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Apr 16, 2006 14:07

There are many things in life which seem perfectly sensible until you think about them. School, for example.

Today's Observer features an example of the kind of "new research" without which newspapers (and radio news bulletins) wouldn't know what to do:Hundreds of thousands of parents are risking hefty fines by taking their children out of school ( Read more... )

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cool_moose July 9 2006, 01:08:27 UTC

Interesting and I agree. No school ever told me how to prioritize my children's education - parental rights (well, 'excellent' parents like Sandra and me, anyway ;-) must trump state-education rules.

But, apart from our own two sons (who did fine - right through grad-school), we also had three 'foster-sons' and an adopted son. Their original parents wouldn't (didn't) make good decisions about anything, let alone school ones. Nick's fundamental question is rigt on.

Incidentally, Kevin McGeary suggested we LJ-connect (see his and my comments
- http://mcgeary.livejournal.com/23435.html - )

So, hello !

duke_aldhein July 24 2006, 15:38:32 UTC

Welcome - and sorry it's taken me so long to say hello! I've just posted something in response to Nick's question - I'd be interested in your thoughts.

cool_moose July 25 2006, 06:00:23 UTC

I'm 'on the road' too - hence not much posting recently. Vacation time in Eastern Canada, playing 'grandad' to the world's most amazing 2 yr old, attending a 40-year reunion at McGill U. - and wandering the streets of my youth. Fun.

I'll remark more fully when I've absorbed more of your past entries (curious old bugger that I am) ... my previous ones are under "tomcan", an LJ identity that I changed in January.

Will be spending some time with Nick in about 2 weeks. Showing him the wonders of Vancouver.

duke_aldhein July 25 2006, 07:29:38 UTC

Fair enough - I don't know how much you'll glean from the fragments of my life recorded on LJ, but if you want some more straightforward (if slightly out of date) context, you could try my website.

cool_moose July 26 2006, 05:52:09 UTC

I've done so (read your website) and found it fascinating. I'll browse around some of your links and suggested books ( ... )

duke_aldhein July 26 2006, 09:25:35 UTC

Glad you enjoyed the website - I've been halfway through rebuilding it for ages - in the process, I discovered the hidden technical errors in the original and got bogged down trying to fix them.

Your remark about the CHurch set me thinking - and has provoked a whole new post, which should appear shortly... Thank you!

cool_moose July 27 2006, 18:32:51 UTC

I'll watch for it with interest ( ... )

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