Do you know how many children are out of schools in Pakistan? In 2021 the number was 26.2 million, which reached 26 million in 2024, prompting the Prime Minister to declare a state of emergency. These are children who are not in schools due to lack of resources, absence of schools in their area and in the tribal areas due to imposition of restrictions on the education of females by tribal elders.

In addition to this, there are those children who are not attending schools by choice and their parents have opted what is popularly known as Home Schooling. Yes a very exciting concept that is a worldwide phenomenon and now also gaining popularity in Pakistan. Many parents are opting for it due to what they describe as poor learning outcomes in the present system.

Pakistan is not the only country where homeschooling is taking roots. The US leads the world in homeschooling. 6.73% of all school-age children have opted for homeschooling in the US. There has been a steady increase in the number of homeschooling students as there were about 2.3 million homeschooled students in 2016, 2.5 million in 2019, and 2.65 million in 2020, demonstrating that homeschooling is the........

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