About a month ago we decided to enroll the kids in Florida Virtual School. The decision was based on the fact that I was afraid of not providing enough curriculum, and of doing it wrong and a million other insecurities that come with the big decision of taking control of my child's education. We may do Florida Virtual for a year or for the remainder of their education depending on how this year goes. Even if we just use is as a bridge between going to a public school to a home school. Florida Virtual is not considered homeschooling, it is technically considered public school at home. Whatever it is called for me, for now it is the best of both worlds, I have the help of a teacher for each of my kids, all curriculum provided, yet I spend the day with them, teaching and guiding them under the supervision of actual teachers. The schedule is similar to public school, the first day of school is the same and they are required attend 180 days with attendance sheets, hours, and work to show for it. They will also FCAT which is the biggest downside for me, but like I said after this year I may be brave enough to home school without the back up of a public school, or it may be awesome. :)
