This process is most frequently used in upper grades. Many students reach their senior year in high school and only need to take two more classes. They choose to finish at home and attend college. Yet people still oppose this problem even when students are using it to advance themselves and get a head start on college. .
Unschooling has become popular for many reasons. People unschool to give their children a better education, to challenge them more and to make the curriculum better fit their children. A recent article in Time magazine discusses a high achiever. Rachel Ahern, an unschooler, had never attended traditional school in her life. Her mother had felt that the public school system was not challenging enough, so she taught Rachel at home. Rachel finished high school at home and received acceptance to Harvard. She is now a senior in college. Rachel scored high enough test scores to gain admittance to Harvard. On average unschoolers test 80 points higher on their SAT's than students who attend public school (Cloud and Morse, 2001, 47-54). .
Other children have been unschooled to further their abilities in other studies. Brittany and Amber Oliver are unschooled in order to allow them more time to focus on ballet. They are both excellent dancers and needed more time to attend private lessons as well as finish their homework. Unschooling gives them the ability to attend dance lessons during the day; while other children are in school. The girls even attend a ballet lesson at the public school as well, so that they can be exposed to that environment (Cloud and Morse, 2001, 47-54).
Another reason people unschool their children is because of religious reasons. Many parents do not agree with the curriculum of public schools because of their religious beliefs. Public schools teach evolution, rather than creation for example. Online academies are resource for people who believe in creation.