Wednesday, 19 June 2013

Homeschoolers persecuted around the world
Just a note to point out that this is going on even though many people doubt this claim when I tell them. Homeschooling is actually illegal in Germany. It's an old law. Put there by one of their famous leaders from the past... can't remember the name...er... oh yeah HITLER!!! There you go only a few posts in and I've already pulled the Hitler card. Here's to many more off hand comments about the obvious similarity between modern statists and Nazi's. This is an older article but it makes some good points:
"Opponents of educational freedom and the human rights of parents and families never argue on facts and logic because they know homeschoolers will win, Neubronner added. The key to securing the right to home education, then, is not so much government and policy, but changing public opinion in hostile countries. That way, local authorities — who often fear trouble with higher-level officials — would feel more comfortable coming up with solutions other than persecution, helping to accommodate homeschoolers.    

“We are just pioneers — pioneers get dirty, get in the mud,” she said, noting that the explosion in homeschooling around the world, while wildly successful as an educational strategy, was a relatively recent phenomenon. Neubronner concluded by urging fellow persecuted homeschoolers and leaders from around the world not to fear, but rather prepare.

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