rdearman wrote:I'm interested in why people choose this path since it incurs a number of penalties financially for the parent (in the UK) and some issues for the children later.
In Australia, for us personally, if we take this path it will cost us a lot of money because we will essentially be reduced to one wage. People choose homeschooling for a number of reasons which are generally not financial focused decisions. Those reasons or convictions are strong enough to put up with loss of income or other such financial penalties as you suggest. Reasons include lack of confidence in the education system, a desire to have more control over their children’s lives, religious reasons, philisophical beliefs, health reasons.
Here are some examples. In France as of this year, for children born after Jan 2018, it is now law to vaccinate them with 11 vaccines before they attend school or your child cannot attend school. The law until this was 3 vaccines, until the population became extremely mistrusting of vaccines in France. The government stated that they would look into it in a balanced way. The result = more vaccinations by law. Similar things are trending that way in Australia, and our PM’s wife has loads of shares in these companies, just like the French health minister has questionable connections to such companies. In Italy it is 11 or 12 as of last year and many parents who feel they have grounds for medical exemptions are being ignored. They have voiced concerns and have stated for many of them that they may cross the border into Austria or Switzerland to avoid this law. Another way, in France or Australia at least, is homeschooling. These laws, imo, do not come into existence because they care about the common good of man. No, the vast majority of governments have signed on to Agenda 21, to vastly reduce human population globally. And with links to these companies, you think these leaders care and are in control? No they are doing what they are told! And what they are told is to control populations and pretend they care for our well being. How is it that these companies who have been sued for damages and paid out MASSIVE amounts in law suits and are responsable for deaths around the world every single day on a massive scale, they love their bottom line, how is it that we trust such companies are wanting us all to be healthy little citizens.
If you want to spend time in more than one country, homeschooling allows you to live internationally without being restricted to one or several countries curriculum(s).
In Australia we have some of the worst outcomes in mathematics when compared to other nations. I feel that not every education system, but many, churn out children who are willing to comply, willing to sit for hours on end, so that when they get a job and work they comply, they pay taxes and become a part of the economic system.
What about the safe schooling system in Australia? This is being brought out globally as well. To educate children that despite what sex they are born, they are free to choose. I do not want such rubbish taught to my children. History is taught by the winners. What is taught in schooling is what the government wants to be taught. So is education biased? Is education social engineering? Imo, yes. It makes us think in a certain way, act in a certain way, be focused on certain things. I want to have a say in what my child learns.
My comments are going to raise hairs here or get people all ruffled or have them believe I’m stupid. Whatever. You asked, I’m giving you some reasons.
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