Greetings

I really want to encourage as many home educators as possible to write a submission today because this Bill COULD effect you down the line at some stage and it WILL effect some home educators now.

Craig wrote these two great articles for TEACH Bulletin when ERO reviews were stopped. Only 35 a year are being done now:

These two links are good to read if you have never read them before. They are also good to read again to be reminded of these things.

NO MORE Home Schooling ERO REVIEWS!!!

NO MORE Home Schooling ERO REVIEWS!!!

A Bit of Political Advice to Home Educators

A Bit of Political Advice to Home Educators

Craig said that there is a time to speak up and a time to remain silent.

This is  a time to speak up so…

Please put a submission into the select committee today

Online submissions close at midnight

mailed and delivered submissions close at 5pm

68 submissions here to help you write your submission: https://hef.org.nz/beneficiaries/submissions/

All the information you need is here: https://hef.org.nz/2012/make-a-submission-reject-compulsory-early-education-for-3-year-olds/

Support groups should also be putting in submissions – please make sure the support groups you are involved in have or are putting in submissions.

Please forward this email to other home educators and other home education email discussion groups.

Thankyou
Blessings
Barbara

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Related Links:

• Samuel Blight’s submission
• Home Education Foundation’s submission
• Media Release 9 – Social Security Bill Should Treat Home Education as a Legitimate Choice
• Media Release 8 – Social Security Bill Will Cause Real Hardship to Real People
• Family Integrity’s submission
• Media Release 7 – Paula Bennett’s One-Size-Fits-All Approach Leaves Parents With No Options
• 2nd letter from Paula Bennett to Barbara Smith
• Why should I put a submission into the Select Committee about the beneficiaries?
• Media Release 6 – Social Security Bill Will Punish Responsible Parents Who ‘Can’t Be Bought’
• Beneficiaries: Policy and Law
• 68 Submissions
• Submission: Trafficking, extortion, kidnapping, slavery and deception
• Media Release 5 – Beneficiary Parents “Not Able to Home School” Under Social Security Bill
• Media Release 4 – Social Security Bill Targets Responsible Parents for Toughest Penalties
• Letter from Paula Bennett to Samuel Blight
• Opinion Piece in Truth
• Possible timeline for Social Security (Benefit Categories and Work Focus) Amendment Bill
• Media Release 3 – Social Security Bill’s ECE Obligations Breach Human Rights
• Media Release 2 – Vulnerable Children Not Benefited By Social Security Bill
• Media Release 1 – Social Security Bill Coerces Parents, Removes Freedom
• Make a submission: Reject compulsory Early Education for 3 year olds
• Some of the main links
• Comment on Q+A: Social Development Minister Paula Bennett
• Human Rights in New Zealand Today: The right to education
• Raymond S. Moore on Early Childhood Centres
• Should preschool be compulsory?
• TVNZ One this morning Q&A with Paula Bennett
• Maxim Institute: What is best for children?
• HUGE Concerns over the Social Security (Benefit Categories and Work Focus) Amendment Bill
• Letter from Paula Bennett concerning beneficaries and home education to Barbara Smith
• Toby Manhire on Benefit-slaying Nats starting to look plain nasty
• Linking welfare to preschool attendance a world first
• New Update on: How will the new Social obligations which will be required of all beneficiary parents effect home schoolers?
• How will the new Social obligations which will be required of all beneficiary parents effect home schoolers?