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* ''[[ComicBook/RobinSeries Robin]]'': Tim Drake's best (civilian) friend Ives started being home schooled since he picked up lime disease and was also incredibly bored and unchallenged with the curriculum at the public school he had been attending. When his mother forces him to take an equivalency exam to re-enter the Gotham public school system he doesn't miss a single question and notes how ridiculously easy it is.

Compare EmbarrassingRelativeTeacher, which is about parents being actual schoolteachers.

* In ''VisualNovel/DoubleHomework'', the main reason that [[spoiler:Amy goes to summer school]] is that she doesn’t know what school is like for most kids, and she wants to be more “normal.”

* The children of ''Series/RaisedByWolves'' are all home schooled, though the fact that we never see them being taught anything makes it something of an InformedAttribute.

* The children in the ''Fanfic/Gensokyo20XX'' story Gensokyo 20XXV are homeschooled and this is justified, being an ApocalypseAnarchy, in that the kids are taught at home because A) there isn't that many schools ,B) the ones that are around aren't very safe (WordOfGod says one had bullet holes in the walls, another had a body buried underneath it, and one was in a waste dump), and C) many of the teachers are closer to that of students than they are teachers (as much of the population would have died because of the nukes, fallout, or [[EndlessWinter nuclear winter]]).

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* Most ''The Sentinel'' fanfiction has Blair homeschooled before entering Rainier University (a thinly-disguised University of Washington) at sixteen.

* In ''Film/{{RV}}'', The kids of the other family that the family of the dad played by Creator/RobinWilliams keeps running into are homeschooled, heading for university within the foreseeable future.

* Several of the children in the documentary ''Film/JesusCamp'', very decidedly in the "religious fundamentalists" category. We see snippets of some of their lessons, including a Creationist video cheerfully informing them that ScienceIsWrong.

* In Creator/DianaWynneJones's book "The Game", the main character is homeschooled.
* Lyra from ''Literature/HisDarkMaterials'' has aspects of a homeschooled child. She lives in Jordan College and is taught whatever the Scholar of the week decides to teach her, but she has no actual official schooling.
* Dian Curtis Regan's ''Literature/MonsterOfTheMonthClub'': Main protagonist Rilla Harmony Earth started being homeschooled because of her mother's beliefs (Sparrow Earth is a "back-to-nature" type), though she does get together with other homeschooled kids for field trips and special events. When the new school year starts in book 3, it's revealed that they voted to get together more often the previous year.

* ''Literature/TheHouseWithAClockInItsWalls'': In the fifth book of the series, ''The Vengeance of the Witch-finder'', the nearly blind Bertie Goodring is homeschooled by his mother, a former governess, due to his special needs. As Bertie proves, Mrs. Goodring is a very good teacher. [[spoiler:It's never said if he's still homeschooled after the operation that restored his sight at the end of the book.]]

* ''Literature/MySweetAudrina'' is this. Her father gives her a vague explanation of her being too special to go to school like her cousin Vera does, but the truth is, he's protecting her from interacting with her assailants or classmates who could reveal the truth to her.
* In ''Literature/{{Minion}},'' Michael is homeschooled post-adoption because his father, a ReluctantMadScientist regularly employed by mobsters and supervillains, avoids anything that will leave a paper trail. Well, Dad's a genius, so it's not like Michael is getting a bad education. He has to keep studying through the summer, though.
* In ''Literature/{{Rogue}}'', Kiara becomes one after she's expelled for hitting [[AlphaBitch Melanie Prince-Parker]] with a tray. Her tutor Ms. Latimer teaches her for a few hours a day, but other than that she's free to research whatever she wants. She learns a lot more quickly by herself than she did at school.
* In ''Literature/MARiiMO'', Tammy's parents pulled her out of the system because her boredom and anxiety at school were affecting her mental health. Even at home, she struggled to learn anything that didn't involve her obsessions, cheated on tests, and happily dropped out as soon as she turned sixteen.
* After David from ''Literature/InTwoWorlds'' was first mainstreamed, he was mistreated by teachers until his parents pulled him out and homeschooled him. Eventually they found a more accepting school.

* In ''Literature/BecauseOfTheRabbit'', Emma and her brother Owen were homeschooled together until Owen decides he wants to see what public school is like. He seems to be having a great time, and Emma becomes lonely without him, so the next year, she decides to start fifth grade at public school.
* Lydia from ''Literature/CallMeSunflower'' was homeschooled by her parents in California before the family moved to North Carolina. Now she's attending public school for the first time in sixth grade. There's a lot she doesn't know, like the fact that the cool kids' table is invitation-only.
* In ''Literature/EveryShinyThing'', Lauren's autistic brother Ryan was homeschooled in eighth grade and possibly other years. His parents send him to Piedmont because they feel they've reached the limit with his homeschooling, although Lauren thinks they could have hired tutors and wonders if they just thought things would be easier without him.

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': In "[[Recap/SouthParkS3E12HookedOnMonkeyFonics Hooked on Monkey Fonics]]", two stereotypical "sheltered homeschoolers" enter the South Park Elementary spelling bee and win. The older brother then decides he wants to go to public school. HilarityEnsues, of course, along with a HardTruthAesop that homeschooling is bad because kids need to socialize more.
* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'':
** One of the contestants is [[FarmBoy Ezekiel]], who was homeschooled, depicted as having NoSocialSkills and being an InnocentBigot. He was the first to be kicked off as a result of his cluelessness. When he became an EnsembleDarkhorse, the writers brought him back [[CreatorBacklash just to have him go insane and (literally) mutate into a barely-sapient, antagonistic feral child]].
** [[BlackAndNerdy Cameron]], due to being a BubbleBoy, was homeschooled prior to joining ''Total Drama''. While he is naïve to ways of the wider world and lacking in social skills like Ezekiel, he is depicted as an immensely intelligent NiceGuy who [[spoiler:makes it to the final two.]]
** [[{{Doomsayer}} Shawn]], who in many ways seems to be a SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute for Ezekiel, is often said to be homeschooled (due to being a paranoid apocalypse prepper), but this may be a case of GodNeverSaidThat. Unlike Ezekiel, he's treated sympathetically [[spoiler:and makes it to the final two]].

* On ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys,'' Eliza and Debbie are homeschooled because their "home" is an [[CoolCar advanced RV]] the family travels around in while the parents record their own nature show. The idea of them going to a boarding school instead occasionally comes up--Debbie wanted to in one episode, then dropped the idea, and it was part of Eliza's story in TheMovie.

* In the Origins episode of ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'', Adrien was originally homeschooled prior to becoming Cat Noir, since his father Gabriel wouldn't allow him to attend public school, believing that it was "too dangerous" for Adrien to go outside the house without constant supervision. Given that the only friend Gabriel approved of was [[AlphaBitch Chloe]], one understands Adrien wanting to meet new people.
* A downplayed example in ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' is that Lola Loud, one of Lincoln Loud's many sisters, is only partially homeschooled rather than fully homeschooled, hence why previous episodes showed her attending a regular school alongside her siblings. Lola's homeschooled during the main competition season for the beauty pageants that she regularly competes in, so the homeschooling allows for her to have more time to practice and get ready for them--her parents are also pretty strict about her schoolwork during the time that she's homeschooled, because the deal they made with Lola is that even if she fails so much as one test, she has to go back to attending a regular school (pageant season or not).
* ''WesternAnimation/CarmenSandiego'': The titular character had a "revolving door of nannies" that taught her various subjects, since she was raised on an isolated island by the heads of a criminal organization. Said heads were also teachers at the island's AcademyOfEvil, and taught her various subjects as well (mostly about their respective cultures).

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
** Marge tried homeschooling in "Whacking Day" when Bart got expelled ([[NotMeThisTime ironically for something that he didn't do]]) and rejected from several other schools. She even converted the garage into a classroom (which resulted in Homer almost running over Bart ''twice''). Strangely, Bart started doing ''much'' better academically, but a ResetButtonEnding allows him to go back to school, and for [[StatusQuoIsGod some reason]] Marge decides to go along with that instead of continuing to teach him herself.
** In "The PTA Disbands", Bart tricked the teachers into declaring a strike. Milhouse's parents hired a tutor to continue educating him. Once again it seemed to work really well, but didn't last beyond the episode.

* ''WesternAnimation/AngelaAnaconda'' 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.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode mentioned above, a B-plot involved Cartman getting his mom to homeschool him. Of course, since his mom is an ExtremeDoormat, he just winds up lounging in bed all day.
* Besides the title character of ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' being informally homeschooled, "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E25MirrorGem Mirror Gem]]" parodies the "attempted homeschool" plotline when Steven first hears about school from his MuggleBestFriend and tries to set one up with [[TheSmartGuy Pearl]]. They get all the supplies they need but don't know what to do with them, and give up after a few minutes. So Steven cheers happily for summer vacation.
* In the above-mentioned episode from ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'', Lola's siblings get jealous of her being homeschooled, noting how they all have busy schedules as well but still have to go to regular school--they convince their parents to let them be homeschooled like Lola is, but Lincoln and the rest of his sisters discover that being homeschooled isn't really what they imagined it to be[[note]]1.) While they may have more free time on their hands they still have to do actual schoolwork, 2.) Lola points out that they have to go back to attending regular school if they fail the weekly test on Friday and [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny 3.) Lincoln and his sisters (minus Lola) are unable to get any work done without getting distracted.]][[/note]]. They end up going to Lola for help on their weekly test, but this costs her the sleep she needs and she ends up failing her test (while all of her siblings pass), forcing her to go back to regular school as punishment. But in the end, feeling guilty about what happened, Lincoln and the rest of his sisters (after explaining to their parents about what caused Lola to fail her test) go back to attending regular school while Lola can continue being homeschooled without getting distracted by the rest of them.

* In ''Literature/EveryShinyThing'', Lauren's autistic brother Ryan was homeschooled in eighth grade and possibly other years. His parents send him to Piedmont because they feel they've reached the limits with his homeschooling, although Lauren thinks they could have just hired tutors and wonders if they just thought things would be easier without him.

* Dharma of ''Series/DharmaAndGreg'' was homeschooled, and quite well-adjusted at that. It usually comes up when she laments the things she missed out on – riding the school bus, going to homecoming, etc – although one episode has her realise that the "History" lessons that [[ConspiracyTheorist her father]] taught her weren't as true as she thought.

* Owen Cronsky in ''Series/LessThanPerfect'' was homeschooled by his parents, and there were a few jokes made about it(like Claude and Ramona being surprised that he had an actual graduation ceremony), but it's still one of the more positive examples of this trope, as Owen turned out fairly succesful from the experience.

* In ''TabletopGame/TranshumanSpace'', homeschooling (by means of an AI tutor) is the norm. It's mentioned that (most) parents are aware of the importance of socialisation, and there are various places and events for kids to do so. The supplement ''Personnel Files: School Days 2100'' is set in a "normal" (by 20th century standards) school, and specifically notes that this is an unusual situation.

** [[BlackAndNerdy Cameron]], due to being a BubbleBoy, was homeschooled prior to joining ''Total Drama''. While he is naive to ways of the wider world and lacking in social skills like Ezekiel, he is depicted as an immensely intelligent NiceGuy who [[spoiler:makes it to the final two.]]

* Angie tries to do this with Carmen in ''Series/TheGeorgeLopezShow'' after she leaves her public school and dosen't succeed very well.

* Amélie in ''Film/{{Amelie}}'' was homeschooled as a child because her father believed she had a heart deficit and shouldn't be with other kids.

* The backstories of several characters in the ''Literature/ElementalMasters'' novels include being taught at home by tutors who were themselves Elemental magicians. But between the time period and the social class of most of those characters, having a private tutor would have been seen as normal. (Having the lessons include Elemental magic, not so much — but that was the main reason for the tutor. Putting a magically-gifted child in a {{Muggle}} boarding school is just asking for trouble.)
* Necessary in ''Literature/GalaxyOfFear'', since the Arrandas are traveling too much, and later are also too on the run from the Empire, to be schooled normally. DV-9 and later Hoole do their best.
* In ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'', a kid named Fregley. He clearly suffers from some sort of AmbiguousDisorder on the autism spectrum (odd ways of expressing himself, no concept of societal norms, supposedly very smart but unable to cope with a school environment), and was put in home schooling after first grade. Every once in a while he gets taken to school functions and creeps the other kids out.
** A later book introduced Maddox, another homeschooled kid with NoSocialSkills. He spends all his time building Lego sets and practicing his violin, and his mother doesn't allow him to watch TV or play video games. When on a "playdate" with Greg, he refuses to talk to him the entire time, and goes completely nuts when he sees Greg start to play a video game.

* George in the first book of Literature/TheFamousFive series. Then she goes to boarding school later.

* ''Webcomic/DumbingOfAge'', the latest addition to the Webcomic/{{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.

* ''Literature/MySweetAudrina'' is this. Her father gives her a vague explanation of her being too special to go to school like her cousin Vera does, but the n truth, he's protecting her from interacting with her assailants or classmates who could reveal the truth to her.

* In ''Literature/MARiiMO'', Tammy's parents pulled her out of the system because her boredom and anxiety at school were affecting her mental health. Even at home, she struggled to learn anything that didn't involve her obsessions, cheated on tests, and happily dropped out at soon as she turned sixteen.

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': two stereotypical "sheltered homeschoolers" enter the South Park Elementary spelling bee and win. The older brother then decides he wants to go to public school. HilarityEnsues, of course, along with a HardTruthAesop that homeschooling is bad because kids need to socialize more.

Despite popular belief, homeschooled kids are typically no different than kids who go to regular schools (such as public schools or private schools). While some kids are placed in special schools due to things like disabilities, a good number of their parents feel that their kkids educational needs will simply be better met at home. Homeschooling can come in many forms, from literally being taught by a parent to a co-op that hires teachers for their kids.

Truth be told, homeschooled children are (at least for the most part) typically no different than those who go to regular schools such as public schools or private schools. While some kids are placed in special schools due to things like disabilities, a good number of their parents feel that their educational needs will be better met at home. Homeschooling can come in many forms, from literally being taught by a parent to a co-op that hires teachers for their kids.

* Aiden and Michelle, the fraternal twin children of Ash and Misty in Pokémon-fanfiction stories by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2086119/nyislandersgirl nyislandersgirl]], were homeschooled up until they finally became Pokémon trainers. Ash and Misty decided on this because Michelle is pretty advanced for her age and Aiden, though certainly more intelligent than their dad when he was their age, tended to struggle with things like schoolwork.
** Aiden and Michelle's younger sister, Elizabeth, on the other hand, ended up going to a regular school instead of being homeschooled like her siblings--specifically, she went to a special private school for children who planned on becoming Pokémon trainers once they turned ten.

* ''Princess Sally'' suffers this in ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehog'' during [[DorkAge the time the Freedom Fighters were made to live "normal" lives]]. This is promptly done away with ''very'' quickly.

* On the RealityShow ''Series/NineteenKidsAndCounting'', the Duggar family homeschools all 19 of their children (even through college). They fit the stereotype of the religious fundamentalist children, since they don't believe in birth control (hence the 19 kids), make all the girls wear skirts, don't watch TV and have limited use of the Internet.

* ''Literature/UnbelievablyBoringBart'': Bart's only friend in Rancho Verdugo, [=CyberGirl03=], is a wheelchair-bound girl who is cyberschooled.

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': two stereotypical "sheltered homeschoolers" enter the South Park Elementary spelling bee and win. The older brother then decides he wants to go to public school. HilarityEnsues, of course, along with a ([[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop Family Unfriendly?]]) [[AnAesop Aesop]] that homeschooling is bad because kids need to socialize more.

* Dian Curtis Regan's ''Literature/MonsterOfTheMonthClub'': Main protagonist Rilla Harmony Earth started being homeschooled because of her mother's beliefs (Sparrow Earth is a "back-to-nature" type), though she does get together with other homeschooled kids for field trips and special events.