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1. Homeschooling
   Homeschooling Homeschooling (also called "home education") is the education of children at home and in the community, in contrast to formal education in an institution such as a public or parochial school. In the United States, homeschooling is the focus of a substantial minority movement among parents who wish to provide
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2. John Holt
   John Holt John Caldwell Holt (1923 - 1985) was an American author and educator, and one of the best known proponents of homeschooling. Soon after his graduation from university, Holt joined the United States Navy and served on board the USS Barbero, a submarine that fought in the Pacific Ocean. During the war he came to the conclusion that nuclear weapons were the world's greatest
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3. Grace Llewellyn
   Grace Llewellyn Grace Llewellyn is the author of several books on homeschooling/unschooling. Her best known is The Teenage Liberation Handbook. This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it.
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4. Philadelphia Nativist Riots
   Roman Catholic teachings. After several go-arounds, the Catholics got non-denominational schooling institutionalized. A vocal Protestant faction objected, and took their concerns to the streets. The rioting spread from Irish areas of Philadelphia to more central areas and led to significant property destruction, particularly of churches, and numerous injuries, including a handful of documented fatalities. Catholics withdrew from the public school system at that point, and started the private Catholic school system in order to have education that didn't denigrate their religion. Ironically, private Catholic schooling would be later be used as a precedent for homeschooling and private Protestant schools.
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