Individualized public education through homeschooling, the future of quality academics!

Like most parents I have entertained the idea of homeschooling. Looking for a good quality education that fits within my budget as a single parent and allowed me to be more involved in my child's academic career, beyond what the set standards are within a group, to see if they are successful learners are not. All children learn differently from birth, it's a fact, why penalize them knowing this information can build or lower their confidence level for life.

My concern is, with all the politics of having a good education and viewing the documentary, "Waiting for Superman" by Davis Guggenheim, it really worried me that so many children over the years have been duped out of their education with no recourse based on criteria unknown to most parents. If you haven't seen the movie see it, it's heartbreaking and highly upsetting.

Recently while watching a T.V commercial for K-12 a homeschooling program I got curious and began looking up any information I could find. I went to the website for more insight and as I read, I really liked the idea of the parents having more involvement  by supporting their children's learning levels and the teachers nurturing an individualized education to encourage students in their academic goals just seemed promising. http://www.k12.com/

We now understand in comparison to the world our education system is far and behind. Our children begin public school at age four to five years old when other countries including third world countries begin at 3 years old, plus in many foreign countries dual language begins from the time the children can talk compared to our children sometimes never having that skill if the parents don't speak another language. I know this because I was shocked when my little cousin living in the Caribbean islands was able to recite her multiplication table from 1-5 at 4 years old. I immediately thought how many children back home I know that can do this?

Its my personal opinion that many problems we face today are because of our education system failing so many. It affects all levels of understanding economics (applying for loans and credit from banks as well as budgeting to financial planning),to  jobs being filled and new industries being developed. There is no reason a country so powerful in the 21st century would sacrifice a nation because of who can and can not get a good education. Everyone rises or falls together. Lets face it, if everyone had a good quality education not everyone will be the boss or the leader. This is what greedy indignants worry about. What it does is ensure everyone is working at their highest standard of education, that they can achieve and have the ability to have more control of their own destiny and add to Americas prosperity.

Implementing financial education on a realistic level and basic math as a standard for early education wouldn't hurt anything as well as starting school earlier than 4, I think are all great ideas that should be looked at. We've taken the arts and home economics out of many schools which I think is also a mistake. I'm leaning toward implementing my own education standards so whenever I see something worth mentioning I know I can't be alone I just wanted to plant the seed! In the end we as the parents have options and always have choices.

Customized education will eliminate alot of elements that distract students from performing well and becoming idle. Bullying another element, which prevents a child from learning and teachers that are overwhelmed to reach out to those students in need of more help. Many state education systems still allow these home-students to socialize in extracurricular activities with field trips and events however parents still have the option to choose extracurricular programs accordingly.