Public school is prison without bars IMHO. I am currently researching curriculum so I can homechool my boys starting in the fall. My older son is allegedly receiving Special Ed services, and yet is still failing several classes. When he asks for help in math, he's told "you should have learned that last year" or "you just aren't paying attention, you know this." I had him do a placement test for prealgebra (mind you he will be a freshman in Sept) and the results brought tears to my eyes. He can barely multiply! What in the world kind of special ed services are they providing?! Oh yes, the services are to help with his behavior issues. Well sheesh, if you helped him actually learn and feel less of a failure, he might behave better!!!!
The homeschool route will allow ME to choose the curriculum and the method. I can't believe some of the shortcuts being taken in the schools here, and Virginia allegedly has pretty good schools! Everything taught (and I use that term oh so loosely) in the classroom is focused on the SOL testing required. The kids are taught material to pass a test.
I can't be the only person to see something wrong with that!
Oy, I will get off my soapbox now...sorry for the ranting. As you can see, this is near and dear to me and quite the hot topic.