How about pulling a child out of school for a year or two, just to see if homeschooling will work / to homeschool for a while....can that work? How difficult is it to re-admit a child to school later?

Question :  Trial Period

How about pulling a child out of school for a year or two, just to see if homeschooling will work / to homeschool for a while....can that work?
How difficult is it to re-admit a child to school later?

Samar: My son is on a 2 yr break for hifz but we paid annual school fee in advance.he has to appear for terminal and final exams for four main subjects

SN : If one wants to put the child back in the same school and want to take a year break for the sake of homeschooling trial, school might not have a policy for this unless you have other reasons like mentioned above

SAA : Yes
SN is right
Homeschooling is no leap of faith and then waiting for miracle

You start working on your child education a long time before taking them out of schools
Working out their individual styles
Building the environment
And most importantly understanding how you are saving your child's individual gift and creativity

SN : well said SAA

Ummibaps: 

Taking a break from school :

I don't think most schools will accommodate a years leave ....but it is possible to admit your child at an older age into a school. .....After giving an admission test....It also depends on which school your approaching....

But what I'd really like to point out is that homeschooling as a trial won't necessarily tell you much.....If you feel you've got to complete a certain curriculum so that your child can get back to school soon and stay abreast of the rest of the class ,  you may find yourself very stressed and not really allowing your child to learn at his own pace.....which is the real benefit of homeschooling ....

For families who previously were part if the school run,  it may take time to settle and adjust to this new way of life. ..that may take more than a few months...and family life has its ups and downs as we move along...so does homeschooling. ..

In order to benefit from any decision,  you need to have a goal ,  a focus to achieve it. ...that makes it easier to stick to a decision. ...so before homeschooling it's best to be clear why your doing it

A short term trial may not bring results. ...

Areeba: 

When I was being homeschooled, in the beginning years my mother did experiment this trial. Yes she did have to pay an advance fee for few months.

Even after we decided on homeschooling, she once made us sit for year 7 annual examinations at school.

So Alhumdulillah it worked out well for us.

 (Note: The above is a copy of a Whatsapp conversation,   partly edited for clarity)