Fondamentalismo e homeschooling negli Stati Uniti

The term homeschooling means 'attending school at home', a definition and is used above all in the United States. The synonyms are numerous, according to country. In Italy one may use the formula "parental education", (istruzione parentale), but supporters of homeschooling prefer the terminology used in the USA. Parental education implies that a parent or a group of parents manage the education of the children without the aid of educational institutions. The early 1980s would signal the beginning of a significant increase in homeschooling, in particular among the neofundamentalist Protestants whom Robert Kunzman defines as conservative Christians. We should note that traditional communities such as the Mormons, the Amish, and the Seventh-Day Adventists have always educated some of their children at home. To these religious waves groups we may add the choice of many communities present in the United States for whom homeschooling is a crucial option.