The home school provides adequate or even better socialization and education than traditional schools, as well as having many other advantages. I remember feeling embarrassed in school to be smart and to enjoy learning. The constant pressure from my classmates to be like them made individuality and the drive to succeed seem impossible. Without the nagging fear of what other kids think, children are free to pursue their interests and feel good about their intelligence. When children are not bound by the limits their classmates have, the world becomes open to them in fabulous new ways.
Parents can create curricula personally tailored to their children.
They do not have to follow what has been mandated by the state, but can cover topics that stretch the imagination. In school, you're told what to study. Tad Heuer took advantage of his limitless education in another way. Without the option of home schooling, it would be very difficult to have such educational autonomy. Many children have disabilities or exceptional abilities that make them unsuited to the typical classroom.