Homeschooling Laws - BELA Bill - What now?
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- Be Properly Informed About the Legalities of Homeschooling
It is vital to be properly informed about the legalities of homeschooling so that you are not in a position where your children’s rights can be violated.The content of this video and/or any of our curriculum products does not claim to be or substitute for legal advice.
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Always seek the advice of a suitably informed legal advisor for your specific family circumstances.
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Thank you for this, very informative. Our major concern, and reason for not registering, was that the rumours going around was that you will be automatically turned down, because the DBE wants children in schools because they want the money, almost like they are in their minds 'losing money' on school fees due to home education. Also, the whole point of homeschooling is to move at the childs pace, so assessments becomes irrelevant. Feeling much better about this thanks.
Hi Johan, rumours are the biggest issue in undermining a parents confidence. We need the facts so that we can make decisions based on proper foundations. Join the Pestalozzi and keep homeschooling on.
This is very helpful especially when you want to do the right thing... but the right thing for the kids...Jesus said gibe to cecer what belongs to him and to God what belongs to God and our kids they belong to God not cecer
Thank you so much for this discussion. We have been really worried but you have given us all the clarity we need.
Truly appreciated ❤
So glad it has helped you. Keep homeschooling on!
Well done in giving a well-educated, balanced perspective.
This was our hope - to free parents from fear and equip with the right info :)
Thank you so much 💓
Thank you for the clarity.❤
We are glad we could help sort out the wheat from the chaff around this emotive topic!
Thank you for this update.
Wendy, I would love to know what that reading program was that helped? In a similar boat.
Take a look at All About Reading - the placement test is on the USA website but you can buy it locally via The Book Connection in Centurion. www.allaboutlearningpress.com/all-about-reading/
Thanks for this!
Thank you for this - much needed - my tyrannical sister made me so fearful about this bill...
You have nothing to fear if you are being careful and diligent to homeschool your children in their best interests.
@@footprintsonourland5768 they are doing so well - no school would compare❤️
Registration with the department was horrible and they were submissive, I would not register because officials don't understand their role.
They don't know anything. Been through that since 2016 when I went to enquire and came back empty handed, nobody knew anything. 2017when I started and we're not going back.
I did in 6 months what the schooling system completely failed to do for my kids in 4 years...
Can i ask what does one do when tounhave registered a kid with dbe because you thought thats what you suposed to do but then saw that CAPS wasnt working for the child and now you mix CAPS with American and you mix the grade levels instead of only doing grade 2 ir grade 3 etc... what do we do we sedm DBE then ?
Hi Azelle, please take some time to read through the articles on our website where we cover registration. Please also be sure to register with the Pestalozzi Trust. www.south-african-homeschool-curriculum.com/must-you-register-for-homeschooling
@AzelleBorchards You are free to use any curriculum or learning resources of your choice. You MUST do what is best for your child. On our Footprints on Our Land website we have an article about how to do a homeschool assessment and how to create a homeschool report to send to the DBE, when required, no matter what learning resources you use.
The DBE places children in grades with their peers by using the child's age minus six years. If you wish to report that your child's ability/skill is at a lower or higher level than the norm, you are free to do so. How they handle the grades and marks etc. is their problem. We have explained to them in multiple meetings that home education is not school-at-home and it does not always easily fit neatly into the bureaucratic admin system designed for the school system! We give customised education to unique children, not schooling en-masse!
Remember that the highest law of the land says that you MUST always make the best interests of the child the HIGHEST priority in all decisions pertaining to the child (Administrative compliance is not necessarily the highest priority or it may not be in the best interests of the child and this is why legal backing from an organisation like the Pestalozzi Trust is recommended.)
www.south-african-homeschool-curriculum.com/homeschool-assessment-reports-and-compliance