Back to school

The kids are gone - its back to school. The house is quiet - for the first time in seven weeks!

Schooling and education is a huge issue with raising our kids.
Do you home school? What about Islamic school?

Basically it comes down to what are your best options that don't compromise your deen.
I have home educated in the past - 3 of my children were home educated for the majority of their infant school. My disabled child was home educated as well for a few years due to his condition.

Now they do go to an lea school - and they are fine there until there is a situation where their deen is compromised.

Home education was a no go long term for us as there was no other parents doing it locally at the time. Well, there was us and two other families.  But my kids where missing out on social interaction. Academically they were two years ahead of their peers - but school isn't just about academics. Its about learning to live with others and cope with others.  And I do know some children now who are home educated who just cannot interact with other children. Some I'm sure are doing an excellent job at socialisation so I wouldn't criticise all home education.  But be realistic.  If it ain't working for you and your child, it's not working!

There are islamic schools near us - but one follows madhabism and the other is run by a mosque who believes if you call others to Islam, actively participate in dawah or try to raise awareness of problems our Ummah is facing in Syria or Egypt, you are too political and a trouble maker.

So a non religious lea school it is. We have full access to view the curriculum and opt to come out of collective worship and music.
My eldest daughter went to a high school which allowed her to wear Jilbaab and Hijaab. If they had said she can't wear it, we would have taken her out.

No compromise on the deen is the easiest way to do it. It's just a shame the 'Islamic' schools would make us compromise the deen more than the lea schools.