Dare to Know

A blog which is mainly about home educating in the UK.

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Scottish Man Sues Council Over Inadequate Lessons

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From the Scotsman : "Speaking outside court yesterday Mr Tierney said: "No-one is willing to be held accountable for failing to ed...
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Thursday, June 26, 2008

Naming and Shaming - Part 2

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This time it's the turn of County Durham LA. We hear that until about a month ago, their website informed those who wanted to find ou...
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

The Midlands Regional HE Conference Report

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...can be found here . Many thanks to Fiona N and Julie B.

The History of the Universe Made Easy

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...and other excellent videos on related themes have been made available through Homeschooling Freethinkers.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Then They Came for Us

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UK home educators in the 1970s and 80s were not infrequently threatened with the removal of the children by the state. It doesn't happe...

Dr Byron on School Refusal...

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...in the Times. Thankfully Pete tells Dr. Byron a thing or two , though whether she is capable of understanding what he's saying is a...
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Monday, June 23, 2008

HE in the FT

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You have to register for the full article but it's worth the effort, primarily for the slice of life of an HE meeting and for the nugge...
Thursday, June 19, 2008

Is it me or is it them?

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It's one of those facts of life to which I am yet to become adjusted. What am I talking about? It's the near constant sense that ...
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Home Education's Time may have Come

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It seems that a little extra-curricula education has been going on in the Prof. Smithers' dept , because so says he in the Independent t...
Tuesday, June 17, 2008

The UK Youth Parliament

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...is seeking ideas from 11 - 18 year olds. "The UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) is currently updating its Manifesto and they want to hear f...

Wii Fit

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...is worth every penny. Daryl agrees .
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Problems with Negotiations with Local Authorities

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From Brighton and Hove HEors : "We are forced to conclude that the reference group is nothing but a smokescreen, intended to give the i...
Sunday, June 15, 2008

HEK's Radio Station

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... from the Otherwise Club, Kilburn is calling for more HEK contributions.
Friday, June 13, 2008

Home Schooling Quiz

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Find out whether you annoy other home educators. Our score: 29, ie: we do, but only a bit.
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Informal Learning = 80%

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Based on a study of self-reporting workers, (which resonates with me in that I constantly find that information that I find myself imparting...
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Site of the Month

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...has been the Beeb's Newsround site, with current events, quizzes and animations, such as this one.

Child Protection?

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ARCH points to the terrible hidden consequences of "child protection" by the state.

These Look Fun....

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...free university lectures on iTunes, neuroscience from UCL, English Literature from Oxford, various from Imperial College. The BBC has th...
Monday, June 09, 2008

Letter of the Month

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From Peterborough Today : "Home Education Can Be a Success I write regarding your article "17-fold increase in home schooling...
Sunday, June 08, 2008

DCSF Ideas Tree

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Home Educators appear to have hogged the leaves - a vociferous, politicised bunch it seems.
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