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Many years ago, when I first started facilitating professionally, which means when I started getting paid for facilitating after years of pro bono service to our local school division, my wife and I were assigned a family in Viking, Alberta. W
Now that you know how the term “facilitator” came into being and why it is largely a made-in-Alberta phenomenon, we will proceed to describe what facilitation entails. But first, let me explain why facilitation is necessary. Government does no
Once private schools were given the right to sponsor home education, yet another new educational phenomenon came into being in Alberta. Most funded private schools knew little about home education, yet were attracted by the possibility of incr
As the home education population of Alberta grew, so did the ways in which schools ascertained the educational progress of these students. As one of the first certificated teachers to be home educating in this province, it was assumed I knew
Home education became part of the Alberta educational landscape for the first time with the 1988 School Act, and at this time, non-resident school boards also came into being. We can assume the creation of non-resident school boards was to mit
If you were to mention home education facilitation to home educators anywhere other than in Alberta, you are likely to get strange looks. Most have never heard of it. “Home education what?” they ask. “What is it? What does it entail? How i
I once read a saying that says it all! “Education is going from an unconscious to conscious awareness of one’s ignorance.” Perhaps this is a good way to end our series on opposition to home education. You see, the biggest misunderstanding re
Now that we have talked about the pushback, opposition, obstacles and other potential persecution one can expect as a consequence of deciding to home educate, let’s look at how to effectively deal with opponents, be they government, third-party
It is not uncommon for older children to bear a grudge against their parents for having kept them out of what they perceive as the real world. After all, your decision to do things differently does result in the children being different, which
Now that we have addressed the biggest opposers of unschooling within the home education community, let’s address what may be the biggest surprise of all. It is not unusual for home educating children to oppose your resolve to teach them at ho
We have now dealt with a few sources and manifestations of home education persecution. Once you have found your rightful place and authority in the home, there remain two other possible sources of opposition to your plan of doing things your w
Eventually, one does get past the opposition to your initial decision to home educate. Those who are really obsessed with you daring to do things differently start slowly backing off as they witness your resolve and, more importantly, see the
The most common form of persecution coming from outside the homeschooling community is likely from within your inner circle. I am talking about family members who take issue with your decision to educate your children yourself. This one is usu
We have now established the fact that doing the right thing comes at a cost, usually in the form of opposition or persecution. We also determined that the objective of naysayers is to mindlessly advance the status quo education system and that
As mentioned in the previous vlog, we can expect persecution for being on the path of righteousness, and it is not meant to be enjoyable. The pressure to adhere to government schooling can at times be overwhelming, especially when it comes fro
It must be understood that doing things God’s way is superior to other alternatives, assuming of course that God exists as part of your life. This should apply to all things, including the education of our children. For most home educators, d
We have discussed how home education provides the best opportunity to have a loving home in which to develop and grow as a family, and where the end result is usually a strong family unit of people who truly love and cherish each other. Althou
Sometimes, something is so obvious it is hard to see and even more difficult to describe. That is what I have come to believe regarding home education. I cannot claim home education should be practiced by everybody, but I can definitely claim
We were no different than most people in our early days of home educating. We knew the school was failing our children so we decided to bring it home. Unfortunately, we did not solve anything by bringing school ideology and practices into our
It is often said that common sense is not that common. This may be true, but it depends on who is involved. Most people have been educated in some kind of school. School was initially invented to help children think differently from their pa
We all want to see our children succeed. Yet, when I ask parents what they mean by success, almost always the answer is, “We want them to be happy, content with their lot in life, the job they have and the person they marry.” Maybe not in tha
This time I want to start with the conclusion: No, you do not need to send your children to high school to get accreditation so they can go to college. First of all, you have no idea if college is required in your child’s life. Secondly, chi
This may be true. Perhaps you never completed high school yourself or maybe you did not excel at that level. No big deal. Two things must be considered when addressing this concern, but first, let’s be abundantly clear that bringing “high sc
Aside from specializing in confusion, schools do a great disservice to students when they program them in computer fashion. One way this is demonstrated is by telling students they can be anything they want to be. Although this may sound reas
“But my child is different,” you say. “She is special needs and requires special programming.” Yes, indeed, but all children are special needs. All children are unique and in need of special programming. Through God’s eyes, we are all specia
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