A year ago I opened an alternative school and was facing the issue of whether to follow a SVS type school model, a homeschooling model, or a more traditional school setting. In the past 16 years I have been involved in a variety of international school settings and homeschooling.
Parental choice is the determining factor.
Today I believe that the seperation of school and home is outmoded. Students often do activities at home because they enjoyed them in school, or vise versa, continue activites from home in school. Home activities as sports, boyscouts, outings, are credited as school work and extended. High academic requirements can be combined with children's natural love for discovery, exploration, and learning. Educating children is a responsibility that cannot be shifted to someone else.