Comments on: We are asking for homeschooling to be considered mitigating circumstances http://www.nchenz.org.nz/2010/04/28/we-are-asking-for-homeschooling-to-be-considered-mitigating-circumstances/ National Council of Home Educators Fri, 21 Oct 2011 01:54:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: admin http://www.nchenz.org.nz/2010/04/28/we-are-asking-for-homeschooling-to-be-considered-mitigating-circumstances/comment-page-1/#comment-565 admin Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:07:07 +0000 http://www.nchenz.org.nz/?p=617#comment-565 Thank you for posting this. We can still make submissions to the working group http://ips.ac.nz/WelfareWorkingGroup/Contact.html which makes a report to Government in December Thank you for posting this.
We can still make submissions to the working group
http://ips.ac.nz/WelfareWorkingGroup/Contact.html
which makes a report to Government in December

]]> By: Kati http://www.nchenz.org.nz/2010/04/28/we-are-asking-for-homeschooling-to-be-considered-mitigating-circumstances/comment-page-1/#comment-555 Kati Mon, 07 Jun 2010 08:53:35 +0000 http://www.nchenz.org.nz/?p=617#comment-555 Recently published article "Welfare cuts will hit homeschoolers" posted here (http://www.tewahanui.info/wordpress2/?p=3417) on 4 June. It states "...ONLY single parents who are home educating in "significantly restricted circumstances" – such as living far from a school, or teaching a special needs child – will be excused from finding work." "...A spokesperson for Paula Bennett says there is now a difference between "those who choose to homeschool out of preference and those who homeschool out of necessity"." Sounds like they have made a decision. :0( Recently published article “Welfare cuts will hit homeschoolers”
posted here (http://www.tewahanui.info/wordpress2/?p=3417)
on 4 June.

It states
“…ONLY single parents who are home educating in “significantly restricted circumstances” – such as living far from a school, or teaching a special needs child – will be excused from finding work.”

“…A spokesperson for Paula Bennett says there is now a difference between “those who choose to homeschool out of preference and those who homeschool out of necessity”.”

Sounds like they have made a decision.
:0(

]]> By: Annemieke de Jong http://www.nchenz.org.nz/2010/04/28/we-are-asking-for-homeschooling-to-be-considered-mitigating-circumstances/comment-page-1/#comment-532 Annemieke de Jong Thu, 20 May 2010 09:31:41 +0000 http://www.nchenz.org.nz/?p=617#comment-532 Hi Chrissy, following is the email I sent to Paula Bennett recently: "I believe you are currently reviewing the above and ask that you consider homeschooling mothers who receive the DPB as having MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES. This group of mothers generally are totally dedicated to their children's education and do a fantastic job of educating their children. If they are to be work tested there will be a number of children having to go to school at a cost of $4000 per child per annum. Financially this does not make sense as you may be saving some money on paying out DPB but spending it on education for the children. Emotionally this does not make sense as these children often have very good reasons for being homeschooled such as having been bullied, not fitting in or doing very well in the system, hearing problems esp in a noisy classroom etc. Please, PLEASE for the sake of these homeschooled children and their mothers, consider them to have MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES and allow them to continue their homeschooling! Yours sincerely, Annemieke de Jong" Hope this helps! Let me know how you get on, regards Hi Chrissy, following is the email I sent to Paula Bennett recently:

“I believe you are currently reviewing the above and ask that you consider homeschooling mothers who receive the DPB as having MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES. This group of mothers generally are totally dedicated to their children’s education and do a fantastic job of educating their children. If they are to be work tested there will be a number of children having to go to school at a cost of $4000 per child per annum. Financially this does not make sense as you may be saving some money on paying out DPB but spending it on education for the children. Emotionally this does not make sense as these children often have very good reasons for being homeschooled such as having been bullied, not fitting in or doing very well in the system, hearing problems esp in a noisy classroom etc. Please, PLEASE for the sake of these homeschooled children and their mothers, consider them to have MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES and allow them to continue their homeschooling! Yours sincerely, Annemieke de Jong”

Hope this helps! Let me know how you get on, regards

]]> By: Chrissy http://www.nchenz.org.nz/2010/04/28/we-are-asking-for-homeschooling-to-be-considered-mitigating-circumstances/comment-page-1/#comment-522 Chrissy Thu, 06 May 2010 03:08:19 +0000 http://www.nchenz.org.nz/?p=617#comment-522 Hi Annamieke, I am working on an email for the AHE co-ordinator to send to Paula on behalf of Auckland Home Educators Inc. Would you like me to add anything into it which could help? I am thinking of including my above comment into the email, perhaps with a more detailed breakdown of the actual costs of forcing homeschooled children back into the schooling system as a side effect of this DPB policy change. Anyone else keen to contribute to this submission? Please? Hi Annamieke,
I am working on an email for the AHE co-ordinator to send to Paula on behalf of Auckland Home Educators Inc. Would you like me to add anything into it which could help? I am thinking of including my above comment into the email, perhaps with a more detailed breakdown of the actual costs of forcing homeschooled children back into the schooling system as a side effect of this DPB policy change. Anyone else keen to contribute to this submission? Please?

]]> By: Annemieke de Jong http://www.nchenz.org.nz/2010/04/28/we-are-asking-for-homeschooling-to-be-considered-mitigating-circumstances/comment-page-1/#comment-519 Annemieke de Jong Wed, 05 May 2010 10:04:49 +0000 http://www.nchenz.org.nz/?p=617#comment-519 Hi Chrissy, is the email above the one you sent to Paula Bennett? Have you left out the emotional side of 'children having to go to school' on purpose, i.e. a politician would not be interested in that? Its all about money for them and your email is reflecting this? Also, have you had any response either from P Bennett's office or from other homeschoolers? Regards from Chch, Annemieke Hi Chrissy, is the email above the one you sent to Paula Bennett? Have you left out the emotional side of ‘children having to go to school’ on purpose, i.e. a politician would not be interested in that? Its all about money for them and your email is reflecting this? Also, have you had any response either from P Bennett’s office or from other homeschoolers?
Regards from Chch, Annemieke

]]> By: Chrissy http://www.nchenz.org.nz/2010/04/28/we-are-asking-for-homeschooling-to-be-considered-mitigating-circumstances/comment-page-1/#comment-515 Chrissy Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:58:44 +0000 http://www.nchenz.org.nz/?p=617#comment-515 Thanks so much for doing this - it makes a lot of sense for homeschoolers to continue with what they are doing, both in terms of the outcomes for their children and the savings for taxpayers. The extra cost to the government of forcing a homeschooling single mother into full time work, if she has three school-aged children, adds up to $12,000 per year, with all factors (including tax paid) taken into consideration. Mitigating circumstances, definitely. Thanks so much for doing this – it makes a lot of sense for homeschoolers to continue with what they are doing, both in terms of the outcomes for their children and the savings for taxpayers. The extra cost to the government of forcing a homeschooling single mother into full time work, if she has three school-aged children, adds up to $12,000 per year, with all factors (including tax paid) taken into consideration. Mitigating circumstances, definitely.

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