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Throughout history, a remarkably high percentage of accomplished and/or daring people were homeschooled, including many great [[mathematician]]s. Not all are people to be emulated, but do have a common trait of excelling at what they do.  Here is a growing list of such achievers:

'''Throughout history, a remarkably high percentage of accomplished and/or daring people were homeschooled, including many great [[mathematician]]s. Not all are people to be emulated, but do have a common trait of excelling at what they do.  Here is a growing list of such achievers:'''

*[[Ansel Adams]], (1902-1984), the finest landscape photographer of the twentieth century.  "At twelve, unable to stand the confinement and tedium of the classroom, he utterly disrupted his lessons with wild laughter and undisguised contempt for the inept ramblings of his teachers. His father decided that Ansel’s formal education was best ended. From that point forward, the boy was homeschooled in Greek, the English classics, algebra, and the glories of the ocean, inlets, and rocky beaches that surrounded their home very near San Francisco."<ref>http://wy.essortment.com/anseladamsbio_rjrq.htm</ref>

*[[Ansel Adams]], (1902-1984), the finest landscape photographer of the twentieth century.  "At twelve, unable to stand the confinement and tedium of the classroom, he utterly disrupted his lessons with wild laughter and undisguised contempt for the inept ramblings of his teachers. His father decided that Ansel’s formal education was best ended. From that point forward, the boy was homeschooled in Greek, the English classics, algebra, and the glories of the ocean, inlets, and rocky beaches that surrounded their home very near San Francisco."<ref>http://wy.essortment.com/anseladamsbio_rjrq.htm</ref>