Homeschool

I was home-schooled from kindergarten through 12th grade. My mother home-schooled all of my siblings through most of their school years, and so far, everyone’s turned out fairly normal. :)
The returns on home-schooling your children, of course, correspond directly with how much you (and the child) invest in it. Our family was committed to schooling (although I’m not going to say we never had a day where going to the grocery store counted as school), and I think it shows in the way we’ve all excelled academically.
My older brother never spent a day in a “real” school until he got to college, where he finished his bachelor’s degree in two years. He’s currently the press secretary for the Senate majority office in our home state.
I chose a different route for continuing my education, taking a writing internship in Chicago and then spending a year in Switzerland studying German. Now I’m happily married, doing a lot of volunteer work, and starting college courses next semester, for personal enrichment more than anything else.
I have nine other siblings who are doing just as well. I don’t think we’re anything special, this is just the payoff for all my mom’s (and our) hard work.
I am sure it can be daunting and at times discouraging when you are in the beginning stages of homeschooling your children, but it really will all pay off in the end!