I can certainly understand living in a poor area (Louisiana Resident) and wanting to do the best for your child. The area in which I am torn on this subject is the social aspect. My son has a mild form of autism, so his mother and I are a little anxious about him starting kindergarten next month. We are both well educated people, but we feel that he needs the school environment because frankly, "he can't live with us forever". I have an old associate whos wife, with no higher education, home schools their 4 children and .... not to be mean...but their kids are "weird" as in socially retarded. It is a toss-up. This may sound strange but school is more than books and studying. Interaction, conflict, and problem solving, are things that we as parents may or may not be able to "teach" on our own. There is no experience like experience.