homeschooling
Kitchen-table learning
Homeschooling is educating children at home rather than sending them to a traditional school.
Parents or tutors direct the curriculum, which may follow state standards or take alternative approaches.
Motivations vary—religious beliefs, dissatisfaction with local schools, or a child's special needs.
We started homeschooling during the pandemic.
The practice has grown steadily since the 1980s.
Controlled by the learner
- customizableAble to be modified
- tailoredAdjusted to fit exactly
- adaptiveAble to change accordingly
- individualizedAdapted for one person
relaxed · unstructured · eclectic · informal · open-ended · interest-based · year-round · asynchronous
Educational program's content plan
- lessonUnit of teaching
- teachingProfession of instructing others
- tutoringIndividual academic guidance
- pedagogyArt of instruction
textbook · workbook · assessment · syllabus · read-aloud · hands-on · co-op · enrichment
Unauthorized absence from school
- notificationFormal notice given
- registrationFormal recording of participation
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- portfolioCollected works or assets
documentation · recordkeeping · regulation · exemption · accreditation · diploma · transcript · evaluation
Family-school liaison pair
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- householdDomestic unit of residents
family-centered · nurturing · bonding · one-on-one · discipleship · values-based · faith-based · character-building
self-paced
Controlled by the learner
- customizableAble to be modified
- tailoredAdjusted to fit exactly
- adaptiveAble to change accordingly
individualized · relaxed · unstructured · eclectic · informal · open-ended · interest-based · year-round · asynchronous · spontaneous
curriculum
Educational program's content plan
pedagogy · textbook · workbook · assessment · syllabus · read-aloud · hands-on · co-op · enrichment · narration
truancy
Unauthorized absence from school
- notificationFormal notice given
- registrationFormal recording of participation
- complianceAdhering to requirements
portfolio · documentation · recordkeeping · regulation · exemption · accreditation · diploma · transcript · evaluation
parent-teacher
Family-school liaison pair
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
household · family-centered · nurturing · bonding · one-on-one · discipleship · values-based · faith-based · character-building · real-world
cooperative
Jointly operated enterprise
- parochialNarrow in perspective
- Education Methodsprogressive education, Montessori, Waldorf, democratic education, classical education
- alternative educationalternative schools, democratic education, Montessori, Montessori method, Waldorf
- Education Policyeducation policy, education reform, education laws, education funding, education budget
- school choicecharter schools, private schools, vouchers, alternative schools, magnet schools
- School Debatescurriculum reform, standardized testing, charter schools, vouchers, teaching to test
- traditionalismfamily values, traditional marriage, nuclear family, morality, patriotism
homeschoolingpublic school
Free government-run education
public schooling · private school · traditional schooling · boarding school · parochial school
home, school, schooling, schooled, schoolgirl, schoolboy, preschool, schoolwork, unschooled