Before proceeding with this presentation, I really must take the time to make a few things more clear. To start, I am at a loss as to what or who I am having issues with. AHEA is a corporate entity, a not-for-profit society and as such is a bloodless, heartless, gutless, spineless, brainless “something” that … Continue reading "Clarification of Position: On the Alberta Home Education Association (AHEA) (Part 5)"

History clearly shows that home education has not really been in danger or threatened in this province. From the government’s perspective, the biggest issue has actually been how to best deal with this educational option, but never how to eliminate it. Indeed, although the Government of Alberta had to eventually reduce and allocate its distribution … Continue reading "Who Are Home Education’s Enemies and Friends? On the Alberta Home Education Association (AHEA) (Part 4)"

Last time, I discussed the environment and time in which the Alberta Home Education Association (AHEA) was created. I also briefly mentioned the history of another agency that had a completely different approach to helping the home education community in this province. This agency was the Home Education Corporation of Alberta (HECA). HECA drifted off … Continue reading "Foundations of Alberta’s Home Education Movement: On the Alberta Home Education Association (AHEA) (Part 3)"

A simple fact about history is that it becomes increasingly more interesting with age. That is, as we get older, we have more of it on which to reflect. I must admit that I have been accumulating a fair bit of history, which I believe is saying I am aging! However, aging also grants me … Continue reading "Alberta Home Education’s Early History: On the Alberta Home Education Association (AHEA) (Part 2)"

A friend of mine, a well known (and aging) wordsmith of notable repute by the name of Ted Byfield, has repeatedly encouraged me with his understanding of history. He often repeats that we cannot possibly understand where we are without at least being somewhat aware of where we have been. He has written a great … Continue reading "The Importance of Knowing History: On the Alberta Home Education Association (AHEA) (Part 1)"

In the last two blogs, I discussed how a nearly twenty-year-old presentation on home “schooling” affected me, both nostalgically and philosophically. It was good to be reminded of what home “schooling” was like and to be able to compare those times with what is going on today. Indeed, what I observed reminded me of some of … Continue reading "Wisdom is Simple: Why Complicate Things? (Part 3)"

Last week, I discussed how nostalgia made my listening to a nearly twenty-year-old broadcast session about home “schooling” interesting. Today, I would like to share the other reason this experience grabbed my attention. I must admit that when I initially listened to these sessions in 2002, I was, well, nearly twenty years younger and also twenty … Continue reading "Complications Based on Misunderstandings: Why Complicate Things? (Part 2)"

While solo on a lengthy drive, I had an opportunity to listen to a couple of rather dated broadcast sessions by the Focus on the Family organization. These sessions were really interesting for two reasons. The first reason was that they were largely in celebration of what was then, twenty years of home education in the … Continue reading "A Blast from the Past: Why Complicate Things? (Part 1)"

The COVID-19 pandemic was a game changer of immeasurable proportion! I have tried to show how it should have caused us all to rethink our understanding of what schools, learning and education are and how they are delivered. We discussed how schools are largely viewed as daycares rather than the educational institutions they claim to be. We … Continue reading "COVID-19 Lessons and Summary: Schools Are “Outed”! (Part 13)"

I must admit that there are certain news agencies that I have learned to completely distrust. Actually, there is one particular agency that is so bad at telling the truth that I often use it to get a truthful perception respecting an issue that I am unsure about by noting what is being reported and … Continue reading "Parents and Children. Tiring of School: Schools Are “Outed”! (Part 12)"