"All revolutions, all revolutionaries, are amazing. The ultimate purpose of the revolution is to work to create a better world to live in. To try to move above and beyond the hierarchies and power structures that inevitably cause the vulnerable in any society to suffer."
From http://www.tibetcustom.com/
Thanks to Just Jo of facebook for pointing this out.
There's a bloodless and whispering revolution going on. All across every land. And, as with all revolutions, it has its detractors and its enemies.
It's the fight for children's souls. It's home education.
They'll say all kinds of nasty things against it. They'll tell lies. They'll make you feel guilty for being interested in it.
Sometimes they'll drive you back to pushing your child into school.
More times they won't.
Because you're a free radical. A secret and hearty revolutionary.
Because it's time.
Because it's time to change.
Because you love your children.
Because, deep down, the guilt at treating your child like a number, like a series of marks, will gnaw at you.
Guilt is a good thing. It tells us that something is wrong. It tells us that we can do better. It tells us that our children need to be free. Free radicals. Radical in owning their lives. Radical in thinking for themselves. Radical in being curious. Radical in being real.
There's a whisper of revolution. Then it'll be a murmur. Then it'll talk. Then it'll shout.
Home education. Home education. Home education. Home education. Home education.
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The fight goes on. It certainly goes on quite strong;y where I live. I just had a questionnaire from the LA. Stupid, thoughtless questions and this AFTER they have been having 'secret' meetings with some people who used to HE and possibly even those who still do.
ReplyDeletePARENTS need to take back their role and freedom. If we don't the state WILL own our children and it will be our fault.
It really is long past time compulsory school was ended. I wrote a long letter around the ques to the LA saying that if they really did want to improve relations with HE families they could start with ditching the view that school is best or even any good at all for children and that HE is a "last resort".
Btw I've found a boat load of Gatto audio.
it really is long past time compulsory school was ended. I wrote a long letter around the ques to the LA saying that if they really did want to improve relations with HE families they could start with ditching the view that school is best or even any good at all for children and that HE is a "last resort".
ReplyDeleteHow can their ditch school is best when their earn such a good living from the system? teachers LA staff all need school to keep their well paid jobs!