Archive for December, 2005

Home schooling Defended

By James Silver
The State Government wants to impose tough new measures to control the home education system, a support group says.
Bendigo mother, Susan Wight, who is part of the Home Education Network, has slammed the government’s handling of a draft reform bill that calls for the creation of an authority that would regulate home schooling [...]

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Teenagers – you can quit school and still get a good education!

by Lyn Loxton, – Home Education Network 2005
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VCE, Alternatives and University Entrance
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Contacts

If you have found your way to this article, chances are you are having an unhappy time at school. Maybe you are being bullied, or are bored out of your mind or are just plain angry that your life is [...]

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Otherways – Issue 106 – December 2005 to January 2006

In this issue:

Education Act: Latest News
Informal Learning – Alan Thomas
Coping with Hard Times
Learning Science Naturally

Regular Features

Science classes – term 4 lists
Worries, Wit and Wisdom – Sharing our fears about Home Education
Age of Reason: Teen talk
Childrens’ pages
Network News – Support group activites

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