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I registered on this principle.  I obey the rules and regulations of the country I am in just as I would expect my children to obey me even if they don't totally agree with me or maybe even understand the reasons why I have the rules I do.  As they progress into teen years then I would expect the next level of obedience - questioning and trying to understand the whys of the rules so to speak is expected.

If I want to apply this to me registering for homeschooling then I would register, after all I should still obey the rules, but then I can question them by contacting my local member with my concerns, by joining groups that have a voice on issues in homeschooling and by seeing if the rules I don't agree with can be changed.  Sometimes lots of voices can get things changed, just like a persistent teenager can get us to relax or re-negotiate the rules as their responsibility and understanding of the original reasons for the rules expands.

So for me this is the principle of obeying yet also acknowledging that if I have issues I should approach the authorities with maturity and not just be a "emotional teenager" in expecting the rules to change without having made an effort to see why the rules were set up that way in the first place.  Just throwing a tantrum and deciding that if I don't like the rules I don't have to obey them is just as bad as being a child.  I am an example to my children of how I expect adults to react and not registering/disobeying the rules just because I don't agree with them is not a principle I want them to learn at this young stage of life if you know what I mean.