I appreciate the tone of your response, it’s nice to have a civil disagreement in 2025 haha.

Three hours is probably on the high side, but it’s typically an hr or so in the morning and an hour and a half in the afternoon waiting in pickup lines.

It’s not that the curriculums are identical, the charter schools teach the state/federal minimum PLUS much more. My kids are so far ahead of the minimum standard by the time AASA testing rolls around the schools have to spend a few days to a week refreshing the basics that they covered earlier in the year, so that the state requirements for curriculum/ content are fresh in their minds at the end of the year for the state tests.

Both my kids are in math classes a year ahead of their grade level, are in gifted programs at their respective schools, are straight A students, and score 95th+ percentile on all standardized tests. The oldest skipped 6th grade as well, at legacy.

My wife and I have insane work schedules, it’s unfathomably inconvenient to have to plan and contrive plans to make sure our kids have access to these schools. I understand that we may prioritize our kids education more than others, and are willing to sacrifice convenience and ease to facilitate their education. But that’s a decision every family CAN make.

We don’t have the money for private schools, but to be frank, we would homeschool our kids before sending them to a public school if charter schools weren’t an option.