Ms. Root never set foot in a school until he attended Harvard. She was homeschooled her entire life by both her parents and was also a successful athlete. She tried many sports and was a black belt in karate as well as being proficient in fencing. He scored very impressively on his SAT of 800 in reading and writing. Not only was she accepted by Harvard, but she was also accepted by Duke, Stanford, Penn, Columbia, Chicago, Brown, Virginia, and many other top schools. Ms. Root was also one of the very few to turn down an offer to attend Yale. Her parents instilled in her the importance of discipline and hard work from an early age. This is the perfect example of a family demonstrating a strong moral structure and the ability to help them succeed in a public school. His parents made sure that he understood the benefits of his hard work and that he did not give up hope but kept trying. Dakota didn't have the same social opportunities as other kids his age, including dating, partying, and experimenting with drugs and alcohol. During that time, he played his sports and learned current events and life lessons with his parents (Root,