Years ago, people decided where to live based on the school system in that particular city. Where you lived was where your children would go to school. That was the only option available. This article will describe how today there are many educational opportunities for your children ranging from a math based charter school to a special golf school that gives you the option to learn on the course as well as having an online golf school for receive instruction.

Depending on the state you reside in, there are different rules about which public school your child can attend. Some states state that you must attend the school within your neighborhood, while other states allow open enrollment if the school is available. This would mean that students can go to another city for school if the class for the grade level is not full. The only thing parents would have to do is provide their child with transportation to get there.

There have always been private schools and parochial schools in the country, but now those private schools, as well as charter schools, are becoming more and more specialized. If your son is a great hockey player with the potential to play at the Division I level or even professionally one day, then he can go to Minnesota for a special boarding school geared entirely toward hockey players. If you speak French to your child at home and you would like them to learn that language as well, then they can attend a charter school like the International School in Denver which has a French immersion teaching method so that all the students who go there are completely fluent in French.

Some of these rules have also created some of your problems. Open enrollment among public schools is just one of those cases. In the state of Colorado, the open enrollment policy has created an environment where the illegal recruitment of athletes has become a problem. A girl from Castle Rock transferred to a school in Highlands Ranch simply to be on the best basketball team in the state and it paid off. She went on to receive a full basketball scholarship to college. This has created coaches to recruit players as young as 12 to try to open enrollment at their school when it comes time for high school. Because of this, new laws have been put in place to prevent the recruitment of teenage athletes.

Other alternatives for education are sometimes not found in a school building. Many people choose to homeschool their children for various reasons, but the most popular seems to be religious instruction that they would not be able to receive in a school. Other students have found that virtual school works best for them if they have a sport or hobby that requires them to be away a great deal of time. Instead of hiring a tutor to be on the road with them, online education is a good option to get their education.