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Homeschooling students get some or all of their education outside of traditional schools.  The general term "homeschooling" includes a wide range of educational options and philosophies.   

'''Homeschooling''' students get some or all of their education outside of traditional schools.  The general term "homeschooling" includes a wide range of educational options and philosophies.   

Homeschooling parents oversee their children’s education, usually providing some of the instruction themselves.  In addition, they can mix-and-match other instructional approaches, including hiring a tutor; using a correspondence school (or the modern video- or computer-based equivalent); taking classes at local museums or nature centers; joining with other families to share teaching responsibilities in a co-op; and encouraging the student to self-instruct using library books, traditional textbooks or workbooks, knowledgeable mentors and/or hands-on experiences.  Some homeschoolers also include local "after school" enrichment programs like scouts, 4-H, sports, music lessons, karate or dance classes, public library programs, and summer camps as part of their educational program.

Homeschooling parents oversee their children’s education, usually providing some of the instruction themselves.  In addition, they can mix-and-match other instructional approaches, including hiring a tutor; using a correspondence school (or the modern video- or computer-based equivalent); taking classes at local museums or nature centers; joining with other families to share teaching responsibilities in a co-op; and encouraging the student to self-instruct using library books, traditional textbooks or workbooks, knowledgeable mentors and/or hands-on experiences.  Some homeschoolers also include local "after school" enrichment programs like scouts, 4-H, sports, music lessons, karate or dance classes, public library programs, and summer camps as part of their educational program.

Truancy laws brought pioneering homeschoolers into conflict with local officials. The first New York Times story on "home schooling" appeared in 1974, and concerned two parents charged with "educational neglect" by the Westchester County Department of Social Services. Tests showed that they performed at or about grade level "except for one who is a little slow in reading," and the parents received strong support from a state senator.<ref>"Parents Accused in Home Schooling," ''The New York Times,'' July 28, 1974, p. 45</ref> By the mid-1980s the ''Times'' was running articles with titles like "Schooling in the Home: A Growing Alternative" and "There Are Benefits In Homeschooling," and states were legalizing homeschooling<ref>Belluck, Pam (1998), "Life After Home Schooling," ''The New York Times,'' November 1, 1998, p. ED26: "Some 15 years after states began legalizing home schooling in earnest, these early graduates are starting to make their way in the world."</ref> A 1997 article said "It's not only Christian fundamentalists any more" and a 2003 article noted "Unhappy in Class, More Are Learning at Home."

Truancy laws brought pioneering homeschoolers into conflict with local officials. The first New York Times story on "home schooling" appeared in 1974, and concerned two parents charged with "educational neglect" by the Westchester County Department of Social Services. Tests showed that they performed at or about grade level "except for one who is a little slow in reading," and the parents received strong support from a state senator.<ref>"Parents Accused in Home Schooling," ''The New York Times,'' July 28, 1974, p. 45</ref> By the mid-1980s the ''Times'' was running articles with titles like "Schooling in the Home: A Growing Alternative" and "There Are Benefits In Homeschooling," and states were legalizing homeschooling<ref>Belluck, Pam (1998), "Life After Home Schooling," ''The New York Times,'' November 1, 1998, p. ED26: "Some 15 years after states began legalizing home schooling in earnest, these early graduates are starting to make their way in the world."</ref> A 1997 article said "It's not only Christian fundamentalists any more" and a 2003 article noted "Unhappy in Class, More Are Learning at Home."

== High-achieving Christians who were educated at home ==

== High-achieving Christians who were educated at home ==

Some high achievers have throughout history have been Christians who were educated at home, though it should be noted that prior to the 19th century most children worldwide were educated within their family. Here is a list of some of them:

Some high achievers have throughout history have been Christians who were educated at home, though it should be noted that prior to the 19th century most children worldwide were educated within their family. Here is a list of some of them:

<br>[[Patrick Henry]]{{fact}}

<br>[[William Penn]]{{fact}}

<br>[[Henry Clay]]{{fact}}

<br>[[John Jay]]{{fact}}

<br>[[John Marshall]]{{fact}}

<br>[[John Rutledge]]{{fact}}

<br>[[Hans Christian Andersen]]{{fact}}

<br>[[Pearl S. Buck]]{{fact}}

<br>[[Agatha Christie]]{{fact}}

<br>[[Charles Dickens]]{{fact}}

<br>[[Bret Harte]]{{fact}}

<br>[[C.S. Lewis]]{{fact}}

<br>[[Sean O’Casey]]{{fact}}

<br>[[Daniel Webster]]{{fact}}

<br>[[George Clymer]]{{fact}}

<br>[[William Livingston]]{{fact}}

<br>[[George Mason]]{{fact}}

<br>[[Charles Pickney III]]{{fact}}

<br>[[George Wyeth]]{{fact}}

<br>[[Ansel Adams]]{{fact}}

<br>[[Clara Barton]]{{fact}}

<br>[[John Burroughs]]{{fact}}

<br>[[Andrew Carnegie]]{{fact}}

<br>[[George Rogers Clark]]{{fact}}

<br>[[Florence Nightingale]]{{fact}}

<br>[[Leo Tolstoy]]{{fact}}

<br>[[Charles Fletcher Lummis]]{{fact}}

*[[Adam Yahiye Gadahn]]<ref>[http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/070122fa_fact_khatchadourian]</ref>

<br>[[Christopher Paolini]]{{fact}}

*[[Patrick Henry]]{{fact}}

*[[William Penn]]{{fact}}

*[[Henry Clay]]{{fact}}

*[[John Jay]]{{fact}}

*[[John Marshall]]{{fact}}

*[[John Rutledge]]{{fact}}

*[[Hans Christian Andersen]]{{fact}}

*[[Pearl S. Buck]]{{fact}}

*[[Agatha Christie]]{{fact}}

*[[Charles Dickens]]{{fact}}

*[[Bret Harte]]{{fact}}

*[[C.S. Lewis]]{{fact}}

*[[Sean O’Casey]]{{fact}}

*[[Daniel Webster]]{{fact}}

*[[George Clymer]]{{fact}}

*[[William Livingston]]{{fact}}

*[[George Mason]]{{fact}}

*[[Charles Pickney III]]{{fact}}

*[[George Wyeth]]{{fact}}

*[[Ansel Adams]]{{fact}}

*[[Clara Barton]]{{fact}}

*[[John Burroughs]]{{fact}}

*[[Andrew Carnegie]]{{fact}}

*[[George Rogers Clark]]{{fact}}

*[[Florence Nightingale]]{{fact}}

*[[Leo Tolstoy]]{{fact}}

*[[Charles Fletcher Lummis]]{{fact}}

*[[Christopher Paolini]]{{fact}}

==Persons of the Bible==

==Persons of the Bible==

<br>[[John the Baptist]]{{fact}}

*[[John the Baptist]]{{fact}}

<br>[[Jesus|Jesus Christ]]  

*[[Jesus|Jesus Christ]]  

== Other Homeschoolers ==

== Other Homeschoolers ==

[[Andrew Wyeth]] (1917- ), American artist, was tutored at home until he was 18.  <ref>[http://www.nfgcc.org/51.htm] The Homeschooling of Andrew Wyeth, A Conversation with the Artist, Gifted Children Monthly, May 1986, Vol 7 No. 5.</ref>

*[[Andrew Wyeth]] (1917- ), American artist, was tutored at home until he was 18.  <ref>[http://www.nfgcc.org/51.htm] The Homeschooling of Andrew Wyeth, A Conversation with the Artist, Gifted Children Monthly, May 1986, Vol 7 No. 5.</ref>

*[[John Walker Lindh]] Checkered educational history, in and out of public schools, partly homeschooled.<ref>[http://www.blessedcause.org/BlessedCause%20Exclusives%20II/ReelingFromLiesofHM.htm]</ref>

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