dedicated to parents wanting to be involved and effective in the education of their children
III. CURRICULUM DECISION-MAKING
We note that the general principle in a free, democratic society is that public institutions must reflect the public’s will and not the self-interest of those who run the institutions. The Let’s Talk About Schools discussion paper (1985) reflects this basic principle:
The Provincial curriculum is presently determined by elected representatives of the people – […]
V. BUILDING HOME-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP
Regarding the question of school/family relations we became aware of the yet unpublished article by Dr. John D. Friesen, Department of Counseling Psychology, UBC, entitled “The Family and School: An Uneasy Relationship.” In it he writes that
The thesis of the paper is that parents should assume an important role in the child’s education […]
“Implement the Rhetoric” was the rallying cry of a group of parents - Citizen Action to Reform Education (CARE) – in the 70’s and 80’s in Vancouver BC (Canada). Tokenism, lip service, and symbolic use of parents were frustrating many parents. Below is a report I prepared in 1980.
PARENT INVOLVEMENT IN EDUCATION: THE STATE OF THE […]
“Canadian and American Policy makers should recognize the ability of parents to meet the educational needs of their children at home, without government involvement,” says Claudia Hepburn in the 2nd edition of Home Schooling: From the Extreme to the Mainstream (Fraser Institute, Oct. 2007).
The 24 page research document is worth downloading free from:
http://www.fraserinstitute.org/COMMERCE.WEB/product_files/Homeschooling2.pdf
I was a […]