AN INDEPENDENT STUDY AND CRITIQUE OF THE SWEDISH GOVERNMENT’S PROPOSED NEW LEGISLATION BANNING HOMESCHOOLING

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AN INDEPENDENT STUDY ANDCRITIQUE OFTHE SWEDISH GOVERNMENT'SPROPOSED

NEW LEGISLATION ONHOMESCHOOLING

By C.C.M.Warren, M.A.(Oxon), Retired Professional Educator

Submitted to the Swedish Government's Department of Education

Dedicated to all Homeschoolers in Sweden and Internationally

Special thanks to Jonas Himmelstrand for his advice and proofreading

15 September 2009

Available in HTML, PDF and RTF formats

This article is also available online, with supplementary materials, at:

http://sites.google.com/site/homeschoolinginsweden

For further information on homeschooling in Sweden and the

issues raised in this report, please contact repesentatives at:

Riksorganisationen för Hemundervisning iSverige

http://www.rohus.nu

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This article may be freely copied and distributed provided it is not soldor modified in any way.The media may freely quote from this material on condition that areference is included to the home website at

http://sites.google.com/site/homeschoolinginsweden

and to

http://www.rohus.nu

List of Contents

A. PERSONAL PREFACE

A1. Introduction

A1a. A British Resident Homeschooling A1b. Dual State and Home Schooling

A1c. Professionally Assessed Homeschooling

A1d. Eldest Homeschooler and the National Test

A1e. Two Sons in Swedish and Norwegian State Education

A2. My Professional Background

A2a. Educator, Lecturer and Writer

A2b. Professional Qualifications

A2c. Professional Teaching Posts

A2d. Children will Move Abroad

A3. Why We Homeschool

A3a. Swedish Residence Temporary

A3b. Frequent Travel

A3c. English Language-Based Education

A3d. Retired Professional Educator Homeschooling

A3e. Avoiding Bad Social Conditions at State Schools

A3f. Philosophical and Religious Grounds for Homeschooling

A3g. Conflicting Calendars

A4. The Potential Impact of the Proposed New Swedish

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Educational Law

A4a. Destruction of a Way of Life for Foreign Visitors

A4b. Discrimination Against Foreigners

A4c. The Importance of Choice

A4d. A Deterrent to Foreign Workers

A5. A Worst Case Political Scenario

A5a. A Potential Political Disaster

A5b. The Pluralism and Tolerance Motivation

A5c. The Risk of Civil Disobedience and Emmigration

A5d. Political Refugees from Sweden

A5e. Intolerance of a Minority

A5f. Imprisoning or Fining Homeschoolers

A5g. We Will Fight

A5h. Only Two Choices for Sweden

A5i. Damaging Sweden's International Reputation

A5j. The Wisest Choice

A6. The Proposed New Law

A6a. Many Improvements in the New Law

A6b. Greater Efficiency in the State Sector

A6c. Long-Term Consequences of the New Regulations

A7. Alternative Educational Systems

A7a. Valid Alternative Educational Choices

A7b. Unschooling vs. a Structured Curriculum

A7c. Compulsory Education, Not Compulsory Schooling

A7d. A Lack of Parenting and an Increase in Psychological Ill-Health

B. SUMMARY OF 30 KEY POINTS OF THIS REPORT

C. DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE PROPOSED NEW LAW

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