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home-school

verb

  1. to teach one's child at home instead of sending him or her to school

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

    1. being educated at home rather than in school

      home-school kids

    2. relating to the education of children in their own homes instead of in school

      home-school parents

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Growing up near Houston, Texas, he was home-schooled and said he exclusively listened to gospel music until he was 13.

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Fausone got his bachelor’s degree in applied behavior analysis when he was in his 30s to help him as he home-schooled his son, who has autism.

Threets, who got his start as a Bay Area librarian, tells The Times that because he was home-schooled, he was able to learn about his heritage mostly through books.

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"We want to give hope to other talented students, that they can be home-schooled and expand their dreams," Clara said.

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They said she enjoyed horse riding, skiing and swimming, and was home-schooled in the capital Pyongyang.

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