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Don't forget us parents. Plus non-rigid schools are still, IMHO, schools. This still leaves out self-instruction - should try to get that in there, esp. for famous mathematicians.
[[Image:Homeschool.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A young homeschool student]]
[[Image:Homeschool.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A young homeschool student]]
'''Homeschooling''' is a movement in which students receive education from a guardian, or instructors acting under the direction of a guardian, rather than from certified teachers in a formal and rigid school setting like a [[public school]].
'''Homeschooling''' is a movement in which students receive education from a parent or guardian, or instructors acting under the direction of a parent or guardian, rather than from certified teachers in a formal school setting like a [[public school]].
Students educated at home have frequently done well in contests, often winning over students from the school system.<ref>For example, the most successful [[mathematician]] in contests in history, Reid Barton, was [[homeschooled]]. [http://www.amstat.org/PUBLICATIONS/amsn/index.cfm?fuseaction=highlights0812001]</ref>
Students educated at home have frequently done well in contests, often winning over students from the school system.<ref>For example, the most successful [[mathematician]] in contests in history, Reid Barton, was [[homeschooled]]. [http://www.amstat.org/PUBLICATIONS/amsn/index.cfm?fuseaction=highlights0812001]</ref>