Thursday, July 29, 2010
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
From the Guardian
Thank goodness some people are talking sense.
Alan Thomas and Harriet Pattison:
"Evidence including our own suggests strongly that this kind of education (home education) prepares children to enter further and higher education, or the workforce – and offers them the freedom to learn in the ways that suit them best. Yet there is a consistent failure on the part of local authorities and government reviews to grasp even the basis of the ideas that can underlie a different kind of education. Even the language of the serious case review demonstrates this failure of understanding. Small wonder that home-educating parents are afraid of conferring power on people who do not know what it is that they are judging."
Alan Thomas and Harriet Pattison:
"Evidence including our own suggests strongly that this kind of education (home education) prepares children to enter further and higher education, or the workforce – and offers them the freedom to learn in the ways that suit them best. Yet there is a consistent failure on the part of local authorities and government reviews to grasp even the basis of the ideas that can underlie a different kind of education. Even the language of the serious case review demonstrates this failure of understanding. Small wonder that home-educating parents are afraid of conferring power on people who do not know what it is that they are judging."
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Free Maths Sites
Smart kiddie maths, KS2 and 3, free for a year here.
The Khan Academy videos, most levels of school maths, plus biology and history.
The Khan Academy videos, most levels of school maths, plus biology and history.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Maggie Atkinson under Review
Here's an idea. Don't bother with a review. Just get rid of her. She never represented anyone else's views other than her own and these were frankly terrible: bullying, statist, interventionist.