Mark Twain once said, "I never let school interfere with my education" (Twain). Although both terms, school and education, go hand in hand, the effects on students vary greatly. School, defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary as “an institution for education,” implies that the organization operates the school system for ulterior motives such as finances and personal gain (“School”). In contrast, instruction is “the action of teaching someone,” which focuses on providing knowledge and understanding to students (“Instruction”). The education American students receive appears to be corrupted by the politics of the public school system. The failure to educate America's youth forces these individuals to invest in other educational options, endangering the well-being of every student and the future of public schools. To accommodate the diversity of students' learning styles, the American public school system should improve the quality of education, accelerate student learning, and apply personal interests using the most relevant attributes of private education, homeschooling, and 'unschooling. Many aspects, unique to According to one study, the private school system, which features preferable teachers with “subject matter expertise,” smaller class sizes, and a superior curriculum, allows it to provide a higher-quality education for students who want more than public schools can produce. from Greatschools.org (“Private vs. Public”). Ralph Heibutzki writes in an article for The Global Post: “36% of private schools have an average student-teacher ratio of 10:1 or lower” (Heibutzki). Better teachers and smaller class sizes ensure more individualized attention for the student. Because schools aren't government funded,......middle of paper......n Caldwell, and Patrick Farenga. Teach Yourself: John Holt's Book on Homeschooling. Cambridge, MA: Perseus, 2003. Print. March 29, 2014. “Horace's Compromise: The American High School Dilemma.” The educator's thinking space. Tangient LLC, May 7, 2013. Web. April 7, 2014. Madison, Kylie. Personal interview. March 29, 2014. “Mark Twain.” BrainyQuote.com. Xplore, 2014. March 27, 2014.Minter Hoxby, Caroline. “Do private schools compete with public schools?” Number. National Bureau of Economic Research, December 1994. Web. March 28, 2014."Private versus Public." Great Schools. GreatSchools and Web. March 29, 2014.Ray, Brian. “Homeschooling Research Facts.” Nheri. National Homeschooling Research Institute, n.d. Web. March 29, 2014."School." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster and Web. March 30, 2014. An unschooling professor. Wordpress, January 31, 2103. Web. March 26. 2014.