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outsourcing school to the one teacher who can't legally fire you: yourself.
means educating children at home instead of enrolling them in a traditional public or private school, using parent-led or hybrid curricula.
from formalized in the u.s. in the 1970s-80s by an odd coalition of religious families wanting moral control and countercultural educators like john holt who thought school itself was the problem.
legal statuslegal in all 50 states, rules vary wildly
growth spikenearly doubled during 2020 pandemic closures
co-op cultureparents pool kids for group classes, field trips
college mythhomeschoolers attend college at similar rates to peers