Small in number, but passionate about what they do, homeschoolers make up about 0.03% of school-age children in Australia. Some families homeschool because they live in remote areas, but the families in this program have chosen home-based learning even though there are schools in their neighbourhood.
When a child is called 'gifted' it can provoke a range of reactions; envy, scepticism, even sympathy, because it's not always an easy road to be brighter than the rest.
If you're a working parent, it just doesn't add up, trying to make four weeks annual leave cover twelve weeks of school holidays.
While adults argue loud and long about Australia's past, their children choose not to study history. Many teenagers don't know who our first prime minister was.
The history classroom isn't the only place where students learn about the past.
This year, children in years 3, 5 and 7 will for the first time sit national tests.
Most schools now have anti-bullying programs. But are they effective against cyber-bullying?
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