Home Education here we come!

After moving Gabe to a new school in first grade, and seeing how this new school handled a nervous first grader who decided to walk straight back home even before school started. (Very stern, controlling, threatening, and not giving the understanding, attention, affection he needed being the new nervous kid.) As parents we felt like it was only in their hands and we had no say how they handled the situation because it was their school and how they ran things there. My little boys life flashed forward and I could see how forcing him to do things could turn him into an intelligent rebellious kid. (We already see pattern of him getting bored because things are too easy). Everyone needs love, understanding and free agency, even 7 yr olds. We decided to take Gabe out of public school and start Home Education. (Note: we had considered this in the past, but this kind of forced us into action.) I am excited about it but, I am also very intimidated by this challenge. My husband is amazingly qualified for the quest. I feel the only thing I have to offer my kids that are not a prerequisite in school, are maybe some virtues that come easier to me naturally. I don't know, but I guess we will work together and come up with something that works for us and for our kids. My husband keeps telling me its not about the prerequisites its about the virtues so I guess (maybe I am overqualified haha) I am in the middle of reading the TJED book and I really like their look on education. We will most likely implement that and a few other things we have come a-crossed to develop the kind of home education program that fits us as a family.