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[[Image:Homeschool.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A young homeschooled student]]
[[Image:Homeschool.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A young homeschooled student]]
<small>'''''For the homeschooling courses available for free on this website, see [[Conservapedia:Index]]'''''</small>
<small>'''''For the homeschooling courses available for free on this website, see [[Conservapedia:Index]]'''''</small>
<br>'''Homeschooling''' consists of the practice of students receiving education from a parent or guardian, or instructors acting under the direction of a parent or guardian, rather than from teachers in a formal school setting like a [[public school]]. Virtually every area of the United States has local support groups for homeschooling, which often meet in church facilities. Nearly 7% of college-educated parents homeschool their children.<ref>http://www.sagus.us/blog/blog_details.asp?ID=18&p=7&s=7&s2=7</ref> "'''''In 2012, there were around 1.8 million homeschool students [in the [[U.S.]]], and in 2021, that number is expected to be above 5 million'''''."<ref>https://www.fox4now.com/news/national/as-the-pandemic-continues-more-families-turning-to-homeschooling</ref>
<br>'''Homeschooling''' consists of the practice of students receiving education from a parent or guardian, or instructors acting under the direction of a parent or guardian, rather than from teachers in a formal school setting like a [[public school]]. Virtually every area of the United States has local support groups for homeschooling, which often meet in church facilities. Nearly 7% of college-educated parents homeschool their children.<ref>http://www.sagus.us/blog/blog_details.asp?ID=18&p=7&s=7&s2=7</ref> "'''''In 2012, there were around 1.8 million homeschool students''''' [in the [[U.S.]]], '''''and in 2021, that number is expected to be above 5 million'''''."<ref>https://www.fox4now.com/news/national/as-the-pandemic-continues-more-families-turning-to-homeschooling</ref>
Homeschooling grew by almost 75% in the eight years before 2011,<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/02/09/educating-children-evolution-home-schooling</ref> and it has continued to grow at a strong pace despite attacks from teachers' unions and government bureaucrats.<ref>Multiple references:
Homeschooling grew by almost 75% in the eight years before 2011,<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/02/09/educating-children-evolution-home-schooling</ref> and it has continued to grow at a strong pace despite attacks from teachers' unions and government bureaucrats.<ref>Multiple references: