The girls would be able to save more than an hour a day in not having to travel back and forth to school every day. The time they had to spend waiting for the bus, riding the bus, and getting ready at school to take the bus home could be better utilized. As volunteers in their school, we saw the amount of class time spent disciplining some of the children in class as well as the time spent shifting from one area of study to another. It is easier to keep two children on task than to keep twenty to twenty-five students on task. The girls would have more time to be exposed to more material and be given more attention to help them in their learning.
Flexibility is another advantage of home schooling.
The major area where flexibility becomes important is in the pace of instruction. If the girls are grasping a certain lesson quickly, we could speed up the pace of instruction. If they encounter problems, the pace of instructions could be slowed. Also, if they showed a great deal of interest in a particular topic, we could spend more time indulging in their curiosity. The girls may also be more energetic and receptive on some days and we could go longer with our instructions on those days.