Done with 'Traditional' School!

I have toyed around with the idea of home schooling my kids since before I even had kids. I knew that if I decided to home school my kids that I would get a LOT of crap from friends, family and even strangers. I'm not one for confrontation and I also try and please everyone. Yes, I realize how ridiculous and impossible that is. After pulling Kaelam from the school he started his 1st grade year at in October, I transferred him to another charter school after doing research and attempting to find the perfect school not only for him but for the other boys as well. I thought I had found that school. It seemed like a great place, very open, welcoming and still strict, which if you've read any of my other posts you know that I am very strict. Kaelam's teacher, Mrs. T. was wonderful. She was tough on him and he was thriving academically. His reading, math and writing skills improved quickly and he started to open up more. After less than 2 months, I received word that Mrs. T. was going to be leaving. Her husband accepted a job out of state and she was moving. I was assured that the new teacher would be just as great. Within two weeks of Mrs. D. starting, I was not impressed. She never seemed to be able to 'get it together.' She quit about 2 months later. On to teacher #3. I'm not one to judge before I get to know someone but something about the new Mrs. T. just didn't sit well with me. I heard the same thing from other parents. While Kaelam has still managed to keep his straight A's, he was struggling, like every other child I know with the Common Core method of teaching. Have you seen this crap?!? I understand that the idea behind it is to teach kids 'why' and 'how' they got to the answer but how is it helpful when their own parents and older siblings can't help them with their homework? I don't know about the rest of you but Common Core work caused MANY fights, tears and crappy nights. It was at this point that I finally said 'Screw it. I'm done.' I started researching everything I could find on home schooling. I joined local support groups, talked to people that home school their children and even talked to some people at a local enrichment school I found. It's a school for only home schooled children. They go one or two days a week and are there to do schoolwork, art, pe, music, etc. Basically, all of the subjects I can't teach them. And bonus, it gets them out of my house and some much needed away from mommy time! After doing even more research on the hundreds of curricula, I chose the Abeka system. I plan to use it for the majority of the work and to add in my own science projects until the boys get older. I also plan to use worksheets I can print for free and other workbooks for even more practice. So even though I still don't have the full support of the majority of my family, including Matt, I am convinced that not only is this the right decision for my family, I am confident that I can and WILL make this happen. I plan to start having the boys do worksheets this summer as a way to start them getting used to the idea of working with me. Lord, help us all! Lol