tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881402584568285627.post3109151633491164142..comments2024-03-20T00:30:11.702-07:00Comments on Home Education Heretic: Vested interestsSimon Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865289865412656573noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881402584568285627.post-49658317734157316472011-01-06T07:04:02.932-08:002011-01-06T07:04:02.932-08:00'Much easier and safer for your own self respe...'Much easier and safer for your own self respect to 'believe' that schools are obviously the best place for all children.'<br /><br />This of course is quite true and most home educating parents encounter this feeling among their friends.Simon Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10865289865412656573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881402584568285627.post-13045027540216420262011-01-06T05:07:52.121-08:002011-01-06T05:07:52.121-08:00"As I say, I do not for a moment suppose that..."As I say, I do not for a moment suppose that this is the only or even the main motive for opposition to home education by teachers, but it must surely have some bearing on the matter."<br /><br />That, along with the fact that for the majority it's all they have ever known. School, college, university, teacher training, school... They may touch briefly on alternatives during teacher training but how seriously can they look at theories that suggest they will go on to provide an inferior education to the one that could be provided at home in many (obviously not all) cases? For that matter, who wants to believe that they are possibly choosing an inferior education for their own children to enable them to continue to work and earn money? Much easier and safer for your own self respect to 'believe' that schools are obviously the best place for all children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com