Dare to Know

In case you missed it in his links, there is a beautifully succinct description of unschooling by the David Friedman , who I am pretty sure ...

These would be big-time blogger Tim Worstall and libertarian homeschooling virtuoso David Friedman . Comments to both posts are revealing o...

Way to go, Thomas!

...get out fast, for otherwise you will find that your family is no longer your responsibility. From the woeful misreading of current legisl...

The lead article in the Christmas edition of the Spectator continues in the time-honored tradition of deriving pretty much any lesson you ca...

This one is now on my wish list. With yet more completely autonomously educated teens slotting easily into their desired life choices, and ...

From page 113 of the Department for Work and Pensions' Ready for Work document: "It was strongly felt that increased conditionalit...

...is the great title for a new telephone helpline service which is staffed by experienced home educators who can offer advice on all matte...

From the Royal College of Psychiatrists " fact sheet ": Mental Health and Growing Up, Third Edition. Children who do not go to sch...

Writer Dave Hill has set up a Facebook Group entitled "Dump ContactPoint (The "Children's Index" Database) with plenty ...

I was recently tagged by the Clues Academy with the "Seven Facts You Don't Already Know about Me" meme. This was a good thing...

...are growing louder by the day . Liberty and an alliance of independent school heads are now in on the job. If you haven't done so alr...

As previously noted, one of the most worrying areas of concern in the new Elective Home Education Guidelines is that they fail to make it ...

In an otherwise inspiring article about home education in The Western Daily Press , we sadly find Bristol City Council still wittering on: ...

After reading what appear to be the finalised Elective Home Education Guidelines for England yesterday afternoon, the children and I went a...

...are just in . New guidelines are here. At first glance, they appear to respect the laws of the land.

Perhaps Dr. Tanya (see post below) has been persuaded by items such as this one from Cruel at School . Respect to Bev and Tiah!

Well, blow me down! Psychologist Tanya Byron, with a previous record for rather rigid behaviorist techniques, recommends home education as ...

Feeling optimistic this am. Perhaps this represents the beginning of the end for ContactPoint.

...as to how the Elective Home Education consultation results and guidance will pan out, we have this which comes by way of a response to t...