A little of this happens,Pamela. take Jacob, for instance. He could do home science as a unit, and that would count as his first year apprenticeship, except that, he is way past that already.

Because there's a dearth of teachers, I doubt anyone could expect alternative classes to be established, but offering an alternative arm (self-study to some extent) would be great.I think schools need to be creative just to get the best out of students. Thanks for your thoughts, Pamela.