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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Ellis-Beach left her job as a teacher to homeschool their son.
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Melanie Asmar, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
If parents failed to fill out homeschool paperwork properly or give local education authorities timely notice of their intent to homeschool, they could be charged with a Class C misdemeanor, an offense punishable by up to 30 days in jail.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
The measure, known as the Homeschool Act, comes after an investigation by Capitol News Illinois and ProPublica last year found that Illinois is among a small number of states that place virtually no rules on parents who homeschool their children.
—Molly Parker, ProPublica, 3 Mar. 2025
Some conservative Christian stay-at-home moms homeschool their children, and some don’t, Du Mez noted, while some Mormon families may ascribe to tradwife-style values but hold very different religious beliefs from evangelicals or Catholics.
—Anna North, Vox, 27 Feb. 2025
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Melanie Asmar, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
If parents failed to fill out homeschool paperwork properly or give local education authorities timely notice of their intent to homeschool, they could be charged with a Class C misdemeanor, an offense punishable by up to 30 days in jail.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
The measure, known as the Homeschool Act, comes after an investigation by Capitol News Illinois and ProPublica last year found that Illinois is among a small number of states that place virtually no rules on parents who homeschool their children.
—Molly Parker, ProPublica, 3 Mar. 2025
Some conservative Christian stay-at-home moms homeschool their children, and some don’t, Du Mez noted, while some Mormon families may ascribe to tradwife-style values but hold very different religious beliefs from evangelicals or Catholics.
—Anna North, Vox, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for homeschool
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“Homeschool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homeschool. Accessed 22 Apr. 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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