This is based entirely on my opinions of a news article I heard on the radio yesterday. I don't actually have any more facts than what I heard. I have no internet at home, so what I heard is what you've got.
Recently a family was banned from homeschooling in Australia. The reason given was that THEY WERE LEARNING BEYOND THEIR GRADE LEVEL.
Seriously. Don't let those kids be too smart. We can't have that.
The pyschologist / pycharitrist / whatever who was involved in the case (and was on the radio) said that these parents were Asian, and that many Asian parents had unrealistic expectations for their children academicly and that was the issue. "It's just not the way we do things in this country."
Um, hello?
Firstly, it's not like we're teaching our kids all that much in public schools. They aren't hard to beat. They're just not.
Secondly, teaching your children to achieve, whether academically or not is not a crime. And if it is, I plan to break the law.
Thirdly, what's with the racial sterotyping?
Fourth, does that mean I can make my kids super smart if the're white? What if their half Asian? Can they only be half a grade level above their age peers? What if they're black? Dodgy.
And finally, IT IS NOT AGAINST THE LAW. AND UNTIL IT IS, THEY REALLY CAN'T DO THIS!
Australia's government is ridiculous.
(Note, I did a super-quick google search and found nothing. But I'm angry, so I blogged about it.)
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