What are the academic advantages of homeschooling gifted children?
Homeschooling provides an educational environment tailored to meet the needs of the gifted child without the repetition of a modern, sequential curriculum; a focus on standards that do not support individual potential; or artificial social relations which are often poorly suited to gifted children. Flexibility is key, allowing the child to set the pace of learning and work from the educational materials best suited to them. The focus can be placed on individual strengths and interests while leaving room to work on any weaknesses. Homeschooled children also tend to have more time to pursue interests not covered in the classroom or to find experts willing to share their specialized knowledge. • What are the social advantages of homeschooling gifted children? They often have greater access to like-minded people of all ages (intellectual peers rather than age peers) and to the many resources online, in the community, and at the library. There is more freedom to travel for education and soc
