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[quote][i]"Verily, I have been sent to perfect morals"[/i]

Salams,

As a moderator, I think it is important
for you to be impartial and not post 
opinions of biased or prejudice nature.
Your posts seem to come across as being
very hostile towards parents choosing 
to home educate their children and I
totally disagree with your opinions.

As a parent I am entitled to make my
own choice about my children's 
education and so is everyone else. No
one should put pressure on anyone
that 'they must' put their kids in 
school or only home educate in 'extreme
cases'. It is none of your business to
tell me how to raise my children.

I think you know nothing about home
education, social exclusion and 
inclusion. I doubt if you have read
any books or papers written by
education professors & prominant
teachers such as John Holt, John Taylor
Gattor, Roland Meighan, Hamza Yusuf or
others.

I doubt if you have experienced home
educating your children or seen others
do it!

The honest fact is, research has proven
it to be far more successful that
teaching in schools. It is also totally
in accordance to our natural fitra and
Islamic teachings where it is the
parents responsibility on educating
their child (and not anyone elses).

There is far less bullying and parents
like us do not agree with people who
think our children should be sent to
into an enclosed building where they
are continually abused and mistreated
in such a way that effects their lives
adversely. In islam no one has to stand
up to such abuse.

As a home educator my children have had
several outings, field trips and social
activities which other school child 
haven't ever experienced. There is far
less bullying because home educators
are very careful in bringing up their
children with good morals & values, 
something that even our prophet pbuh is
said to have recommended:

"The best gift from a father to his
child is education and upbringing."

(Tirmidhi, authority of Said ibn Al As)

“I have been sent only for the purpose
of perfecting good morals.” (Muwatta)

I don't think you have read through the
history of schools or how they came
about and they are linked to the
industrial revolution. I doubt if you
understand how detrimental schools are
to our children's learning! In reality
schools are a prison for young
children who spend 37 odd hours away
from their families every week.

To us, it is anathemia!

Wasalam,
Thameena

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Education of Muslim Children -

Challenges and Opportunities

http://www.islamfortoday.com/syed07.htm

Dr. Ibrahim B. Syed, Ph.D analyzes the
advantages and disadvantages of Public,
Parochial, Private non-parochial, 
Islamic, Virtual Islamic, or Home 
Schools in the United States

"Each one of you is a caretaker (ra'iy)
and is responsible for those under his
care." (Reported by al-Bukhari and
Muslim.)

“Man is inclined to get influenced by
his friend's manners, so one must be
careful in choosing friends.” 
(Reported by Abu Dawud & At-Tirmidhi)

“Whoever has a daughter, tutors her on
good morals, educates her well and
feeds her properly; she will be a 
rotection for him from Hell-Fire.”

[url="http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?pagename=IslamOnline-English-Ask_Scholar/FatwaE/FatwaE&cid=1119503545244"]Islam Online[/url]

What do we mean by good education? The 
good education means the physical, 
mental and moral preparation of the
child so he can become a good 
individual in the good society.[/quote]

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