Comments on: aarrgh, and outrageous – found via Gill’s blog

By: Joanna

Joanna — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:20:09 +0000

I foresee a big exodus of HEors to Scotland…

By: Merry

Merry — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:06:16 +0000

*dives for deep sand*

By: HHaricot

HHaricot — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:09:13 +0000

the thing was, in 2005 we were in a diff home ed place, and i remember the discussions on prob eo, and they just terrified me, and i put my head in the sand. i imagine others didn’t. this kind of thing is why i write and write and respond to wherever i can think in the hopes that if enough people do, it will be the ants moving mountains thing.

By: tbird

tbird — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:04:14 +0000

me again! just gone and read the whole doc. Amazing isn’t it, up til the last breath it appears they are merely making sweeping statements about travelling families (they are all thick, insular and don’t want their girls learning that there’s life outside their community) but then it swoops in with
“6.9 Legislation should apply uniformly to all families with children currently being educated at home and those wishing to elect for home education in the future.”
despite teh fact that non of the “research” for the doc has anything to do with non-travelling home educators!

I sort of feel I should have known about this a few years ago rather than now as it’s a 2005 document, adn somehow writing letters of complaint about it now seems a bit too late!

By: Jax

Jax — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:56:42 +0000

Where has Ivatt’s name come from listed as a member of the panel, I can’t find him? Or am I missing something (ie Ivatt isn’t his name but it was the report name from someone on the panel)?

By: HHaricot

HHaricot — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:32:18 +0000

they will assess my children’s improvement over my dead body

By: HHaricot

HHaricot — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:32:01 +0000

yeah, allie, i remember the discussion, and had hoped that the last consultation and review etc had stopped this bit of influence, but that he is on the panel, well lets count our free days left.

By: Jax

Jax — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:19:32 +0000

That’s the review of a member of the independent panel? Who won’t be exhibiting any bias at all? Do we not suspect that the findings of this panel may then resemble this review – Melrose was nice, wasn’t it?

By: Allie

Allie — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:15:42 +0000

It is indeed outrageous but not new. I think this is the Ivatts report that was discussed on lists some time ago – before the consultation that led to the 2007 guidelines, I think. Shame he’s on the ‘expert panel’ for the new review but let’s just hope he doesn’t have too much influence.

By: HHaricot

HHaricot — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:55:31 +0000

i’m thinking melrose is a nice place…