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J-Lo has received public criticism for the fact that homeschooled her twins until they were 11 years old. The reason? She didn't want to leave them while she went on tour.

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In 2016, she told Fox 5, "They are super happy, well-adjusted, loving, caring kids, and that's the most important thing. We will get them educated. Homeschool is great for them when we have to do it."

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The married couple homeschooled their kids Willow and Jaden from 2001, both because they traveled a lot and because they didn't approve of the US schooling system.

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In 2005, Pinkett Smith told Essence, "The school system in this country – public and private – is designed for the industrial age." Jaden has publicly praised his parents decision to homeschool.

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Ex-couple Brad and Angelina chose to homeschool their six kids because it was easier given their hectic traveling schedule. Jolie has also criticized traditional education.

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In 2011, Jolie told The Independent, "I do think we live in a different age and the education system hasn't caught up with our children and our way of life."

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Back when they were married in the 1990s, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman adopted two kids. They made the decision to homeschool them, both because of their busy lifestyles and because of religious beliefs.

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Cruise and Kidman divorced in 2001, and the kids stayed with their dad. Following the split, they were homeschooled by their aunt, Cruise's sister.

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Tom Cruise also homeschooled the daughter he shares with his third wife, Katie Holmes. He is a member of the Church of Scientology, which is against formal education.

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In 2010, Holmes spoke to New York Magazine about the decision to homeschool. She said, "We like the one-on-one education. I'm happy that my daughter is strong-willed and determined. You really have to go with what the child is wanting."

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John Travolta and his late wife were two other famous scientologists who educated their children at home. Before he sadly passed away at age 16, their son Jett attended home school.

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Travolta and his wife were clearly happy with their decision to homeschool Jett, as they continued to do the same for their daughter, Ella Bleu.

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Kris and Caitlyn Jenner, who are parents to the youngest members of the Kardashian-Jenner clan, Kendall and Kylie, decided to homeschool the girls in their final years of high school.

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According to Kris, they wanted to homeschool the girls so that they'd have the time and flexibility to forge their careers. She described how their lives were "transformed" after leaving school.

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Michael Jackson -

While the King of Pop was alive, his three kids were schooled at home. In 2017, his daughter Paris told Harper's Bazaar that he had been fiercely protective of them.

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Paris described how she had limited interaction with other individuals and, as a result, minimal social skills. The kids had a lot to learn when they went to school after their father passed.

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Emma Thompson -

Emma Thompson and her husband Greg Wise made the decision to homeschool their daughter from the age of 15. Apparently mainstream education "just wasn't for her."

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In 2015, Wise told The Times that they had built a school room at the end of their garden at home and that she would be taught by a tutor rather than her parents.

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Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin -

In 2011, Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin advertised online for a home tutor for their two kids, offering a salary of approximately US$75,000 per annum.

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Apparently they were unhappy with the school curriculum, which, as they wrote in the ad, lacked "traditional elements of classical thought and learning."

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Marcia Gay Harden -

Award-winning actress Marcia Gay Harden took an on-off approach to homeschooling. In 2010, she told Parade that she would homeschool her first daughter, Eulala, for a year.

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The reason? The actress was worried that otherwise she would have no chance to bond properly with her daughter. After that year Eulala went back to regular school.

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Miley once told Seventeen Magazine that she worked really hard in homeschool and that she was able to graduate early and enroll in some college classes.

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Miley Cyrus was already working full-time by the time she hit adolescence. It comes as little surprise, then, that she was educated by a tutor at home.

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Erykah Badu -

Singer-songwriter Erykah Badu is well known for being a hands-on parent, and her approach to schooling is no exception. She decided to teach her three kids from home herself.

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The 'Appletree' singer once told Babble that teaching her kids herself allowed them to solve problems in a non-traditional way. It is not clear why she is so against educational institutions.

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Actress and host Mayim Bialik chose to homeschool her two sons for a number of reasons.

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On the one hand, she and her ex-husband are very religious and they wanted to integrate that into their children's education. They also wanted to avoid the labeling that happens in schools.

Sources: (Insider) (The Independent)

See also: Giving celebrities who launched schools

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