Yes. I agree, Bostonian.
My DH and I have refused to allow our DD to drop out before attaining a high school diploma.
However-- no way do we feel that 7-10 hours a day of what is on offer in high school is a "good" use of her time and energy.
For her, the happy medium has been an online charter school-- it's only about 2.5-4h a day and she can spend the rest of her time doing the things that actually DO matter to her. The soft skills that she is learning are also important to us, and she is also gaining executive function as she matures through these years. I do NOT think that dropping out is a good idea for 99% of students, and not even for the vast, vast majority of PG students.
Please note that for kids who are more normative, DD's schooling is NOT a time-saving option, and that in fact, even most of her MG classmates spend 6-9 hours a day at it. But if we're discussing HG+ students, the general rules don't apply.
