● provide a forum for discussion
about the fundamental issues in education
● encourage parents who
are dissatisfied with their children's schooling to consider the
option of educating
their children at home
● help provide information,
resources and support to those considering home educating
and those involved in it
● facilitate the formation of local groups of home
educators-
click here to contact others
● provide information about some alternative
educational ventures in India
Please note that in so
far as any organisation exists, it is non-sectarian and non-hierarchical.
The intention is that we learn together.
A PERSONAL STATEMENT~
On several occasions I have taught at schools of a special nature
in India, but mostly I have home educated my two children (together with their
mother) for over ten years in New Zealand and Australia. Although serious,
worth-while schools do exist, they are the exceptions and not everyone has
access to them. It was suggested to us in India that we could encourage parents
who are seriously dissatisfied with their children's schooling to consider the
option of home educating. Thus I have circulated
an article,
initiated this web site, and started a mailing list so that those interested and
concerned in this matter can communicate with each other.
In the course of setting up the above I realised I might be providing
an "answer" (in the form of home educating) and it was more appropriate to help
people find their own answers. Thus I have broadened the scope of the site to
encompass what might be loosely termed "alternative education"
I emphasise there is no authority implied in what I am attempting. I welcome
suggestions and the participation of others.
Clive Elwell November 2001
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