Originally Posted by aquinas
I would go so far as to say that a standard year of curriculum in elementary school can be learned by some gifted children in a weekend, or less.

LOL! I completely agree with this. My 7 year old isn't nearly so quick to absorb, but so much of "school time" just must be filled with other things, I imagine? We can buzz through most stuff (just the basics here, but still) in about an hour a day maybe 3-4 days a week.