Everyone interested in education at home is welcome to join and post a
message. All methods are welcome - homeschooling, unschooling, natural
learning, integrated learning, self-education, home-based learning,
tutoring, etc. WHEN comes up for the right of families to educate their
own children following the methods of their own choice. WHEN argues
that:
1. Laws that force children to attend school, against the will of
themselves and of their parents, should be abolished. Such laws deny
people their unalienable liberties, they violate moral and ethical
values and do not make sense from a socio-economic perspective either.
2. Many educational institutions are closed shops. They are linked by
accreditation into an unhealthy cartel. University degrees and other
academic qualifications act as entry tickets into well-paid employment,
since many occupations are only open to people with specific
educational qualifications. This is a system of privilege and
discrimination that is government-sponsored in a legal and financial
sense. The prevention of competition and associated unfair trade
practices indoctrinate society with unhealthy values.
3. The subject matter that is typically taught at school, including he
basic premise behind science and academic knowledge, i.e. the idea that
there are universal laws and rules that do not change over time, is
based on inferior beliefs. Instead, WHEN supports optionality, which
allows for the wide diversity that is so common among homeschoolers.
Feel invited to join and post a message!
Deborah