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Wasting time.
Well so much for the idea that the new legislation that comedy duo Balls and Badman want to introduce will only be good for home educators, it has done much harm even while it is only proposed legislation, not least in the amount of time it means that we home educated parents have wasted... »
Lenten Pretzels
We have learnt that pretzels are traditionally made during Lent. Apparently some monks used to pray by putting their hands on their shoulders, left hand to right shoulder and vice versa. They made pretzels to remind them of the shape the arms made and hence to be a reminder to pray more during Lent. You make the... »
Home-Ed Maths
Question: If you take one home educating family of 3 children and 2 adults home many home educating children can you expect to pass through the house in the course of a busy Wednesday. Answer: Lots Here goes 5 – 1 =4 (we start with Ruth at a friends having had a sleepover) 4-1 = 3 (I go... »
Woodland skills
The girls are definitely turning native, they enjoy countryside pursuits these days, you wouldn’t think they had a Londoner for a mother. When we moved to the isle of Wight we were amused by some of the activities here. We were very sarcastic about the enjoyment to be had at a Hedge laying competition. Last year we were a... »
Today’s activities.
Ruth and her friend started the day writing out a script. This is the longest piece of writing Ruth has ever done,4 pages long written as a proper script. They are trying to produce a filmed piece to enter into the Blue Peter competition and as such have been editing it down to make... »
Rebekah’s response to the Badman review
When will you leave us? When will we be free? How long will we march? How long will it be? Badman why won’t you understand? You think we need your guidelines You won’t believe we’re right Please leave us alone We don’t want a fight Badman please just listen! You need us to prove we really are ok To prevent us from danger Help our education Stop... »
Freedom of Disinformation – a Government Charter for deceit
I have recently delved into the world of the Freedom of Information Act. Under the act the people of this country have the right to request the release of information held by public bodies. It’s all about transparency. For apparently obvious reasons, the government added in a number of safeguards, under which public departments... »
The Eternal Flame
The Eternal Flame recently got together, to do some practicing, some team building activities, trips out and a lot of fun! Some photos from the fun we had are at the bottom of the post To find out more about the eternal fame or become a fan you can check us out on: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Eternal-Flame/38257682742?ref=ts# ReverbNation: http://www.reverbnation.com/theeternalflame#tab=rich_text Twitter:... »
The Great Educational Balls Up – Series Overview
Over the last few days I have been posting a series of blog articles looking at the Badman review of home education, and proposals to introduce new legislation on the back of it. If you don’t know about the review, or the catastrophic effects it could have on educational freedoms and family rights in... »
Death by a thousand plans? – The Great Educational Balls up – Part 10
This is the last post in my series. I may blog more on the subject of Badman (click on the keyword to see!) but in even more random fashion. I have saved what for us could be the worst until last. This could spell the end of autonomous or child led home education... »