Asking Poor Questions Receives Poor Answers
What’s been said? Learning to ask the right questions is an important skill. Ask a poor question and one will receive a poor answer. Similarly asking an uniformed person will result in …
Category: Great Britain
Homeschooling: A Class Apart? The Wright Stuff – Channel 5
What’s been said? On 21 March 2018, Matthew Wright chose to tackle home education on his show, “The Wright Stuff” with guests Vince Cable, leader of the Liberal Democrats, and regular panellists …
Making a Life-changing Decision
What’s been said? Columnist Stacey Solomon, who writes for the Sun’s Fabulous magazine, has written an article about her choice to home educate her 2 boys, Zachary (aged 10) and Leighton (aged …
Holding the Liberal Democrats to Account
What’s been said? In a startlingly illiberal move, the Liberal Democrats passed a policy at their Spring 2018 Conference calling for the national curriculum to be imposed on all home educating families, …
Do home-educated children find the world of work harder?
What’s been said? On 28 February 2018, BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour had a segment on home education, and asked whether home educated children find the “real world” harder. Guests were: Vickie …
Demanding powers to look for a problem
What’s been said? Parents on the Isle of Man, concerned that changes in EHE legislation will allow the state unwarranted interference in their children’s education, commissioned experienced social work Allan Norman to …