How Changes to U.K. Homeschooling Laws Affect You
By Sun Kyu Bae |
Published June 13, 2009 |
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Learn how some recent changes to U.K. homeschooling laws affect you!
Remedies
So what can we, as homeschooling Americans, do in this global environment favoring increasing standardization?
In the short run, we should prepare our children now about what to say to adults if they approach our children to talk about homeschooling - of course, we as parents would probably intercept the conversation midway, but there's always a chance that our children could have an entire brief conversation with the adults.
Think about 3 top questions that an adult might ask about homeschooling and rehearse responses with your child if you have to. The top 3 questions might be:
Why do you homeschool?
Do you like it? and
How do you make friends?
But whatever responses you practice with your children, do this in the spirit of clarifying questions about homeschooling - in no case should it be about giving false answers.
"And why", you ask, "Should we do this?"
Because if this global showdown happens, the smoke clears, and the last one standing is Team Regulators, you at least want to be prepared for a U.S. version of "Rule-Gone-Wild!!".
In the long run, be informed about developments in homeschooling laws, not just in your state, but in all states, and in some cases (like this one) poke your head out and see how other countries are developing their homeschooling regulations. You can get your updates at the Home School Legal Defense Association's website.
As for the homeschool families in the U.K., my thoughts go out to all 80,000 of them. I do hope they can organize and create a successful unity of effort to prevent "Regulation-Gone-Wild!!" and as many as the "strict" regulations from becoming laws.
In the meantime, be on the lookout on my New page for updates on the U.K. homeschooling issue.
See you next time!
- Sun
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