Has anyone here sent their kids to an alternative school(대안학교)?

Thanks so much!

They are all different. "Alternative" denotes more of a legal distinction than it does a single philosophy or method of schooling. In Korea, Waldorf (and Montessori?) schools are technically "alternative," and many alt schools are actually religion-oriented. Alternative schools have autonomy that ordinary public and private schools do not have. It's really a mixed bag. There are some really interesting ones out there, some odd and even cultish ones too...

I know this is the reason that there are more elementary/middle school level alt schools than high schools. Parents are usually more willing to "take risks" at an early age, but once the decisive entrance exams roll around it's time to buckle down. Did his kids not do well on the entrance exams? To be fair though, the majority of all students don't end up getting into "Quality" universities. That obstacle is there regardless. My opinion is that if you're going to choose alternative education, you're really just squandering your time and opportunity if you are ultimately going to fit it into the standard packaging. Think of it like this: if you've chosen to alter the recipe, why be disappointed when it turns out that your dough doesn't yield the same kind of bread? Some dough can be cut into cookies, and some rises into loaves...some just make pancakes...

I know that is kind of an oversimplification, and it sounds like I'm trivializing the real issues parents worry about: their kids' futures. I'm guilty of both, probably because I'm a little bit idealistic, but mostly because I want to blaze new trails. (Sorry this comment got so long, I just drank a bunch of coffee!)