Cuban pastor Ramón Rigal and his wife Adya living in Cuba decided to homeschool because they wanted a better education for their children. “We wanted the freedom to give our children the education that we, the parents, have chosen,” Ramón explained. Ramón tried to discuss this with the authorities, but were told that if they were to do this, he and his wife would be imprisoned and their children sent away,...

This time of the year social media buzzes with stories of parents that struggle to get their children placed in a school of their choice. This leaves many parents with home education as the only available option. However, parents suddenly confronted with this option are concerned that this kind of education cannot provide the same standard of education as the traditional school system with its multibillion rand budget and thousands of...