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| Date: From: Subject: | 12/8/2005 11:42:31 AM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--December 8, 2005 |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Can you call your attorney at 2 a.m. on Sunday morning? Our members can get in touch with their attorney even after business hours, when they have a legal emergency. Wouldn't you like this level of protection? More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Topics for December 8, 2005: 1. Potential Testing Dilemma 2. Camanche School District Acknowledges Errors 3. Homeschooler's Essay Garners National Award 4. Home School Heartbeat -- Truth v. Tolerance 5. Generation Joshua -- Our Republic ...................................................................... 1. North Dakota -- Potential Testing Dilemma A law requires that homeschooled students be tested at certain grade levels. But there is a potential problem. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2710 ...................................................................... 2. Iowa -- Camanche School District Acknowledges Errors In Iowa, school districts are required to send an annual notification to the homeschoolers within their district of the Annual Assessment requirements. The Camanche Community School sent the notice, but it included numerous errors. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2711 ...................................................................... 3. Homeschooler's Essay Garners National Award Ian Gilbert was one of six high school juniors to win the third annual Idea of America Essay Contest sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2713 ...................................................................... 4. Home School Heartbeat -- Truth v. Tolerance Today's public school students are taught that every belief has equal value. Truth is discarded in favor of "tolerance." But American education did not always ignore religious training. This week, Mike Smith looks to a past in which parents' involvement in their children's learning helped to preserve a standard of truth. Recognizing our Christian heritage and the dangers of an education that urges tolerance instead of truth will help us train strong, moral kids today. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2712 ...................................................................... 5. Generation Joshua -- Our Republic "Our Republic -- Civics and the History of American Liberty" is the title of the new Generation Joshua textbook, which is due for publication April/May 2006. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2714 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ================================================================ December 5: CNN.com Homeschooled Boy Wins National Science Contest http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2715 December 5: The Free Press, North Carolina Home-schoolers Fill Extracurricular Void http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2716 December 4: The Westerly Sun, Rhode Island Some Families Find Success Learning At Home http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2717 December 3, The Post Dispatch, Missouri The Home School Debate http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2718 December 2: The Oklahoma Daily, Oklahoma Close to Homeschooled http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2719 FEATURED HSLDA PerX - Liberty Mutual ====================================================================== Receive up to 10% on auto and home insurance. 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