Christopher Lloyd on the Wright Stuff

Posted on 2014-11-12 by Barbara

The Wright Stuff

Home Educators, so often pictured by the press as crazies who have slipped off the system, are vigorously defended by world history author Christopher Lloyd in this 11 minute interview for Channel’s 5’s Matthew Wright.

Click on this link to watch the video: http://www.whatonearthbooks.com/blog/wallbook-weekly/the-wright-stuff

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From the Smiths:

https://hef.org.nz/2011/craig-smith-26-january-1951-to-30-september-2011/

Updated 1 October 2014: Three years on (Craig Smith’s Health) page 7 click here

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Needing help for your home schooling journey:

https://hef.org.nz/2011/needing-help-for-your-home-schooling-journey-2/

And

Here are a couple of links to get you started home schooling:

Information on getting started: https://hef.org.nz/getting-started-2/

and

Information on getting an exemption: https://hef.org.nz/exemptions/

This link is motivational: http://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-what-is-it-all-about/

Exemption Form online: https://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-exemption-form-now-online/

Coming Events: https://hef.org.nz/2013/some-coming-events-for-home-education-during-2013-2/

Beneficiaries: http://hef.org.nz/2013/where-to-for-beneficiary-families-now-that-the-social-security-benefit-categories-and-work-focus-amendment-bill-has-passed-its-third-reading/

Employers Look for Right Attitude

Posted on 2014-01-23 by Barbara

This Wellington Dominion survey is probably even more relevant today than it was back in 1995.

Almost half of all unemployed people hold educational qualifications but in a recent survey employers ranked qualifications at the bottom of a list of 20 desirable attributes for selecting potential employees, the Employment Service says.

In a survey of 500 randomly selected employers, qualifications came last in traits employers considered most desirable for employees. Top of the list was:

attitude followed by:

honesty

tidy appearance

amiability

enthusiasm

reliability

communication skills

motivation

punctuality

experience

flexibility

fast learning

efficiency

commitment

knowledge

education

interest

personality

stability

willingness to work

skills AND

qualifications

(From Wellington Dominion, 6 October 1995.)

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Please feel free to forward, email, share, etc – thankyou

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From the Smiths:

https://hef.org.nz/2011/craig-smith-26-january-1951-to-30-september-2011/

Updated: 30 September 2013: One year on (Craig Smith’s Health) page 7 click here

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Needing help for your home schooling journey:

https://hef.org.nz/2011/needing-help-for-your-home-schooling-journey-2/

And

Here are a couple of links to get you started home schooling:

Information on getting started: https://hef.org.nz/getting-started-2/

and

Information on getting an exemption: https://hef.org.nz/exemptions/

Exemption Form online:https://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-exemption-form-now-online/

This link is motivational:https://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-what-is-it-all-about/

Coming Events:https://hef.org.nz/2013/some-coming-events-for-home-education-during-2013-2/

Beneficiaries: https://hef.org.nz/2013/where-to-for-beneficiary-families-now-that-the-social-security-benefit-categories-and-work-focus-amendment-bill-has-passed-its-third-reading/

Kai Iwi Lakes Campout, Home Educators and Friends now from 18 February 2014

Posted on 2014-01-21 by Barbara

Please note the date change – this is now from 18 February

From the organisers:

We would like to invite Home Educators and friends to join us for a summer camp at Kai Iwi Lakes from 18 February 2014 (stay as long as you like).

Families will need to supply all camping and cooking needs as the only facilities are clean public toilets and fresh cold water. We can meet together for meals, games etc if you wish. Also bring bikes, sports gears, board games, water gear, boats and life jackets (younger children may need to swim in them and for water sports).

We’ll be camping at the Promenade Point Camp grounds at the far end of the camp, which is smaller and has trees and good swimming. Camp sites aren’t marked out so families can choose their spot.

If you have family or friends keen to come please add them to this page….

Check out this link for fees and and more info…..

https://secure.zeald.com/kaiparadistrictcouncil/Service%20%20Info/Community%20Spaces/Taharoa%20Domain%20Kai%20Iwi%20Lakes?mv_pc=14880

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Please feel free to forward, email, share, etc – thankyou

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From the Smiths:

https://hef.org.nz/2011/craig-smith-26-january-1951-to-30-september-2011/

Updated: 30 September 2013: One year on (Craig Smith’s Health) page 7 click here

*****

Needing help for your home schooling journey:

https://hef.org.nz/2011/needing-help-for-your-home-schooling-journey-2/

And

Here are a couple of links to get you started home schooling:

https://hef.org.nz/getting-started-2/

and

https://hef.org.nz/exemptions/

This link is motivational:https://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-what-is-it-all-about/

Exemption Form online:https://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-exemption-form-now-online/

Coming Events:https://hef.org.nz/2013/some-coming-events-for-home-education-during-2013-2/

Beneficiaries: https://hef.org.nz/2013/where-to-for-beneficiary-families-now-that-the-social-security-benefit-categories-and-work-focus-amendment-bill-has-passed-its-third-reading/

Letter from Paula Bennett concerning beneficaries and home education

Posted on 2012-09-20 by Barbara

Update 5/10/12: Make a submission: Reject compulsory Early Education for 3 year olds

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Here is the letter from Paula Bennett — all bad news for home educators on a benefit.

Slevel5,5L-12092013240(2)

Reading this response I realise that this is a process we are going through at the moment – The Social Security (Benefit Categories and Work Focus) Amendment Bill.

So we can now make submissions to this Bill leading up to the 1st reading of the Bill – more on this when I find out exactly what this involves and the timeline of events for this bill.

OK this bill was first introduced 17 September 2012 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/bill/government/2012/0067/latest/DLM4542304.html

Download PDF (2.7MB)

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From the Smiths:

https://hef.org.nz/2011/craig-smith-26-january-1951-to-30-september-2011/

Updated 16 September 2012: Life for Those Left Behind (Craig Smith’s Health) page 6 click here

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Needing help for your home schooling journey:

https://hef.org.nz/2011/needing-help-for-your-home-schooling-journey-2/

And

Here are a couple of links to get you started home schooling:

https://hef.org.nz/getting-started-2/

and

https://hef.org.nz/exemptions/

This link is motivational:
https://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-what-is-it-all-about/

YouTube with Craig

Posted on 2012-09-08 by Barbara

Craig Smith of the Home Education Foundation and face behind the Home Education Q&A channel introduces himself. A participator in the home education movement for over 30 years, Craig was a pioneer and leader in the movement in New Zealand. He was the husband of Barbara and father to four natural, three adopted and one permanently fostered child under a guardianship arrangement and six grandchildren. His youngest child was born in 2005 so he had planned to be in the game for many more years to come. He was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer 4 August 2011 and went to glory 30 September 2011.

146 Youtube video clips recorded from 18 August to 6 September 2011. Craig passed to Glory 30 September of a Brain Tumour – Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) .

Please click on links below to view video.

Q & A with Craig Smith recorded 18 August 2011