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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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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

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

The day her children were supposed to be back at school in August in San Diego following their summer break came and went, so Stoney took on home-schooling herself.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2025

Four years ago we were still deep in the pandemic, locked down, working from home, and home-schooling.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2024

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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