Baroness Deech shows just what we’re afraid of
Anyone who thinks home educators have nothing to fear from a spot of “light touch registration” needs to check out Baroness Deech in the House of Lords tonight (Hansard starts at the bottom of the page)
This woman has really got it in for us! Apparently she knew nothing about home education but having discovered that there are thousands of children in this country growing up without direct state control of their education, well, she is enraged! Something must be done! Badman clearly didn’t go far enough, home visits should be every 3 months, none of this 2 week warning, that’s for sissies, no it should be 1 week, or no warning at all!! That’s the ticket! And if you refuse then it’s straight off to school with your children, that very day! The word ‘rabid’ seems fitting around now.
How dare we be upset at the attacks against us, how dare we be angry! How dare we think that the state is a bit rubbish … has she been living in a cave do you think? You know expenses scandal, illegal wars, failed economy, I don’t think I’d be stretching it to suggest that the majority of the people in this country are not exactly pro-government right now. But no, to a statist anyone who isn’t in love with the beauty of an all powerful state is clearly suspect and probably shouldn’t be allowed to have children in the first place, let alone home educate them.
Su Said on March 8th, 2010 at 11:26 pm quote
She’s not gone far enough! We should be visibly identifiable by some external sign on our clothing. How will ordinary people know exactly who they may be mixing with?
Merry Said on March 8th, 2010 at 11:28 pm quote
And don’t forget, to be scared of strangers is not an acceptable excuse for not being interviewed alone!!!!
Su Said on March 8th, 2010 at 11:34 pm quote
Correct, Merry. Being scared is nothing. You need to be ripping off your own skin and eating it! When I were a lass…
bubble Said on March 9th, 2010 at 9:08 am quote
she just doing what she is told to do as a loyal labour lord of course she been well briefed and told what she should say in the lords! I suspect she is enjoying the attention she has been geting from Balls?DCSF!
The Threepenny Opera « kelly green and gold Said on March 9th, 2010 at 9:47 am quote
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Jo Said on March 9th, 2010 at 2:46 pm quote
Given Baroness Deech’s family’s history of escape from Nazi-occupied Europe and the murder of her family members in the concentration camps, I was open-mouthed to see her a) lauding Germany’s ban on home education and b) calling on the government to opt for even tighter registration and monitoring of home educating families than is currently being proposed. I’m not sure she would be so keen if it were a different minority group which was to be the subject of such government control and scrutiny, based solely on spurious allegations.
firebird Said on March 9th, 2010 at 2:54 pm quote
@Jo, yes the irony is pretty staggering.
Ciaran Said on March 9th, 2010 at 4:18 pm quote
I can’t believe she actually said “Produce the child!”
Several times.
Under no circumstances will I be “producing” my children to be inspected by the likes of her.
She says that home educators having contempt for the state doesn’t paint them in a good light. I say it’s the other way around - the state clearly has contempt for the people, and that paints it in a very bad light indeed. Who is supposed working for whom here?