Lest Ohio get a bad name, some parts of Ohio are *really* good for homeschooling. Our area offers a (private) school for homeschoolers that is set up much like a college situation--kids choose a wide variety of classes as they like and pay only for what they use, as little as 30 minutes per week or as much as 4 days a week with before- and after-care. The school has lots of playtime and small classes, and though it is not specifically a gifted school, many of the teachers have experience and training in working with gifted kids. It's an amazing resource. Other schools (some private, some public) offer part-time homeschooling, too.
We start our fourth year of homeschooling this year, and I am regularly amazed at how many secular homeschoolers are here, and how many programs and classes and co-ops and homeschooling groups that work for them are offered in our area.
I realize this isn't the point of this thread, but I had to stick up for Ohio. It's been great for us!
