This has been the burning question from majority of the people I first discussed homeschooling with. Why not just send my son off the public school? It was like I was breaking all logic by considering keeping my son home for another year. Technically he meets all the requirements to begin Kindergarten this year and he is a very smart boy, but I know that he is not ready to attend Kindergarten five days a week for 8hours a day. My son still takes a nap on most days and the days he doesn't, it is obvious that he is overly tired at night. This was one of the first reasons I looked in to keeping him home.
But all kids adjust, just send him and let him "grow up" and adjust to school.
This is another comment that really bothers me. I know that children adjust to new circumstances (usually) with ease and generally rise to a challenge, but why force that on a 5yr old? Why not give him another year to spend his days outside or fulfilling his curiosity or taking naps (I wish my daughter still did so I could nap too!)?
After being asked why to homeschool, the real answer I have is why not? Because it is different than the norm is not enough of a deterrent to give my children what I believe is best for them.
We will spend the next year learning to read, learning basic math (he loves learning about numbers), and practicing writing letters properly. I have planned some basic science and social studies, but mostly we will follow his interests.
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