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Education: Knowledge acquired by formal learning and instruction.
Schooling: The process of being formally educated in a school (as opposed to self-study, online learning, private tutorship etc.)

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Alternative education
-its designed to benefit students not succeeding in a traditional school setting
- 15:1 student to teacher ratio
- caring faculty with continuous development
- education customized to student needs

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Benefits of Alternative Education
- Smaller class size
- Flexible schedules
- Wide variety of teaching methods
- Non-traditional methods of estimation
- Students seldom skip

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Disadvantages of Alternative Education

expensive training;

classes can be less intense than in standard schools

the qualifications of teachers in alternative schools are not always clear

The lack of competition or formal assessment technique

The social stigma

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Impact of Alternative Education on children's education
- Encourages students to learn
- Gives children a path
- Address the student’s social, mental and emotional needs