Mimi-
Do you think it'd be to your and your sons' benefit to home-school, then, until they're old enough to endure the long periods of quiet studying?

I'm just really curious because I've never really seen much home schooling, and childrens' development seems so fragile in some ways. You'd want proper academic growth and foundation, but also to make sure your kids were developing socially the way they would in regular public (or private) school...

The only home-schooled kids I know of were home-schooled in very, uh, restrictive and conservative households. Both girls were introduced to Public High School Freshman year. One was a total outcast, completely socially inept, but admirably stuck with it, and her little sister freaked out after 6 or so months and had to go back to home schooling.

I personally believe in the benefit of spending a lot of time with one's kids, but I can't pretend I'd know the first thing about actually raising kids...