Homeschooling teachers have raised their eyebrows to the Basic Education Law Amendments Bill as it’ll undo years of advances in home education, said Cape Home Educators chair Anelle Burger.
The BELA Bill had been referred to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education last year already.
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) says that the bill will result in major changes to the laws governing schooling and it will set the legal framework for education for the next ten or even twenty years.
This method is influenced by a number of factors and Christopher Cordeiro, Home education consultant has chimed in stating that the main concern is that the Provincial Education Department will be making the decision about whether a parent can home educate their child.
When it comes to proving learner progress, 64.5% of CHE’s research respondents said that this is possible to do with provincial departments.
In a survey, the top three reasons for homeschooling are namely:
- Individualized learning
- Cost considerations
- Religious reasons
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There are many factors that ought to be considered before such a decision is taken.
