This year, we opted to homeschool instead of enrolling our son in standard Pre-K.  We did this for many reasons, both financial and personal.  My husband, in an effort to encourage me away from homeschooling, did some research and read some studies.  He finally reported that, of all of the studies that he considered legitimate, a handful showed that homeschooled children out-performed their publicly schooled counterparts.  The remainder of the studies showed that they did the same.  He found no convincing data suggesting that homeschooled children were behind in ANY area – EVEN SOCIAL!  We agreed that it was worth considering. Ultimately, I’ve always felt led to homeschool our children…