Columbia, SC (WLTX) - The number of children homeschooled in
South Carolina has gone up every year since 2006 according to
the South Carolina Association of Independent Homeschools.  One
of those students, 7 year old Ben Hunter, is reading at a 3rd
grade level. If he went to public school, he'd be placed in 2nd
grade.  "We can move on when he's ready," said KristieHunter,
Ben's mother and teacher. "If we get to a skill he's really good
at, we can move forward and challenge. If we reach a point where
he's struggling, we can spend more time on that. It's centered
around his growth."  Kristie Hunter taught in a Richland Two
public school for 8 years but decided Ben and her younger son
Jacob would both be taught at home.  "We spend abouttwo and a
half hours a day doing school," said Hunter. "We do pretty much
the regular subjects: spelling, reading, english, math, science,
social studies. We also do bible."  The South Carolina
Association of Independent Homeschools says the number of
students taught at home has g