According to the Alternative Education Resource Organization, if your child returns from school exhausted or in a bad mood, the school environment could be debilitating rather than energizing . Losing interest in some of his or her creative outlets, spending less time reading for enjoyment, and doing the minimum requirements to just get by are all signs that your child may not be getting the most out of his school environment. If these symptoms sound familiar to you and your child, you may want to research the other opportunities that could be available. Thirty states have made it legal for groups of parents and teachers to develop charter schools schools that are allowed to detour from the mainstream and focus on a more individualized approach. Also available in some areas are magnet schools there are 4500 across the country.
Magnet schools specialize in areas of expertise for children.
If you d like to find out more about the schools available in your area, The Almanac of Education Choices list more 6000 alternative education schools. Success will remind them that they re successful. If you can have success academically, you can move forward. According to the Center for Education Statistics, the number of kids enrolled in school and receiving diplomas has remained constant over the past decade. The only difference is that more are taking the alternate route.