A short(ish) thread on the bizarreness of the current "Covid fears driving rise in home education" narrative: #FairHearing4HomeEd#HomeEdNotVulnerable#EHE#HomeEducation#HomeEd
Firstly, the suggestion seems to be that C19 is not a valid reason to home educate. It is perfectly valid, and entirely reasonable. Many people are concerned about transmission in schools & the effect on their kids & wider family. And these concerns are not being fully addressed.
Nov 25, 2020 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
In the #HomeEducation inquiry meeting yesterday, @JennyColesDCS from @ADCStweets asked why parents would not register their children as home ed. I’d like to answer this, from my own viewpoint (can’t speak for other HEors, obv, but I doubt I’m alone in my feelings on this). 1/n
Firstly, let me turn the question around. Why *would* I want to register my HE child? There are no upsides for us, no support or advice being offered. But the potential downsides are serious, more intrusion & interference. Why would I welcome this? 2/n