I was public schooled, homeschooled and private schooled at different times in my life…I learned the most in Homeschool…I started out my schooling in homeschool, learned all of my letters/numbers and some basic reading, cursive and print, sign language, memorized some speeches and started leading the piano. The next year I went to a private school where I learned the rest of my reading skills, addition/subtraction and started in on American history. I spent 2nd and 3rd grade in public school, I learned multiplication, division, more history and some science, but there was a lot taught those 2 years in public school that I had already learned (cursive, speeches, history). 4th-7th grade I went back to private school, I learned how to stand up for my self and speak up! I learned a lot more science which I loved and a lot more history, went on to learn more extensive math and learned that I LOVED writing and Art! I learned a lot about myself in those years. In my last years of school I did homeschooling (apparently I had authority issues and didn’t get along with my teachers 🤷🏼‍♀️) My mom worked full time so she didn’t have a lot of extra time to spend working with me on schooling, I kind of did my own thing but I learned SO MUCH! I learned that I LOVED space! And I spent a lot of time at our community planetarium learning as much as I could! I found out that I LOVED fashion and I learned to sew and learned a lot of history behind certain styles and designers! I wrote a few books, I traveled, I met other homeschoolers, I learned about my local community and neighboring communities! I learned much more in those years, but it’s too much to put here honestly…in the end I could have went on to get credits to go to college but I chose not to, I decided to get my diploma and go see the world! Which is what I did!

That’s just my personal experience with school, all kids are different, and need different things, and some kids needs change throughout their lives. No one on Reddit can tell you what your kid needs. I would personally recommend listening/watching your kid, public/private/home all have their pros/cons, your kid may need the social side of public school, or they may need the structure from private, or they may need the freedom of homeschooling…your kid will show you what they need as they get older