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Alternative Education

Education that takes place outside of traditional public or parochial school systems, such as homeschooling, as well as education programs that are offered as alternatives within formal educational systems and provide innovative and flexible instruction, curriculum, grading systems, degree requirements.

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Experimental Methods
Provision of compulsory education through experimental learning, often evident by new or innovative ideas, methods, or subject matter organization, in comparison with traditional/standard education methods.
Homeschooling
Provision of compulsory education in the home, usually by a parent, as an alternative to traditional public or private schooling.

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