With the growing popularity of homeschooling, several curriculum publishers have created home driver's education courses specifically tailored to homeschoolers. Some popular courses, such as the one offered through DriversEd.com or the homeschool curriculum from Driver Ed in a Box, provide a multimedia experience, complete with virtual driving simulations, drug and alcohol education, interactive lessons, and even training aids for use on hands-on driving excursions. Many of these courses offer different versions for each state, especially targeted at local standards. Not all regions accept these homeschool courses as sufficient, so parents should check with the local department of motor vehicles before investing in them.
Depending on the local laws, homeschooled students may be able to take a driver's education course along with their traditionally-educated counterparts in a regular school. Some school districts will allow homeschooled students to receive traditional classroom instruction for certain classes, particularly courses that are difficult to duplicate within the context of home education, and driver education is frequently one such course. This will vary from state to state, so it's best to investigate the legal restrictions of a student's particular area through a homeschool legal site such as the Homeschool Legal Defense Assocation.
Driving school is an option for students who choose not to participate in high school classroom instruction or home instruction for driver's education. Driving school can have the benefit of flexible later hours and schedules for the student. The typical curriculum in a driving school is totally customized for the local standards for earning a driver's permit, so there is little worry that the student hasn't met all the requirements. Driving school can be quite expensive, however, and it is intended for non-traditional learners, and many people enroll as adults, so your student may be the only teenager in his class.