30 January 2010 by Jennifer
On the discounting of first-hand voices in favour of external “experts”. This is an obstacle to determining ethical and effective courses of action. Featuring quotes from Marcus Riggs and Charlotte Cooper, and references to the Children, Schools and Families Bill.
Read full article "You would say that"
28 January 2010 by Jennifer
There’s a saying that “knowledge is power”. But sometimes ignorance has advantages too.
Featuring a quote from Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, and a couple of extracts from the Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee.
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27 January 2010 by Jennifer
Some good writing by other people: Allie’s article on the Ticky Boxy world, Dani’s presentation on Government lies, Rosemary’s submission to the Bill Committee and a Times commentary on the Govt’s mistrustfulness.
Read full article "Linky linky"
25 January 2010 by Jennifer
Here I quote something Louisa wrote on children’s self-sovereignty, the non-neutral role of the state, and an ethical point of reference for the shape of our activism. This arose out of a discussion about how compulsory school can be used to protect children from being made to work (in the economic/ money-earning/ survival sense).
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4 January 2010 by Jennifer
The book “Flat Earth News” gives an invaluable insight into the present-day news media. Highly recommended for all activists. Quotes and discussion here.
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31 December 2009 by Jennifer
On the last day of the year, a slightly retrospective flavour exploring one theme of my year.
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30 December 2009 by Jennifer
A fundamental problem with inspection of families doing elective home-based education: whether or not to believe the parents.
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29 December 2009 by Jennifer
Get your PDF summary here. Can be used to print a 2-sides-of-A4 summary, to keep handy for showing to people who don’t know the law.
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22 December 2009 by Jennifer
There’s loads of wonderful free educational videos available on the net these days. Here are some of the best I know.
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17 December 2009 by Jennifer
Some suggestions for possible amendments to the Home Education section of the Children, Schools and Families Bill. Plus some context for why I’m thinking about this now.
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17 December 2009 by Jennifer
Key points from the Home Education bit of the Impact Assessment for the Children, Schools & Families Bill.
Read full article "Impact Assessment notes: shorter version"
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