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Does Harvard count? Many years ago, a boy from one of the pioneering homeschooling families got into Harvard. Now that most people know about homeschooling, it is even more possible for highly intelligent homeschooled kids to get into one of the prestige schools.

Homeschooling trains children to be independent learners. Unlike a public school classroom, time is not wasted with classroom discipline problems and angst over social cliques. The learning time of the homeschooled child is more focused on study. In addition the homeschooled child must work on his own while the mother teaches the other children their lessons. These skills make a homeschooled child more ready for college work than most public school kids, and the college admissions directors will be aware of this.

For many homeschooling families, the prestige schools are not even a goal. Many homeschool because of their Christian convictions. They most likely hope that their children will attend a Christian college which is faithful to historical Christianity. These schools are much less difficult to get into.

Homeschooling is a benefit for the college-bound child, but it is also helpful for those children who will not be going to college. A homeschooled child who is behind in reading or math never gets lost in the crowd, but will get special attention to learn these essential skills. Homeschooling families can more easily teach their children a good work ethic, and can adapt their homeschooling program for a child's career goals, whether that goal involves college or not.

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