In this article, I address the relation between children’s authentic identity development and homeschooling. I show the limitations of claims that homeschooling protects children’s authenticity. I argue that the aim of homeschooling is the reproduction of parental beliefs and culture, which is inimical to the development of authentic children’s identities. Thus, I consider homeschooling prima facie unjustified. However, I do not advocate for a prohibition of homeschooling. Instead, I argue that parents could justify their homeschooling practices by satisfying specific authenticity-based requirements. I develop the outline of these requirements in the second part of the article.

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家庭教育和真实性

在本文中，我将讨论儿童真实身份发展与在家上学之间的关系。我展示了在家上学保护儿童真实性的声明的局限性。我认为在家上学的目的是再生产父母的信仰和文化，这不利于儿童真实身份的发展。因此，我认为在家自学表面上是不合理的。但是，我不主张禁止在家上学。相反，我认为父母可以通过满足基于真实性的特定要求来证明他们在家上学的做法是合理的。我在文章的第二部分制定了这些要求的大纲。