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| Date: From: Subject: | 2/21/2006 4:13:13 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--Parent-Teachers Want Safety First |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> How many acorns can a chipmunk hold in its cheeks? We don't know! But we do know that gathering little by little enables ordinary folks to prepare for hard times. That principle is behind HSLDA's payment plan: by paying a month at a time, families can receive an annual HSLDA membership. Meanwhile, they can feel secure as they homeschool and focus on other priorities -their children. Don't go nuts trying to pay for membership all at once. Choose one of our convenient payment plans. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1937 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... Topics for February 21, 2006: 1. Washington Times Op-ed: Parent-Teachers Want Safety First 2. Educate the Educators 3. 'Rising Star' Principal Demands Notice 4. Homeschooling Thru High School: Writing Skills 5. 'Home School Heartbeat:' Studying Science at Home 6. Generation Joshua: New Constitutional Convention Course ..................................................................... 1. Washington Times Op-ed: Parent-Teachers Want Safety First Our motivations largely will determine the choices we make in life. Many people are motivated by money and will work long hours without vacations to accumulate dollars. Others prefer to sacrifice standard of living to make more time for family. Almost all parents, however, say they will do almost anything for their children. They are motivated to raise their children to be capable adults. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2844 ..................................................................... 2. Ohio: Educate the Educators New superintendents are often unfamiliar with the workings of Ohio's homeschool law. This can cause problems because new superintendents sometimes insist on regulations that go beyond the actual law. Superintendents sometimes, however, display an honest interest in homeschooling. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2845 ..................................................................... 3. Texas: 'Rising Star' Principal Demands Notice Home School Legal Defense Association attorneys intervened when a Texas principal threatened to force a homeschooling student to re-enroll in public school. HSLDA pointed out that the principal was making demands that were not in compliance with state law, and the family was able to continue homeschooling. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2846 ..................................................................... 4. Homeschooling Thru High School: Writing Skills Writing well is an important skill to teach during the high school years. Be sure that your high school English courses include attention to proper grammar, an ever-increasing vocabulary, and reading lots of good books--all of these components will help your highschooler when writing compositions. Ideas on writing research papers and developing an essay can be found at www.collegeboard.com . Writing mentors are available at a reasonable cost from Patrick Henry College. http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2849 ..................................................................... 5. Home School Heartbeat: Studying Science at Home Teaching science in your homeschool can seem complicated. "What if I don't like math? Or we don't have access to a lab? My strength is language arts, and my kids aren't interested in science anyway!" Listen to this week's "Home School Heartbeat" with Michael Farris to get some perspective on how and why to teach science. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2850 ..................................................................... 6. Generation Joshua: New Constitutional Convention Course The Constitution is our governing document which was crafted at the Constitutional Convention. After much subsequent debate it was eventually ratified. This new course from Generation Joshua will reveal what actually happened at the convention and how those events shaped the nation. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2851 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== February 21: KSBY-TV6, California Local Teen Writes Perfect SAT Essay http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2852 February 21: The Daily Progress, Virginia Home-Schooling Bill Advances http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2853 February 17, 2006: The Mountain Press, Tennessee Homeschoolers Take Peek at Resources http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2854 February 16, 2006: Thousand Oaks Acorn, California Credentialed Schoolteacher Opts to Homeschool her Child http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2855 February 15: Saskatoon Star Phoenix, Saskatchewan, Canada Provincial Policies Trouble Home Schoolers http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2856 February 15: Norwin Star, Pennsylvania Board Considers Policy for Homeschooled Students http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2857 February 15: WorldNetDaily Oprah Acknowledges Homeschoolers After Excluding Them from Essay Contest http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2858 February 15, 2006: Business Week Online Meet My Teachers: Mom And Dad http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=2859 > Links do not imply endorsement. 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