Homeschooling gets a bad rap, so it might surprise you to learn that many of your favorite stars opted out of traditional schooling, and not just so they could focus on their careers.
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Jennifer Love Hewitt was homeschooled by her mother while growing up in Texas. It wasn’t until the family moved to Los Angeles that Hewitt attended a public high school. She also started her career during this time by booking commercials.
Ryan Gosling
After being bullied in school, Gosling’s mother decided to home-school him starting at age 10. At age 12, he auditioned for The Mickey Mouse Club and the rest is history.
Serena and Venus Williams
Serena and her sister Venus Williams were both home-schooled by their parents throughout their adolescent lives, which led to them also practicing tennis every day.
Condoleezza Rice
As one of the most successful women in politics, Condoleezza Rice has become the icon to prove home schooling, which received a lot of criticism, is a proven way of educating children.
Tim Tebow
Tim Tebow was home-schooled all the way through elementary school and high school. Because of his upbringing, Tebow is an advocate for allowing home-schooled children to participate in public school athletics.
Demi Lovato
Demi Lovato opted for home schooling after she was bullied in the seventh grade. She later told Ellen DeGeneres she didn’t understand the bullying at the time, but now sees that she had a different life than her peers.
The Bates family
The Bates family decided to home-school their children because they wanted a biblical-based education. Despite having 19 children, Kelly Jo Bates has commented frequently in the past about why home schooling was the right choice for her family.
Jaden and Willow Smith
Will and Jada Pinkett Smith decided to home-school their children by teaming up with other parents who also home-school. This is reportedly because they wanted to design their children’s education themselves.
Hilary Duff
Hilary Duff was home-schooled by her mother starting at age 8. Three years later, she booked her first major role in Casper Meets Wendy.
The Jonas Brothers
Throughout their teens, Nick, Joe and Kevin Jonas were home-schooled by their mother so they could pursue their singing careers.
The Duggar family
The Duggars were inspired by the Bible to home-school their children. They maintain that it was one of the wisest decisions they ever made.
The Gosselin children
After two of the Gosselin kids were expelled from school, the Gosselin’s decided home schooling was the way to go.
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