" What is most important and valuable about the home as
a base for children's growth in the word is not that it is a better school than
the schools but that it isn't a school at all. "
~ John Holt (Teach Your Own)
Home Of Learning, Sydney - Farm Ferals Fortnightly Fridays
This is a casual, secular meet up for home-schooling families and natural parents who are interested in home based learning.
We have a strict "whatever works for you" approach to learning... be it natural learning or a more structured philosophy.
We aim to allow kids freedom to explore their environment in safety. Parents are responsible for the supervision of their children and are asked to assist children to play co-operatively, if required, in a caring and respectful manner.
Teachers' strike set to cripple national tests
14 April, 2008 - 11:01 — MelissaVICTORIAN teachers plan to walk off the job during Australia's first national literacy and numeracy tests, a move that would cause chaos in the education system and disrupt the program in which thousands of children are taking part.
Homeschooling: A Growing Option in American Education
7 April, 2008 - 09:52 — MelissaA growing number of American families are choosing to homeschool their children. The U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics reports that approximately 1.1 million children (2.2 percent of school-age children) were being educated at home as of 2003—29 percent more than the 850,000 students who were being homeschooled in 1998.[1] Another estimate projects that 2 million or more children may be homeschooling.[2]
More at: Heritage.org
Rudd's computers for schools plan faces chaos
6 April, 2008 - 14:59 — MelissaSCHOOL principals have warned that the Federal Government's promise to put more than a million computers into schools is in danger of turning into a shambles.
Leaked letters reveal Education Minister Julia Gillard has been told the policy has not been thought through and is badly underfunded, with the shortfall likely to be made up by parents and students.
More at: News.com.au
