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Top Secret America
Washington Post (2010)
"Top Secret America" is a project nearly two years in the making that describes the huge national security buildup in the United States after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
A Dispatch from Planet Unschooling
PS Pirror (August 2010)
"People, let me tell you something. My daughter is 14. And there are times when I wished both of us lived on another planet. As in, together. As in, far, far away from everyone who thinks teens are by nature a subspecies from hell."
Kids are Capable of Much More Than We Give Them Credit For
Wendy Preisnitz, Life Learning Magazine
A melange of thoughts - sailing, life, ageism, metaphors, reality
Frank Maier
The Abuse of Children in State-Approved Care Settings
RenegadeParent.net (UK, 26 Feb 2010)
Why CRB checks do not ensure the safety of your child, and why schools are not the "safety net" that Ed Balls, the NASUWT, the NASW, the NSPCC and others would have you believe.
The Truth About Schedule 1 of the Children, Schools, and Families Bill
Dani Ahrens, Badman Review Action Group (UK, 24 Jan 2010)
Government anti-home-education claims versus reality.
Are Home Educators Worrying About Nothing?
Freedom for Children to Grow (UK, Undated, 2010)
Schedule 1 of the Children Schools and Families Bill proposes a huge number of changes to the law on home education.
