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Bill: Education Reform act 2086-10
Details
Submitted by[?]: Kirlawa Freedom Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: July 2087
Description[?]:
| Education is more then just gaining knowledge, it is also gaining social skills, and therefore part of a child's development. Our opinion is that home tutoring is lacking regarding the last aspect. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Education for children under adult age.
Old value:: Education is entirely voluntary.
Current: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Proposed: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:01:34, July 28, 2005 CET | From | Kirlawa Green Party | To | Debating the Education Reform act 2086-10 |
| Message | We shall support this if you have a majority. |
| Date | 12:28:25, July 28, 2005 CET | From |  Theofascist Party | To | Debating the Education Reform act 2086-10 |
| Message | You have a point. However, I can think of situations in which a child is unable to actually go to school - that is to say, the school building. So I think home schooling should still be permitted, although not encouraged and it should be subject to pretty tight regulations to guarantee the quality of the education. |
| Date | 16:09:24, July 28, 2005 CET | From | Kirlawa Freedom Party | To | Debating the Education Reform act 2086-10 |
| Message | In most situations children can, and for handicapped and otherwise special children there are special schools as well. The kid may be a genius in maths and physics, but if he/she did only this through home tutoring, it will lack social skill, which are very important as well. |
| Date | 16:23:36, July 28, 2005 CET | From | Federalist Labour Party | To | Debating the Education Reform act 2086-10 |
| Message | Home schooling is superior to public education on many fronts. Do some research... |
| Date | 16:32:31, July 28, 2005 CET | From | Theofascist Party | To | Debating the Education Reform act 2086-10 |
| Message | What fronts, for instance? |
| Date | 18:00:52, July 28, 2005 CET | From | Federalist Labour Party | To | Debating the Education Reform act 2086-10 |
| Message | Home schooling is hands on, it's personal tutoring, it’s better. "In most situations children can " MOST? This proposal will most certainly attack those in rural areas, who have no access to public education. This legislation could even force some to join a private school…if that is all that is available. |
| Date | 19:35:55, July 28, 2005 CET | From | Theofascist Party | To | Debating the Education Reform act 2086-10 |
| Message | Of course, home schooling can be considered to be a form of private education - which we allow. In light of this, I will not support this bill. I would like to point out, however, that education, be it public, private or "home", should be subject to tight quality standards. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 93 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 146 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 61 |
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