[gardencatz]

for the most part the tools were made available to us (lots of self paced things, plus ready access to the library) and we could learn what we wanted to. We had to set goals for every quarter and that was the source of our grades, but we were always told to leave room to "explore". We could kick back and read, even play with toys if we could figure out how it was "educational" (Rubik's Cubes and other puzzles were popular, as were some RC hovercraft one kid brought in, and the teacher gave every kid an issue of Games magazine for their birthday)

I did the same thing with my kids, only I called it homeschool.

Cindie

[discostu]

Homeschooling was only in its infant stages when I hit the G&T program, not entirely unheard of but not chosen by many. And most state governments were giving parents who wanted to homeschool a really hard time, trying to make it unheard of.