Private tutors & private schools are drastically cheaper in many countries. In some countries, the quality can be superior. International experiences are a win on their own. Your income taxes can be almost eliminated by relocating abroad. Cost of living is cheaper in many locales. If you're insistent on staying in FL, many of the private tutors abroad can be accessible online. There are exchange programs you could send the kids off to for shorter periods if you don't want to move that will have similar benefits. Alternative living arrangements can also free up resources for education. Live on a boat. Or live on a property without plumbing. Plumbing is one of the most expensive things you can own. Do you realize how much money you are spending on a toilet and shower? Just connecting a home to city water jacks your property value through the roof (and therefore mortgage and tax payments). You could send a kid to private school for the cost of your plumbing.
There are many options for getting out of public ed. Creative thinking required.
Private tutors & private schools are drastically cheaper in many countries. In some countries, the quality can be superior. International experiences are a win on their own. Your income taxes can be almost eliminated by relocating abroad. Cost of living is cheaper in many locales. If you're insistent on staying in FL, many of the private tutors abroad can be accessible online. There are exchange programs you could send the kids off to for shorter periods if you don't want to move that will have similar benefits. Alternative living arrangements can also free up resources for education. Live on a boat. Or live on a property without plumbing. Plumbing is one of the most expensive things you can own. Do you realize how much money you are spending on a toilet and shower? Just connecting a home to city water jacks your property value through the roof (and therefore mortgage and tax payments). You could send a kid to private school for the cost of your plumbing.
There are many options for getting out of public ed. Creative thinking required.
Step one before all this talk: Pull out your kids from the Roman shackles of govt school before they become Romans.
Its not quite as complicated as traveling abroad and hiring private tutors.
Homeschooling is inexpensive in the US and there are so many free resources including you tube tutorials and Khan academy.
The challenge is not finances, its having the will and strength to follow through.