An increasingly popular alternative to public schools has become home education. The term home schooling is being abandoned by many parents as it implies doing school at home. The form of the home education is unique to each family. Among the most common reasons for home education are special needs not being adequately met at school, religion, worries about increasing violence in schools, desire for better quality education, or a desire to allow children to be more in control of their own learning.
Entry points into home education are also unique.
Some people decide as soon as the child is born that the child will stay home. In today's society frequently both parents work. Sometimes after much deliberation one parent gives up his or her job to stay at home. Single parents and even homes in which both parents continue to work even manage home education. People are very creative in rearranging their lives to accomodate this important decision.