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| Date: From: Subject: | 8/21/2007 4:38:26 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--Honoring Moore's Achievements |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> "I saved my entire membership fee with one discount" "When I called Liberty to find out what kind of discount we could get, they told us we would 10% off our car insurance and 5% off our homeowner's insurance. What we will save is more than double what it costs to join HSLDA. With one child getting his driver's license this year, the savings will be a real blessing!" More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ##................................................................... >> Legislation in Your State If you live in Massachusetts, click the link below for important news about legislation that could affect your freedom to homeschool. http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3703 ..................................................................... Topics for August 21, 2007: 1. Washington Times Op-ed--Honoring Moore's Achievements 2. President's View: The Best Kind of Socialization 3. Case of Poison Oak Gets Exaggerated by Tipster 4. Truancy Charges Against Family Dismissed 5. Homeschool Family Faces 'Never-Ending' Investigation 6. School District Harasses Family Over Survey 7. Special Needs Snippet: One Way to Avoid Burnout 8. Homeschooling Thru High School: Recognition and Encouragement for Writers 9. Learn Constitutional Law Online with Michael Farris 10. 'Home School Heartbeat': Explaining Teen Behavior 11. Generation Joshua: Online Civics Education ---[ Confident Parents Raise Confident Kids ]------------------------- Focus on the Family(R) can help you parent with confidence. With the Focus on Your Child® program, you get quick-read newsletters, concise audio CDs and access to topical resources available online when you need them. Plus, the materials are developed from a Christian perspective and designed for your child’s specific developmental stage. Click below for more information. http://www.hslda.org/alink.asp?ID=84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... 1. Washington Times Op-ed--Honoring Moore's Achievements The homeschool community owes a great debt of gratitude to Raymond S. Moore, who died July 13 at age 91. Mr. Moore was instrumental in developing the modern homeschool movement. Without his early involvement, it's likely that homeschooling would not be as popular as it is today. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4335 ..................................................................... 2. President's View: The Best Kind of Socialization Many homeschoolers have specifically chosen homeschooling because their view is that school and the typical peer groups found there are not forces of positive socialization. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4336 ..................................................................... 3. Missouri: Case of Poison Oak Gets Exaggerated by Tipster When social workers accused a member family of neglecting their children's health, Home School Legal Defense Association intervened. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4337 ..................................................................... 4. Texas: Truancy Charges Against Family Dismissed Authorities charged a member family with truancy after they withdrew their teenager from public school in order to homeschool him. HSLDA helped persuade the court to drop the charges. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4338 ..................................................................... 5. Illinois: Homeschool Family Faces 'Never-Ending' Investigation When a social worker refused to reveal the allegations against a family in an ongoing investigation, the family called HSLDA. We helped bring the case to a close. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4339 ..................................................................... 6. Michigan: School District Harasses Family Over Survey A public school superintendent apologized when HSLDA asked why officials had contacted a member family in order to ask survey questions. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4340 ..................................................................... 7. Special Needs Snippet: One Way to Avoid Burnout You want to get off to a really good start this school year. You plan to hammer away at teaching those yet-unconquered math facts and those still-unrecognizable words which occur so frequently in reading. Those are noble goals, but don't wear out yourself and your child by devoting all your time to remediating his or her deficiencies. Spend part of the school day majoring on your child's strengths and interests. Proverbs 22:6 (according to the Hebrew) gives justification for doing that: "Train up a child in his way that he should go (the way that God has gifted him). . . ." Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4341 ..................................................................... 8. Homeschooling Thru High School: Recognition and Encouragement for Writers Are your children gifted writers? If so, you may want to explore helping them submit their works for publication. On the Homeschooling Thru High School website resource section, we list a variety of magazines for you to consider. Also, HSLDA holds an essay contest each year. For more information, call us at (540) 338-5600 or email highschool@hslda.org. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4342 ..................................................................... 9. Learn Constitutional Law Online with Michael Farris If you've always wanted to learn more about the history and background of our legal system, from a biblical perspective, or if you're looking for a good U.S. government class for your homeschooled students, then sign up for the next Constitutional Law course taught by Michael Farris. The class begins September 10, 2007, and concludes February 25, 2008. This 18-week Internet-based course follows Farris' textbook, "Constitutional Law for Enlightened Citizens," and uses an MP3 CD to deliver the "classroom" lectures. To learn more and to register: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4290 ..................................................................... 10. 'Home School Heartbeat': Explaining Teen Behavior The adolescent years can be a time of development rather than conflict--who knew? According to Dr. Robert Epstein's research, he says parents can encourage young people to be mature by treating them like adults. To hear more, listen to this week's "Home School Heartbeat" with HSLDA President Mike Smith. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4343 ..................................................................... 11. Generation Joshua: Online Civics Education From only $10, a Generation Joshua membership grants you access to some of the best civics materials available. Today, we have 10 courses--that's just $1 per course. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4351 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== August 20: The News-Virginian, Staunton, Virginia Parents, Students Turning to Home http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4344 August 20: The Daily Record, Hickory, North Carolina McHenry to Picnic with Homeschoolers http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4345 August 17: Santa Maria Sun, Santa Maria, California More Parents are Trading Classrooms for Kitchen Counters http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4346 August 17: The Lake Oswego Review, Lake Oswego, Oregon Oh, the Places They'll Go http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4347 August 16: The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Maryland Opening a Portal to a Dream http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4348 August 14: The Journal, Martinsburg, West Virginia Being Non-traditional http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4349 August 14: WLTX-TV Channel 19, Columbia, South Carolina It's Back to School for Homeschoolers Too! http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4350 > Links do not imply endorsement. 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