Re: Public, Private, Islamic or Homeschooling
Just another thought since re-reading your concerns. In US, early education seems too easygoing to many easterners. In the east, the focus is on academics and rote learning from a very early age. In the west, the goal in kindergarten and even 1st grade is to establish a love of learning and teach creative thinking. Academics too, but to a lesser extent than schools in the east. When a child learns to love learning they tend to be more successful and learning to be creative is important to their success as adults (IMHO). Either way, children in teh west are learning approximately the same things as children in the east in the later grades so they do catch up.
This is something that you may want to consider. There are those who strongly oppose this philosophy and those who strongly advocate.