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| Date: From: Subject: | 10/16/2003 12:37:40 AM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--October 16, 2003 |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== {{JoinAd}} Topics for October 16, 2003 1. CBS Attacks "Homeschooling" 2. Massachusetts Superintendent Demands List of College Courses 3. Two Colorado School Districts Apologize after HSLDA Intervenes 4. Home School Heartbeat: Homeschooling Fathers--Encouragement for Dads Plus: Homeschooling in the News ...................................................................... 1. CBS Attacks "Homeschooling" Monday and Tuesday night of this week CBS National News ran two negative homeschooling reports titled "The Dark Side of Homeschooling" and "Home School Nightmares." Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1141 ...................................................................... 2. Massachusetts Superintendent Demands List of College Courses Massachusetts is one of three states that require homeschoolers to seek "approval" of each child's home education plan each year. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1142 ...................................................................... 3. Two Colorado School Districts Apologize after HSLDA Intervenes Many school districts try to exceed the limits of the law in order to have more power and control. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1143 ...................................................................... 4. Home School Heartbeat: Homeschooling Fathers--Encouragement for Dads What should a vocation mean to a Christian, and how do we pass that meaning along to our children? Mike Smith talks about the Christian idea of vocation on Home School Heartbeat. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1144 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ===================================================================== Oct. 15: WorldNetDaily.com CBS Warns of Homeschooling's "Dark Side" http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1145 Oct. 13: The Fort Collins Coloradoan (Colorado) Homeschoolers Learn From Each Other http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1146 Oct. 12: Newsday.com (New York) Homegrown Lessons http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1147 Oct. 9: Aberdeen American News (South Dakota) School Districts Debate Homeschool Issue http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1148 Oct. 9: The Ithacan (New York) Homeschooled Students Able to Make the Grade http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1149 Oct. 9: WorldNetDaily.com U.N. 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