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| Date: From: Subject: | 2/16/2010 4:46:05 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--"Suspended" Homeschooler Subject to Public School Rules |
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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" "We've been a Liberty Mutual customer for over 12 years. We called and asked about our HSLDA member discount and they lowered our premium by approx $95 per year...coincidentally the same amount as our HSLDA annual membership fee. Thought you'd want to know!!'" More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Legislative Update If you live in Illinois, Michigan, Oklahoma, or South Dakota, click on the link below to learn about legislation that could affect your freedom to homeschool. http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6116 .................................................................... Topics for February 16, 2010: 1. "Suspended" Homeschooler Subject to Public School Rules 2. Parental Rights: Keep that Website Traffic Coming! 3. Register Now for HSLDA High School Symposium 4. Jobs Available: Alliance Defense Fund 5. 'Home School Heartbeat': Homeschooled Leader George Washington 6. Next Week on HSLDA's @home e-vents... ---[ Bright Against the Storm: A tale for our time ]------------------ Rekindle your hope and rejuvenate your vision of how you can stand Bright Against the Storm. A heroic adventure story of love, treachery, and coming of age, this is the first of four volumes in the deeply satisfying - and deeply Christian - Epic of Karolan. Author Ari Heinze was home-schooled (K-12) and is now a PhD astronomer. http://www.hslda.org/alink.asp?ID=206 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... 1. Iowa: "Suspended" Homeschooler Subject to Public School Rules As the case of a student in a homeschool assistance program who had a shotgun shell illustrates, dual-enrolled students must be aware they are subject to two different sets of rules. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7670 ..................................................................... 2. Parental Rights: Keep that Website Traffic Coming! Last week ParentalRights.org asked each supporter to spread the word to three people who had never visited our site. That is when the Parental Rights movement's greatest resource swung into action. Read more: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7671 ..................................................................... 3. Register Now for HSLDA High School Symposium Registration is now open for HSLDA's 3rd Annual High School Symposium, Teaching High School at Home: The Basics and Beyond, April 9, 2010. It is not too early to think about registering since space is limited. This year we are offering three general sessions and six breakout sessions. Along with the adult track, Generation Joshua is running a teen program, iAdvocate. Hope to see you there. Learn more and register: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7672 ..................................................................... 4. Jobs Available: Alliance Defense Fund Alliance Defense Fund, an advocacy organization which vigorously protects the free exercise of religion and other important rights, has several openings for attorneys and support staff. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7673 ..................................................................... 5. 'Home School Heartbeat': Homeschooled Leader George Washington As America honors the birthday of our first president, homeschoolers can take a cue from Washington's education. Taught at home by his mother after his father died, the young George combined academic studies with good doses of practical application and character training. The lessons he learned prepared him to lead our young nation to victory. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7674 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== February 13: Star-Gazette, Elmira, New York Young Poets Excel in Pennsylvania Competition http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7677 February 11: Littleton Independent, Littleton, Massachusetts Homeschooled Perform Free Shakespeare http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7675 > Links do not imply endorsement. ..................................................................... 6. Next week on HSLDA's @home e-vents... Have you ever had a social worker contact you or visit your home? Would you know what your rights are if they did? If you are an HSLDA member, you won't want to miss a free, members-only session with HSLDA President Mike Smith as he discusses this very issue! On Monday, February 22, at 9:00 p.m. (ET), join Mike as he discusses how to confidently handle a social worker visit, should you ever be put in that position. Listen as he covers your Fourth Amendment protections as well as what to do if you find yourself facing a visit from someone at your door investigating your family. Throughout the years, Mike has spoken to homeschoolers in 46 states and counseled thousands of families through social worker contacts. If you have questions or concerns, don't miss this e-vent! Later in the week, join us on Wednesday, February 24, at 9:00 p.m. (ET) to unlock some of the secrets of literature with Lesha Myers! As parents and teachers, we know that literature is an essential part of a good education. You may have several "classics" on your shelves at home, but do you know what makes a good story? Do you know how to teach literary analysis? Is there more to literary analysis than just writing "book reports"? 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