hern Africa was his school” (Sale). Most home schooled students do not have the opportunity to go to Africa but, there are always possibilities opposed to spending much of one’s youth inside brick buildings. Other benefits of being schooled at home are that the learning process can be tailored to fit the students’ needs. Under the strict curriculum in which public schools provide, the government determines the pace that students have to learn. It is a known fact that there are not two children alike so how is it possible to teach them all the same way. Some students need to learn at a faster pace and some at a slower. Home schooling provides the best rate in which a student can learn. “No preconceived schedule forces them ahead or holds them back” (Homeschool FAQ’s). It is often that children will complain that they either do not understand the material or that it is boring. This is causing parents to lose the faith they had in public educators and the system in which they work for. The chance for one on one educating with home schooling is opening many parents’ eyes to the many beneficial possibilities. There can be a focus on the children’s interests, help instill family virtues within their child, and at the same time keeping their child safe from the possible harm within today’s public schools.With the increasing population among schools in mostly every school district within the nation, there is an increase in violence. The recent shootings in the Columbine and Santana schools have helped parents’ contemplate home schooling their children. There is hope that these events will never happen again but obviously they are becoming more prevalent every day. “Inside classrooms, students waited in fear while teachers urged calm. Sheriff’s deputies ordered many of the rooms locked down while they swept across campus to make sure there were no accomplices...
