Homeschooling is steadily becoming a viable alternative to traditional schooling, especially in this age of digital and blended learning. But the idea of studying at home is not just a product of the internet era and the current proliferation of online courses. Many of the most respected and influential people in modern history are homeschooled. Let’s list down some of them.
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Thomas Alva Edison
Though the famed inventor began studying in a normal school, poor assessment of his study habits led to him to be labeled “addled” at the age of 12. His mother then decided to devote her life teaching the young Edison, becoming the instrumental figure in making the man who’d change the world as we know it. Edison once said, “my mother was the making of me…someone I must not disappoint.”
Margaret Atwood
The celebrated author of “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “The Year of the Flood” and one of the most respected fictionists and poets of the modern age is in fact homeschooled until she was in her sixth grade. Today, Atwood is among the most sought-after teachers of creative writing, evidenced in her inclusion in the online educational program MasterClass.
Frank Lloyd Wright
No one has had more influence in modern American architecture than Wright, who was homeschooled by his mother throughout his early life. In fact, though he did attend high school and spent a year in college, he didn’t graduate, perhaps preferring the steady guidance of his mother on his way to transforming our cities and homes.
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Chris Bugbee is the founder of the CT Homeschool Center, which offers courses that normally serve four to eight students and are taught by different, qualified instructors. These courses all follow strict curriculum requirements. For more posts on education, visit this website.
