The Academic: Homeschoolers are the fastest growing education cohort in the world and should be on education departments’ radars.
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Author ► Dr. Rebecca English is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Teacher Education and Leadership, Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice, Queensland University of Technology. She is a researcher, teacher and mother whose work is concerned with parenting and education. She has an interest in the ways parents make choices for their children that align with their beliefs about family, parenting and other factors. Her particular interest is in the choice of non-mainstream education, especially democratic schools and home education and how these choices affect children’s experience of agency and autonomy.
Article Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on education worldwide, with most schools temporarily closing their doors to in-person learning to prevent the spread of the virus. While many students have been able to adapt to remote learning, homeschoolers have largely been overlooked during this time.
According to a recent article published in The Academic, homeschoolers were the forgotten group during COVID-19 lockdowns. As the article points out, homeschoolers have been educating their children at home for years, and have developed their own unique ways of teaching that differ from traditional schooling. However, when schools closed during the pandemic, homeschoolers were not included in the conversation about how to continue education.
The article highlights the challenges that homeschoolers faced during this time, including a lack of support and resources. While schools were able to quickly transition to online learning, homeschoolers were left to fend for themselves. This was particularly difficult for those who were new to homeschooling, and had not yet established a routine or found suitable learning materials.
