homeschool
verb
home·school
ˈhōm-ˌskül 
homeschooled; homeschooling; homeschools
: to teach school subjects to one's children at home
: to teach (one's children) at home
Examples of homeschool in a Sentence
They homeschooled both their children.
Parents who homeschool are meeting on Thursday.
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Through the Education Freedom Accounts, families who homeschool their children or have children attending private schools may receive funding from the state to pay for educational services including arts, academics and mental health, according to a press release from the school.
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River Valley Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2024
Rather than attend the Black schools, some Chinese parents forfeited public education altogether, choosing to send their children to private schools or homeschool them.
—Erika Hayasaki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
Husband-and-wife co-owners Jasmin and Garrett Sanders posted about the closure online to their 2,500 Facebook followers, sharing plans for Garrett to return to his previous career as a financial adviser while Jasmin homeschools their children.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
Savannah, who homeschools their children, described the effect of her husband's detention as devastating.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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River Valley Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2024
Rather than attend the Black schools, some Chinese parents forfeited public education altogether, choosing to send their children to private schools or homeschool them.
—Erika Hayasaki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
Husband-and-wife co-owners Jasmin and Garrett Sanders posted about the closure online to their 2,500 Facebook followers, sharing plans for Garrett to return to his previous career as a financial adviser while Jasmin homeschools their children.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
Savannah, who homeschools their children, described the effect of her husband's detention as devastating.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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“Homeschool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homeschool. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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homeschool
verb
home·school
ˈhōm-ˌskül
: to teach school subjects to one's children at home
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