Homeschooling is the education of children outside the formal settings of public

or private schools. Children who are home educated receive all their education
from their parents or carers, sometimes with the help of outside tutors. If you
decide to home educate your child you don't have to follow formal rules about
how you teach or when you teach.
Despite the name, only a portion of home education may be delivered in the
family home, with the rest being provided within the local community or
elsewhere.
"Homeschooling" is the term commonly used in North America, while "home
education" is more commonly used in the United Kingdom, elsewhere in
Europe, and in many Commonwealth countries.
Prior to the introduction of compulsory school attendance laws, most childhood
education occurred within the family or community. However, homeschooling in
the modern sense is an alternative in developed countries to attending public
or private schools, and is a legal option for parents in many countries.
It's perfectly legal in the UK to educate your child at home and you don't need
to be a qualified teacher to do so.
In some ways home education is a continuation of the teaching that every preschool child receives from his or her parent or carer. But from the age of five
education is a legal requirement, so if you choose to home educate after this
age you need to plan extremely carefully.
Some people know from an early stage that they want to home educate their
child. They may have philosophical or religious reasons for this. Or they may
have been home educated themselves or raised in situations in which
education wasn't focused on a traditional school environment - their parents
may have travelled a lot.
In other cases a child may start off in school but later be taken out and
educated at home. The reasons for this vary - a child may have special needs

or be unhappy at school in some way. Sometimes parents feel that the

methods of teaching in school aren't right for their child and that they can
provide a better education for them at home.
Parents sometimes home educate because they can't get a place for their child
in a school of their choice.
Many home educating families keep in touch with each other so that they can
swap ideas about learning at home and so that their children can socialise.
There are many groups and organisations that can provide parents with useful
information and advice about home education, and put them in touch with
home educating parents.

(abridged and adapted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeschooling and

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/parents/home_education/)

TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONNAIRE:
1) Parents who decide to home educate their children are required to
respect strict rules.
2) Parents are sometimes helped by external tutors in educating their
children.
3) Homeschooling is only delivered at home.
4) Homeschooling is usually called home education in the UK.
5) Only qualified teachers can teach their own children at home.
6) Schools in England are compulsory from the age of five.
7) Some of the parents who home educate their children didnt receive a
traditional education themselves.
8) Home educating parents often exchange ideas and let their children
socialise with other home educated children.
9) Parents cant take their children out of school and home educate them.
10)

Families who decide to home educate their children can receive

information and advice from different organisations.

ANSWER KEYS:
TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONNAIRE:
11)Parents who decide to home educate their children are required to respect strict rules. F
12)Parents are sometimes helped by external tutors in educating their children. T
13)Homeschooling is only delivered at home. F
14)Homeschooling is usually called home education in the UK. T
15)Only qualified teachers can teach their own children at home. F
16)Schools in England are compulsory from the age of five. F
17)Some of the parents who home educate their children didnt receive a traditional
education themselves. T
18)Home educating parents often exchange ideas and let their children socialise with other
home educated children. T
19)Parents cant take their children out of school and home educate them. F
20)Families who decide to home educate their children can receive information and advice
from different organisations. T