The goals are to teach children critical thinking and problem-solving, help children develop artistic talents and unleash a student's full potential. Greenville County students can apply for a program-specific curriculum to further develop their innate abilities. Specific topics offer international studies, traditional studies, communication arts, fine arts and humanities, pre-engineering technology, mathematics, science and technology, languages and academics. Some of the magnet academies have been so effective that they have served for models in other school districts. The teaching approach in magnet schools is different from traditional education.
Teachers collaborate to offer cross-curriculum study, even while focusing on a specific field.
Private schools can run the gamut from schools with a religious affinity to schools based on a certain method of teaching, such as Montessori. There are 130,000 individual private schools in the United States, according to the National Private Schools Associates Group Inc., and in South Carolina there are 380 private schools and 1,133 public schools. Upper-level grades in private schools generally offer a curriculum of accelerated classes to prepare students for college. Private schools may be accredited through the organizations that represent the schools' basic approach. Home schooling religious, philosophical and academic freedom One of the faster growing options in education has been the surge toward home schooling.