I've stayed out of this so far, but....
I'd say the biggest determination of a successful
education is the involvement of the parent(s). Next comes
the child themselves and the type of school is last. (There
are good and bad teachers in all kinds of schools.)

My 'credentials' are purely to have raised two sons, educated
through the public school system. One of which now has
dual BS degrees and the other is about to get his Phd from
Emory Univ. That, and a lot of observing why some
children had problems and others did not....

Mike




Peter Gottlieb wrote:
"Tom Sixkiller" wrote in message
...


1) Avoid public schools


The education a child gets in school is more a function of the child than
the school.


2) Dig out all you can about the Montessori method


Some kids do better with this, some worse.


3) Find some good material about human epistemology
4) Find some good works on critical thinking
5) Find some good works about abstract thinking and concept formation


Keeping interested, involved, and supportive of your children and their
education is always a good thing.