What’s an education worth?

With public schools sticking to a grade based curriculum, many parents of gifted children are forced to educate their children twice. Once to meet the demands of compulsory education and again (on their own dime) to meet the academic needs of their children.

some of the most advanced learners are enrolled by their parents in private after school tutoring, a talent search program such as that provided by through Johns Hopkins University, or a distance-learning program where they are working on advanced material that is not typically taught in their current grade level.

The parent that can’t afford to do this depends on the efforts of already overworked teachers or their own creativity.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/gifted-kids/201208/replacement-curriculum