In this article has been extracted from a longer paper by the same name that came about in response to the Badman Review of Elective Home Education (Badman 2009). The first part briefly discusses the Badman Review. The next looks at the misunderstandings that can occur once concerns are raised in home education. Finally there are case studies relating to this author's work as an expert witness at court. The article argues that before any further changes are introduced we should first understand why the current system is not working. The evidence presented lends weight to the idea that home educated children are being increasingly "problematised" (Monk 2004). This article title comes from the words of the MP Tim Collins who warned: "Giving very young children the idea that they will learn more outside the classroom than in it, is a desperately dangerous notion." (9th February 2005, bbc.co.uk). [Every Child Journal. Vol. 1.5 June 2010. pp48-53.]