Comments on: An idea http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/2010/04/22/an-idea/ The blog of the South West Surrey Home Educators Group Fri, 18 May 2012 16:07:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Shell http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/2010/04/22/an-idea/#comment-3863 Shell Sat, 01 May 2010 18:55:49 +0000 http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/?p=801#comment-3863 My 1Thing4HE is I blog and I have a huge sidebar packed full of resources. I will answer anyone's questions about HE and hope it helps others make that difficult leap of faith that if I can do it they can. I am pleased to see that people will ask questions and not be hostile despite the media and Govt's approach recently. The fight goes on. When they come at us again we will be ready. My 1Thing4HE is I blog and I have a huge sidebar packed full of resources. I will answer anyone’s questions about HE and hope it helps others make that difficult leap of faith that if I can do it they can.
I am pleased to see that people will ask questions and not be hostile despite the media and Govt’s approach recently.
The fight goes on.
When they come at us again we will be ready.

]]> By: stuart http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/2010/04/22/an-idea/#comment-3804 stuart Sun, 25 Apr 2010 23:55:54 +0000 http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/?p=801#comment-3804 I am trying to get the attention of our local Conservative candidate to get her opinion. Hopefully we can try and make a positive impression. Not that there is a great deal of local pressure from the LEA, they seem pretty reasonable around here. Stuart #Do1Thing4HE on twitter I am trying to get the attention of our local Conservative candidate to get her opinion.
Hopefully we can try and make a positive impression.
Not that there is a great deal of local pressure from the LEA, they seem pretty reasonable around here.
Stuart

#Do1Thing4HE on twitter

]]> By: Maire http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/2010/04/22/an-idea/#comment-3802 Maire Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:32:31 +0000 http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/?p=801#comment-3802 Is this the post on the timetable http://freedomineducationunderthreat.blogspot.com/2010/02/time-table-of-sordid-events.html Really on board with this idea, have blogged a link to here. Is this the post on the timetable http://freedomineducationunderthreat.blogspot.com/2010/02/time-table-of-sordid-events.html

Really on board with this idea, have blogged a link to here.

]]> By: Jo http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/2010/04/22/an-idea/#comment-3796 Jo Sat, 24 Apr 2010 17:39:10 +0000 http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/?p=801#comment-3796 Am taking part in some mainstream forums, getting my name known a bit, and they all know I home educate.also started a blog which quite a few of them are following and others are just reading from time to time. hoping that just the fact that they know and like a home educator ,even if just online, will help it become something people are aware of in a positive light. the forums aren't parenting or education based but I think that helps as there are less sensitivities at play. Jo x didn't set off to do that but thats how its evolved so going to go with it while I can Am taking part in some mainstream forums, getting my name known a bit, and they all know I home educate.also started a blog which quite a few of them are following and others are just reading from time to time.
hoping that just the fact that they know and like a home educator ,even if just online, will help it become something people are aware of in a positive light.
the forums aren’t parenting or education based but I think that helps as there are less sensitivities at play.
Jo x
didn’t set off to do that but thats how its evolved so going to go with it while I can

]]> By: Fiona Nicholson, Education Otherwise http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/2010/04/22/an-idea/#comment-3769 Fiona Nicholson, Education Otherwise Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:27:50 +0000 http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/?p=801#comment-3769 Replying to myself, sorry. Even if all the constituencies stayed exactly the same ie returned the same parties (given that roughly 2/3 are safe seats) there would still be a quarter of all MPs new to delights of home ed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPs_standing_down_at_the_United_Kingdom_general_election,_2010 Fiona Replying to myself, sorry. Even if all the constituencies stayed exactly the same ie returned the same parties (given that roughly 2/3 are safe seats) there would still be a quarter of all MPs new to delights of home ed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPs_standing_down_at_the_United_Kingdom_general_election,_2010

Fiona

]]> By: Firebird http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/2010/04/22/an-idea/#comment-3768 Firebird Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:44:06 +0000 http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/?p=801#comment-3768 Definitely sounds like a good idea, particularly for new MPs who haven't had the pleasure of being lobbied by home educators before. Definitely sounds like a good idea, particularly for new MPs who haven’t had the pleasure of being lobbied by home educators before.

]]> By: Fiona Nicholson, Education Otherwise http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/2010/04/22/an-idea/#comment-3767 Fiona Nicholson, Education Otherwise Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:35:09 +0000 http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/?p=801#comment-3767 Inviting a new MP to the local home education group in September before they go back to parliament seems like a useful thing to do. Getting in touch in May, booking diary slot as soon as they are elected, photo op with local children...don't see how they could say no? Fiona Inviting a new MP to the local home education group in September before they go back to parliament seems like a useful thing to do. Getting in touch in May, booking diary slot as soon as they are elected, photo op with local children…don’t see how they could say no?

Fiona

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