homeschooling

[hohm-skoo-ling]

noun

1. the practice of teaching one's own children at home, instead of sending them to school.

Other Word Forms

• home-schooling noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of homeschooling¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

The district has lost 15% of its students to an online charter school and homeschooling.

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However, the California Department of Education has no record of Buzzard filing a private school affidavit, which is required for homeschooling, according to department spokesperson Scott Roark.

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However, the California Department of Education has no record of Buzzard filing a private school affidavit, which is a requirement for homeschooling, according to department spokesperson Scott Roark.

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At the time, he was an attorney and his wife, a former public-school teacher, was homeschooling their four children.

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The department’s actions and policies reflect a disdain for public schools and a desire to dismantle that system in favor of a range of other options — private, Christian and virtual schools or homeschooling.

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