<<there is a number of scared homeschoolers who are so worried about registration that they keep their kids indoors during school hours and never venture out -...
Hi Lisa, That's great you got someone with experience and compassion. Here in SA we seem to have one lady who is well informed and understanding, but we get a...
Hi Nikki, I have a friend who has the same idea about being honest, but as she does a lot of unschooling and she had a 'new' inspector, she was refused ...
Hi Nicola, ... I don't know that I would want to have a close friend who was unwilling to mention homeschooling. An acquaintance perhaps. The people in my...
"Many children in schools do not receive a high quality education, so why would home educators be required to do better than most schools?" This double...
"I presume your friend is also suggesting that the topic of institutional schooling will also be off topic and that she won't mention school stuff to you. That...
Hi Lisa, You said" She said the group meets to give the kids a playgroup opportunity and not to talk about homeschooling issues because everyone has differing...
Yes Sam, i think over time it won't matter to her that i'm homeschooling. Our kids are young, her daughter is in 3 year old kinder at the moment so up until...
Thanks Nikki for reminding me about HENCAST in the ACT. No excuses, simply the kind of ignorance that tends to lump ACT in with NSW, which is unpardonable for...
Hi Nicola I don't know how strong your friend's reaction was to your news but if she's a close friend I'd press on with your friendship and talk about...
One of the reasons I felt the need to belong to a homeschooling group was because many of my friends were mums of school children, or of adult children....
Lewi was saying lately that he wanted more time during the day with homeschooling friends. His best friends go to school so it's a long wait to catch up with...
I discussed this again with my friend this morning. She got pretty upset and cried. She told me she has no idea why it's upsetting her and i find it a little...
Hi Nichola, Even though I live in SA, I have met many very friendly homeschoolers from around Melbourne. Check out the HEN website for contact details for the...
Hi again Nicola Here is a fairly new Victorian Yahoo group that has started up and there is also a homeschooling magazine called Otherways that may have groups...
Hi Janette, thanks for the suggestions. I'm already a member of the group so hopefully i'll find someone local through that. I've also just ordered the recent...
Hi, that's interesting, I've always thought that part of people's discomfort with homeschooling is that it had never occurred to them that sending kids to...
... Hi Nichola, We live in Coburg, so not that close to you. I have two daughters, 11 and 7, and two sons, almost 9 and almost 4. There is an "Inner City...
Hi Helen Thanks for the info. We've been told of the meet in Clifton Hill and hope to be able to attend, it's quite a trek for us since we don't have a car...
... My goodness, have never heard that one before "homeschool should never be discussed?" Our homeschool group ranges from unschoolers to the more school room...
Since declining the kinder spot last week i'm feeling pretty confident about our decision. My friend is upset about it but i don't feel i can do anything to...
Hi Nichola You said - "" She then said "You're right into this alternative lifestyle aren't you?". I said yes, politely smiled and left asap! :) Ahh, i'm in...
Yes Kathryn it's funny isn't it? I think of myself as a normal woman living my life the way i think is right for me and my family. It is only when i receive...
Hey, me too!! No tie dye clothes and I don't have solar power etc either - no offense to those that do either. We live in what would be considered a 4 bedroom...
Ah unfortunately not, i'm in VIC. It would have been nice to compare notes about our alternative normal lifestyles over a cup of herbal tea while the kids run...
Vic is ok - I am only 10 mins from Vic and we spend a bit of time over there!! Just back from 5 days in Melbourne in fact!! Going to be back there at the end...
I'm in Melbourne. Let me know when you're next here and we could maybe catch up. ... over there!! Just back from 5 days in Melbourne in fact!! Going to be ...
