tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881402584568285627.post5953325367825085445..comments2024-03-20T00:30:11.702-07:00Comments on Home Education Heretic: Exploding a mythSimon Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865289865412656573noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881402584568285627.post-1195208893225975322012-01-18T12:41:12.025-08:002012-01-18T12:41:12.025-08:00Blast. I come here looking for some satire and ent...Blast. I come here looking for some satire and entertainment and find a barren wilderness. So you've decided to stop posting Simon? I am sorry to see that, as I found your blog very interesting and a welcome challenging voice in the home education 'community'. Oh well...back to pretending all is dandy...rather boring though!Samanthanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881402584568285627.post-72353804646619711532012-01-04T23:39:15.535-08:002012-01-04T23:39:15.535-08:00'The people running EO now are rather differen...'The people running EO now are rather different from the last bunch'<br />but how long will it be before they adopt similar attitudes to the last bunch?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881402584568285627.post-41358589526668773732012-01-04T13:04:23.246-08:002012-01-04T13:04:23.246-08:00'I'm suprised there is no mention of the f...'I'm suprised there is no mention of the fact that once people complained about your posts, some people actually stood up for you and they weren't booted off the list. Maybe times and attitudes are changing '<br /><br />I think that's probably true. The people running EO now are rather different from the last bunch.<br /><br /> Simon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881402584568285627.post-72974101354517157762012-01-04T12:15:31.055-08:002012-01-04T12:15:31.055-08:00I'm suprised there is no mention of the fact t...I'm suprised there is no mention of the fact that once people complained about your posts, some people actually stood up for you and they weren't booted off the list. Maybe times and attitudes are changingwaleshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881402584568285627.post-68026850656109210602012-01-03T23:48:36.402-08:002012-01-03T23:48:36.402-08:00The EHE consultation in Birmingham was farcical.
O...The EHE consultation in Birmingham was farcical.<br />One member had over 20 years experience of HE and was personally responsible for setting up many meetings,activities and offering support.<br />She walked out from the consultation and delivered her vote of no confidence to the chair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881402584568285627.post-5457825718048879522012-01-03T05:12:24.888-08:002012-01-03T05:12:24.888-08:00We do have someone locally who was pressured to pu...We do have someone locally who was pressured to put children into school. I don't know if an SAO was threatened at this point or not. The tale got back to me and I had a long phone call with the person concerned, going through what the EHE people could and couldn't do, depending on how far either side was prepared to go. I always mention the possibility of an SAO and that it is possible to lose in court (not having met the family concerned, I can't make any judgement on their educational provision).<br /><br />Last I heard, the children are now back out of school (having had compliments from the head teacher on their educational level) and the family no longer accept home visits from the inspector.Dave Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881402584568285627.post-87929943067455233362012-01-03T00:29:57.237-08:002012-01-03T00:29:57.237-08:00'Since when did Tania Berlow come from Birming...'Since when did Tania Berlow come from Birmingham and what has she ever done for the home educating community of Birmingham?'<br /><br />She comes from Scotland, lives in Somerset and as far as I am aware has done nothing for Birmingham. Nevertherless, it is intersting to note that Birmingham do not use SAOs.Simon Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10865289865412656573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881402584568285627.post-68035519826358329632012-01-02T23:42:52.729-08:002012-01-02T23:42:52.729-08:00Since when did Tania Berlow come from Birmingham a...Since when did Tania Berlow come from Birmingham and what has she ever done for the home educating community of Birmingham?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881402584568285627.post-894431908986307642012-01-02T14:15:30.538-08:002012-01-02T14:15:30.538-08:00'I think that home educators need to be aware ...'I think that home educators need to be aware that the threat of an SAO is a tactic that is tried, that they need to stand firm against it and be prepared to take it all the way.'<br /><br />Sums the matter up in a nutshell, Dave!Simon Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10865289865412656573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881402584568285627.post-90858487190014040232012-01-02T10:27:07.182-08:002012-01-02T10:27:07.182-08:00Happy New Year, Simon.
I think that home educato...Happy New Year, Simon. <br /><br />I think that home educators need to be aware that the threat of an SAO is a tactic that is tried, that they need to stand firm against it and be prepared to take it all the way. <br /><br />Part of the reason that there are almost no examples of an SAO being issued to a home educating family is that someone blinks first. Either the family back down and do what the council say, or they stand firm and the council backs down because it knows that its chances of winning if the case comes to court (having been convinced that the family will take it there) are very slim and would prefer to use the resources elsewhere. A former head of EHE at my local council said pretty much that he would much rather not issue an SAO to home educating families because in most cases he knew that the family could turn up in court with adequate proof and he'd have wasted taxpayers' money in preparing a losing case. Therefore he had to make judgements as to whether he thought it was worth it, and pretty much every time it wasn't.Dave Hnoreply@blogger.com