, YOU are the expert and can do whatever you need to to make sure that your son receives the education that he deserves. Please, remove him now and start the new year off fresh. You won't regret it!

Pull him now. Truly. I've encountered people where I live who were in similar situations of knowing that homeschooling would be better for the kids and the kids were suffering in school. There is such relief in pulling them now--instead of waiting and wishing you'd done it earlier. Think of what will happen within him during the next months of that sort of treatment? Pull him now.

First Off.. Homeschooling is a great thing, less hassle, more education. The public school is just telling you that to make you pay MORE money on extra programs..etc. My advise is to pull him out of public school, and home school him. One of my friends is home schooled, and took the SATs in 8th grade, and scored well over 900. I would also advise Calvert school, somewhat of a school program based in Maryland. You get all the materials, textbooks, and tests to take around 6 times a year. Calvert Kindergarden is one of the best decisions to make. Great question, and good luck!

start now, with just simple things, like alphabet, addition subtraction, and try to get as far as you can. then, when first grade comes around, get into accually teaching first grade, with all the booklets and such

I pulled my daughter out in the middle of 3rd grade to homeschool her-- that was 9 years ago. She had just transferred and things were not working out well at her new school. I'm glad I didn't wait till the end of the year; in fact, I'm sorry I waited until the middle of the year and wish I had pulled her out that first week before she had to go through a whole lot of trouble and heartache. If you're determined to homeschool, seems no point in leaving him in school. When homeschooling, things like the school schedule and time tables and grade levels and summer vacation can begin to kind of melt away, and life just becomes a continuous learning adventure with no definite beginnings or endings. Why keep him in school if it is not a productive learning environment for him and if he's not going to be going back?

I'm 15, never been to public school, spent 5 weeks in a private primary school but, apart from that, have been home-educated all my life. I also have younger siblings, aged from 8 months to 12 yrs, including a 5 yr old brother so feel nothing but empathy for your little boy and the atrocious way the so-called professionals have behaved towards him. If this was my little boy, I would pull him out of that school right now for fear of them damaging his confidence, self esteem, love of learning etc. I would not put up with that sort of behaviour towards my child from anyone, let alone from someone who had the cheek to call themselves a 'teacher'. The last thing you (or he) want or need is for your son to be turned off any future learning by their insensitivity and nutty ideas.

start now i'm homeschooled and my mom waited until i was done with second grade to start and she says it was a very bad decision