I should also mention that in early high school (grade 7 and 8), I went to a 'community school', where the kids had the freedom to learn at their own pace, and largely what they wanted to learn. Maths and art were self-driven, with teacher direction available. There was cool stuff like classes on massage (very popular!) or aerobics, and a few other things.
School was fun, and the teachers were nice... but this being said, I was one of the group of people (~10% of that year level? fuzzy memory) to choose to leave the school (no parental pressure) and go to a regular high school because "I think I am not learning enough". That was my own, personal motivation, not driven by anything external. And I was a kid who would come home and read the encyclopaedia for fun, cover to cover.
School was fun, and the teachers were nice... but this being said, I was one of the group of people (~10% of that year level? fuzzy memory) to choose to leave the school (no parental pressure) and go to a regular high school because "I think I am not learning enough". That was my own, personal motivation, not driven by anything external. And I was a kid who would come home and read the encyclopaedia for fun, cover to cover.