Homeschooling

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Homeschooling or home schooling (British English), also known as home education or elective home education (British English), is the education of school-aged children in places other than a traditional school. Homeschooling is usually conducted by a parent, tutor, or online teacher. The practice of homeschooling varies considerably: the spectrum ranges from highly structured forms based on traditional school lessons to forms such as unschooling, which is a process in which the parent seeks to turn the child's interests into educational moments. Homeschooling differs from distance education, which generally refers to an arrangement where the student follows the curriculum and requirements of an online school rather than being educated independently by their parents or themselves. Some aspects of homeschooling may overlap with an independent study program offered by an accredited school, which takes place at home but usually provides a pre-determined curriculum (educational plan). Similarly...

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