Do the terms “alternative education,” “home education,” “home schooling,” “unschooling,” “distance learning,” “private school,” pedagogue, “ideologue,” and “mainstreamer” have different meanings?
A. For internal purposes, the Quaqua Society assigns different meanings to the terms “alternative education,” “home education,” “home schooling,” “unschooling,” “distance learning,” “private school,” pedagogue, “ideologue,” and “mainstreamer” (although we have not yet rendered our written usage entirely consistent, because space constraints and public communication logistics do not permit us to do so). “Alternative education” includes home education, private schooling, and distance learning that does not predominantly take place in a government-sponsored school. “Home education” is any form of education where the learner inputs new information in an environment dominated by the home, self, and/or family rather than other institutions or social settings. “Home education” encompasses “home schooling,” “unschooling,” and other pedagogical approaches to home-based learning. “Home school” refers to the subset of home educators who utilize structured pedagogical paradigms. Typically these pe
