Homeschooling differs from traditional public school. Kids are able to learn at home. With no specific classrooms, no classmates, homeschoolers receive education in which can be any corner in the world. In 2016, there are approximately 2.3 million students are homeschoolers across the U.S.A. For each, due to special individual condition, or dissatisfactions to public school system so parents determinedly decide to move on the course homeschooling.

 

  在家自學和在傳統學校裡上課是不同的，孩子們可以在家裡做學習。沒有固定的教室、同學，在家學習者可以在世界上任一角落做學習，2016年，約230萬美國學子是在自己的家接受教育的，有些原因是因為有特殊狀況或對於傳統學校的失望，所以父母親們毅然決然的決定讓自己的還自在家裡接受教育。

   The anonymous learning, flexibility on schedule-setting and finance, and tailored education are the main features of homeschooling. Homeschooling system, parents group together or they hire professional tutors to be in charge of the classes. For homeschooled students, they are not necessary to follow the school curriculum so when they get behind the progress or ahead of the schedule, the teachers can do some adjustment for better efficiency. Homeschooled teachers can also change the type of traditional classes instead adopting interactive games or knowledgeable discussions. According to some academic researches, learning in relaxation can achieve the highest effectiveness. Also, certain schools open some classes for homeschoolers. For example, sport clubs, musical instruments, liberal art, and so on. The diversified classes help forge the friendship to the school peers, and parents should let kids get more involved to group activities as well. Thus, they wont be socially and emotionally handicapped.

  自由度高的學習、時間掌控上和金錢支出上的彈性以及精心設計的課程方式是在家學習的重要的特色，對於在家自學的系統，很多家長集合起來形成的教師陣容或是尋找專業的家庭教師，對於在家學習者來說，他們不需要跟著學要的進度，所以當他們為對於學習有困惑的時候或是進度超前的時候，老師們可以做出最佳的進度調整，對於擔任在家學習者的老師來說，可以在教學上做出有別於傳統教學的課程設計，透過互動的遊戲或是知識性的討論來達到最佳的學習效果。在學術上的研究指出，當人們在最鬆的時候學習，其學習效果是最好的。有些學校開放了部分的課程讓在家自學的孩童能夠一同上課。例如，體育性社團、樂器學習以及藝術課程等等。這些多元的課程幫助自學孩童建立與學校的孩子建立情誼且父母也有責任讓自學的孩子參與群體活動，因此，自學孩童並部會因為自學而發生部會與人交際或是情緒掌控上等問題。

 

  You might doubt whether the homeschooled students can excel in curriculum. Actually, traditional school includes at least 30 students in the class. Basically, class leader spend one third of the class on management. As well, traditional school greatly relied on standardizing testing to watch kids learning academically. In other words, some rather slower learners are always falling behind. Most importantly, speaking to academic upgradation, in America, some states ask homeschoolers receive standardized test in certain intervals or have portfolio reviews as monitoring. Portal acquisition to college, they still can be accepted into college, but they need to show their qualifications, criteria for English and math.

 

  你可能對於自學的學童是否能夠在傳統學科上有突出的表現而感到疑問。實際上，在傳統學校中，一個班級裡至少有30個學生情況下，老師須要花約三分之一的時間來掌控秩序。同樣的，傳統學校教育中非常仰賴標準考試來追蹤學生的學習狀況。換句話說，有些相對學習較慢的學生，他們一直處於跟不上的狀態。最讓人關心的就是升學問題，在美國的有些州，他們會要求自學者定期接受標準考試或是用審視文書的方式確認自學者有跟上進度。對於進入大學的要求，自學者必須展現出他們是有能力進入大學的，門檻通常是在閱讀或是英文能力上的檢測。

 

  Learning is a process no matter what the form is. Still, homeschooling has debates. In Taiwan, maybe we should start to think about anonymous learning. We might all have the similar experience that the teachers ruin our understanding but you are forced to glue your bottom to chair. Points stressed some given-up students eager and are deserved for more care but they belong to scarification. Barely with the points mentioned, you might get into this topic regardless of system establishment in Taiwan, right?  

 

 

    學習不過就是一個過程，不論以何種方式存在。在家自學的形式仍是廣受討論。在台灣，也許我們應該開始思考關於自主學習的課題。我們可能都有類似的經驗，學校老師上課的東西，我們完全不能夠了解，但是還是必須要一直坐在椅子上。有些被放棄的學生她們渴望得到更多的關注，但是他們總是屬於被老師放棄的那一群。僅僅上述的觀點來看，先不管自學系統建立的問題，你可能會開始認真思考自學的議題，對嗎?

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1. homeschooling: Homeschooling is a unique way of education. They study at home to take classes, and they are also to be accepted to the college. Parents homeschool their children because they usually do not trust school education and want to have more company with kids.(Please access more information through the article reading)

(1). If your kid is a misfit in school, you might need to take homeschooling into consideration.

(2). Homeschooling can keep more originality and creativity than they receive education in public school.

1. homeschooling: 在家自學是一個特別的接受教育的方式。他們通常在家裡學習，而他們在升大學的時候也是可以被接受的。家長為孩子做出在家學習的決定通常是因為他們不相信學校能把孩子教好，同時也想和孩子有更多相處的時間。(請閱讀文章來得到更多資訊)

(1). 如果你的孩子在學校都無法適應，那你可能要考慮讓孩子在家自學。

(2). 比起在傳統學校上學，在家自學可以讓孩子保有更多的原創性和創意。

2. dissatisfaction: a feeling that you are not pleased and satisfied

(1). After a bite of the cake, the little girl shows her obvious dissatisfaction.

(2). As claimed world-class service, we are not allowed any dissatisfaction on service from customers.

2. dissatisfaction: 不悅、不滿足

(1). 咬一口蛋糕之後，小女孩露出不滿意的神情。

(2). 自稱世界級的服務品質，我們不允許讓客戶那邊傳來對服務品質不滿意的評論

3. handicapped: The word of handicapped which is used to describe people who have problem to use a particular part of body or mind. (In the article, socially handicapped person means the person who has serious problem communicating with people.)

(1). After a terrifying car crash, he became handicapped.

(2). He is mentally handicapped, so people all stay away from him.

3. handicapped:  handicapped是用來形容人喪失了身體上部位的控制能力或是心理上有缺失。(在文中，socially handicapped person 就是指此人和別人溝通上有嚴重的問題。)

(1). 在一個嚴重的車禍過後，他變成了殘障人士。

(2). 他是精神狀況出了問題，所以人們都遠離他。

4. interval: a period of time between two events, usually break time.

(1). During the interval, I need to go to the toilet.

(2). The interval between last typhoon is 2 weeks. 

4. interval: 時間間隔，通常指休息時間。

(1). 在休息時間，我需要去一下廁所。

(2). 距離上一個颱風侵襲是兩個星期前。

5. portfolio: a collection of photos, drawings, etc that you use to fight for a chance of sth as an applicant.

(1). When we applied for the colleges, we had to make our portfolio as attractive as possible.

(2). Before an interview, I need to check again the portfolio is fully completed.

5. portfolio: 用以證明自己的資料，身為一個申請人，當你要爭取某一項機會的時候。

(1). 當我們要申請大學時，我們都會讓備審資料越吸引人越好。

(2). 在面試前，我要確定我的履歷都是完成的，不能漏掉任何細節。