Homeschooled Kids: Difference between revisions

== Fanfiction ==

 

* In ''[[Harry Potter and The Methods of Rationality]]'', [[Harry Potter]] had to be homeschooled through his pre-Hogwarts for being unable to stay awake during regular classes.

 

== Literature ==

 

** In ''[[Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows]]'', it was stated all Wizard families were allowed to keep homeschooling their children instead of sending them to Hogwarts, albeit few, if any, did so. It became forbidden when a Voldemort-controlled Ministry declared Hogwarts attendance mandatory. {{spoiler|It's never been stated if the law was changed again after Voldemort's downfall.}}

 

 

* In the [[Web Comic]] ''Li'l Mell'', a kid called Homeschool Joe appears in two storylines: "The Horror of Rukavina Caverns" and "Homeschool Joe Goes to School" (in which Mell brings him to school as a Show and Tell exhibit). He's depicted as a bright but nerdy kid who speaks mostly in factoids about his current field of study: bats in the first storyline, George Washington in the second. The same character, much older, appears in college in ''Smithson'', another comic by the same writer.

* ''[[Dumbing of Age]],'' the latest addition to the [[Walkyverse]], has Joyce, who describes herself as the most-socialized member of her homeschool group. She very much fits the 'fundamentalist' stereotype, though she's also a protagonist and treated sympathetically.

 

 

* ''[[South Park]]'': two homeschoolers enter the South Park Elementary spelling bee and win. The older brother then decides he wants to go to public school. [[Hilarity Ensues]], of course, along with [[An Aesop]] ([[Family-Unfriendly Aesop|Family unfriendly?]]

** [[Ensemble Darkhorse|He's got a lot of fans, at least]].

* Ted from ''[[Daria]],'' who served as the title character's [[Girl of the Week|Boy Of The Week]] in the episode "The New Kid." His odd quirks made everyone think he was in a cult at first, though ironically made him (somewhat) popular by the end of the episode.

* In the ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode "E. Peterbus Unum", Lois tried to teach Meg and Chris after the U.S. army blockaded "Petoria." Chris got sent to his room for passing a note saying that [[Parental Incest|Ms. Griffin was hot]].

** In "Foreign Affairs" Peter tries to homeschool them again, but sends them back when it turns out that Chris had learned nothing from the experience. Of course, this isn't so much because of homeschooling per se as the fact that it's one [[The Ditz|ditz]] trying to teach another.

* ''[[Angela Anaconda]]'' once claimed to have ''caught'' agoraphobia so she'd never have to go to school ever again. Being homeschooled and having less time with her friends made her confess and accept punishment for having lied.

* ''[[South Park]]'': Eric Cartman once tried to enjoy the perks of homeschooling (namely not having to go to school).