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Homeschooling
Homeschooling has been in practice for many years and holds a strong place in the history of education, being the primary form of education before public education was introduced to the masses. Even then, home education continued to be prevalent, in the form of tutors who catered to those who could afford their services, as well as those who wished to reach beyond the confines of one room school houses and budding public schools. There are a number of different methods used in the practice of at-home education, including but not limited to: unit studies, all-in-one curricula, student paced learning, online education, community resources and natural learning. Motivations to school children at home range from political to religious to social. Some parents don’t care for the environments of public schools and opt to teach their children at home. Opponents of at-home education point out the inability to accurately measure results due to the lack of standardized tests, and also because not all states require parents or tutors to undergo certification programs in order to teach. Proponents of these programs remind others that public school is not mandatory, so long as a child is provided some sort of education, and the choice remains in the hands of that child’s parents or legal guardians.