For his social studies lessons, Taran often reads the paper as well as history books. The flexibility of classes may be one of the reasons the number of home schoolers nationwide is increasing. According to CNN, two percent of all students learn at home, a number that's growing every year. This summer, a home-schooled student won the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee Competition. Some people, however, still aren't used to the idea.
Critics say that home schooled kids lack socialization skills.
But the Stucchios argue that they have lots of friends including neighborhood kids and other home schooled kids across the country. So you don't really get to go out and meet people. Susannah has a few other criticisms of public schools. All they want to do is lengthen the time in school and make you sit down more. All Rights Reserved.