Education is tricky. Many parents tend to lean toward the options they were presented with while growing up. If we went to private school, that is the first place we begin to explore for our children. If homeschooled, we already know the basics and can go from there. For those of us who went to public school, that can become more of a mental battle. I personally had both positive and negative experiences in that environment—as did my husband. We have chosen not to take that route and decided to explore other options. Since we wanted an alternative method, we explored our school choice options and landed on homeschooling. Regardless of where you land in your family's decision, here are three tips to help with school choice. 1. Know Your Child’s Needs Your child will have specific needs, both with academics and life skills. It is worth keeping these in mind when exploring your options. It lets you narrow down your choices more than you would have otherwise. It is just a matter of mak...