Hard work, challenge pay off for legions of do-it-yourselfers

Posted on Mon, May. 09, 2005

As homeschooling joins the mainstream, more than a million American children now call their teachers Mom or Dad

By Jackie Burrell

CONTRA COSTA TIMES


It doesn't get more exclusive than Berkeley's Treehorn School.

With an enviable 1:1 teacher-student ratio, this unorthodox private school blends anthropology lessons with math, history and plenty of baseball. It's no use salivating: Unless Lucy Kuntz is your mom, you won't get in.

Kuntz homeschools her 7-year-old son Aaron, using one of four education options allowed under California law. She started her own private school, with its own homegrown curriculum. Friday included a jaunt into Richmond for an evolution workshop, followed by batting practice.