We've considered...

We've considered for a number of reasons...

1) We want our youngest child to be able to go deeper into individual subject areas instead of being forced to move on to the next topic because of an arbitrary calendar date.

2) We want more freedom over the curriculum. Being from a small area, there are many limitations in terms of offerings.

3) In some high schools, teachers seem to spend more time fighting fires (problem students, limited time, etc) instead of teaching because of lack of community, parental, and community support.

My preference would be simply to find a great public high school. They exist in many places EXCEPT in my own area. We have tried private school, and at the elementary school level, it has been great. But, we simply want more options.