Homeschooling was practiced until about 150 years ago, when schools were established as educational institutes. Nowadays, homeschooling begins to develop and become more widespread again, because the school system is claimed by many people to be failing due to the typical educational plans that bring up stereotype groups of children with the same background. Accordingly, a minority of people preferred to follow homeschooling, which is teaching children at home, in order to bring up unique children with different backgrounds. For some students, school can be extremely compromising to their ability, their creativity, and their sense of self (Staehle). There are more reasons that support and encourage parents to homeschool their children, such as the expected rich personalities of children, their safety, and their lifestyle that might be positively affected by homeschooling. Parents believe that homeschooling truly affects the personality of their children. It helps them have a close relationship with their parents, since they spend most times of the day with them. Naima, my English language professors daughter, declares this in a personal interview. This strong bond gives children the ability to learn and get more attention from their parents. They gain the advantages of the familial relationship and its benefits. They are close to their brothers, sisters, parents, and friends, who are of different ages, and this makes them able to properly communicate with people. They can learn from everything around, just by asking, watching, and involving in much more activities than using a paper and a pen. They get used to be themselves, and they do not worry about being different. Helmi Young, my English language professors son, is six years old. When I met him, I asked about his hopes and what he desires to be in the future. He answered, I want to be myself. This answer indicates that the six years old homeschooled child knows and...
