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The Cons These must be considered, but please make sure to read the Pros as well. For us, they make the disadvantages well worth it. Restraints on Parents. Learning outside of a school environment can consume a lot of mom or dad's time. Most people probably picture that time being spent at the kitchen table with textbooks and worksheets, but from what ...

Hah this is a really good and old question. Let me tell you something else first... School for a bright kid is not about teaching. And not about learning because if he is as bright and vivid as you say he will learn everything himself. A school for a child like him, is about learning the hard way in life unfortunately. It is about learning discipline. ...

If you have some time to spend teaching your children yourself, and you have some money you could contribute towards their education, you could look into a homeschool co-op, or a part-time homeschool-curriculum based private school. These are both significantly cheaper than traditional private schools, and might offer an environment in which your children ...

It seems you need to find and talk to someone that meets the following criteria. Someone very familiar with the area you're considering moving to (current and long-time resident perhaps). Someone who shares your values. Someone who understands your needs and desires. With our recent move, we also needed to make some important decisions. We happen to be ...

I suggest reading at least the first chapter of "Have Space Suit, Will Travel" by Robert A. Heinlein (the rest of the book is a bit entertaining, if dated, but the first chapter is pure gold). The suggestions there are more for high school students than grammar school students, but the philosophy is the same: Public school is crap. Especially for bright ...

How do you know that they are stuck in a boring school? In particular I want to point out the word "stuck". Could they attend a different school? You could help them to get extra education at home. Did you consider home schooling? You could also try putting them in front of http://www.khanacademy.org and seeing what happens The Montessori method is ...

You might be interested for the following wikipedia articles: Democratic Education Waldorf Education If you have any similar schools near you, it might be a really good idea to make a contact and see if they fit to your philosophy and to children's needs..