Johnny is a young first grader. He likes to read and he also likes to talk. His teacher, Mrs. Smith, has a problem with this. Johnny is always the first to finish his work, and yet he always seems to cause trouble in class. Johnny's parents are very irritated by Johnny's grades of all A's in the academic program and yet his behavior is "unsatisfactory". They decided to pull Johnny from public school to teach him at home. Going to school is not the only way to become a scholar. Homeschooled people have been shown to do just as well, if not more, than those who receive a public education. I understand the relationship between the two as a difference between my educational background and that of my younger brother. I love being a student and learning! Growing up, I was often sad when I got sick because I was missing school, not my friends or an important test, but the fact that I was missing the opportunity to learn something new. As a student in the Louisiana public school system, I received an education that was above average compared to the classroom norm. I was a true learner. I wanted to gain knowledge and understanding of everything through study, teaching and experience. I'm not the only member of my family who feels this way. It seems my parents raised me to aspire to knowledge, even though my father only had a high school diploma and my mother a GED. Despite my wonderful experience in public school systems and increased government funding for education, children can be educated just as well, if not better, by parents in a homeschool program through intense personalized programs. (1) Homeschooling The story: Homeschooling has its supporters and critics. I attended a regular elementary, middle, and high school. Public schools are a wonderful social and educational environment for children, or at least they were when I was in elementary school. As I progressed through the school years, the focus remained on the social aspects and not the learning. However, I find that my experience in higher level classes is not standard. My teachers challenged me to learn everything about everything. I was in a gifted/talented program in Louisiana, which is recognized as one of the best in the country. On the other hand, my little brother Logan attended school in Texas, where the goal is to get the highest scores on TAAS, the standardized tests..