the parents of children who are home educated are allowed to do largely what they like?
I'm not anti home schooling, have considered it myself and have friends who do it but I just don't understand this disparity. My friends who HE say they really do have very little interference from anyone at all, their children follow whichever schedule they fancy Yet it's considered wrong for parents to take their children out of school for a day or two even though the trip they are taking will most likely have educational value....certainly emotional value ifyswim.
I say this as a teacher myself. I really don't see much of an issue with parents taking the odd day or few days each year.
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to wonder why parents of children who take them out for a day or two in term time are fined because it's not considered acceptable to miss a day at school but...
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Supercosy · 19/02/2014 08:35
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