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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^ Homeschooling is not “a much worse HS route”. Plenty of homeschooled kids take a very heavy academic load with rigorous curriculum. There’s a reason homeschoolers have been accepted into and are actively recruited by elite institutions like Harvard, MIT and Stanford. They outperform kids from public school (even when controlling for parents’ education level) plus have additional skills and capabilities.

https://www.businessinsider.com/homeschooling-is-the-new-path-to-harvard-2015-9

I say if it works for the kids and their families and helps them achieve their goals then it sounds like a good idea.[/quote]

I am willing to bet that the homeschooling of kids who drop out to play DA soccer is generally not on par with HS education. Parents who have been planning out curriculum for many years, sure, maybe some of them are better. Parents with no background who just start in HS so their kid can train five hours a day? Not likely to be good.[/quote]

Every homeschooler I know do online HS. The curriculum is not created by parents.[/quote]

I am familiar with the online education process through gymnastics. Except for a few very unusual exceptions (Stanford online, for instance), the education level is definitely weak compared to a good HS. The goal is the float the child along so he or she can focus on sports, not to learn and improve educationally.

I think the sacrifice makes sense for those rare kids who will be able to make a living from sports. For the rest, I honestly haven't seen it work out well. Maybe others have, but I haven't.

This is not the same as not taking APs though. I think not taking APs is irrelevant.[/quote]

There is a living to be made in gymnastics?[/quote]

If you are the cream of the crop, then you get to do some of the tours working as an athlete (like the Kellogg's tour, USA gymastics, etc).  Most of those are ones who have recognition for Olympics, world or national titles.  Outside of that, you are looking at training, coaching, and working at gymastic facilities.
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