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home-schooling

American  
[hohm skool-ing] / ˈhoʊm ˌskul ɪŋ /

noun

  1. the act or process of educating one's children at home rather than sending them to an educational institution.


adjective

  1. relating to educating one's children at home rather than sending them to an educational institution.

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That’s an admission that parents may prefer other schools or home-schooling for their children.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

For Yuki Huang and her children, survival prep is educational: Her family participates in a rural home-schooling group where outdoor expeditions are part of the curriculum.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 5, 2025

It could include a shift in international students or a move to home-schooling which would not be reflected in the state school figures.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2025

He couldn’t afford private schools or tutors, and balked at home-schooling formats and curricula for his daughter, feeling he knew his child best.

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2025

She looked at me like she kind of remembered me, and then remembered how she remembered me, from this weird thing we got into together two years before, shortly before I started home-schooling.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

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