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| Date: From: Subject: | 5/24/2010 1:39:19 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--International Law Used in Supreme Court Decision |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> For as little as 33 cents a day... There's not much you can get for 33 cents a day. Why not put your money toward peace of mind for yourself, your family, and their future? More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1110 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Legislative Update If you live in Illinois, Michigan, Louisiana, New Hampshire or New York, 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 May 18, 2010: 1. Farris Criticizes Use of International Law in Supreme Court Decision 2. Petition German Parliament to Allow Homeschooling 3. Homeschooling thru High School: Graduation Celebrations 4. Home School Foundation: Thanks from Single Mom & Daughters 5. HSLDA Student Contests: Entries Due; Winners Announced 6. Struggling Learners: Plan for Next Year by Testing Now 7. Patrick Henry College Teen Camp Registration Opens 8. Youth Competition Focuses on Constitution 9. Limited Bible Bee Host Territories Available 10 "Home School Heartbeat": News from Generation Joshua 11. Next week on HSLDA's @home e-vents... ..................................................................... 1. Farris Criticizes Use of International Law in Supreme Court Decision Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional for the United States to sentence juvenile offenders to life in prison without parole in non-homicide cases. The Court cited the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and other international law to buttress its constitutional interpretation. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8307 ..................................................................... 2. Petition German Parliament to Allow Homeschooling Signatures are being collected on a petition to the German Bundestag to request that the German federal parliament take up the matter of legalizing homeschooling. HSLDA urges members to sign today. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8308 ..................................................................... 3. Homeschooling thru High School: Graduation Celebrations For those of you graduating a teen next month, congratulations! You may want to mark this significant accomplishment by a party, special dinner, picnic, musical recital, or another event that will be memorable for your teen. For more ideas: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8309 ..................................................................... 4. Home School Foundation: Thanks from Single Mom & Daughters "I have always felt that it was God's will for me to homeschool my children. However, as a single parent, I have faced many challenges and opposition," a mother wrote the Foundation recently after we helped purchase curriculum for her girls. Read the entire note at http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8310 . "Now Mamma can buy the homeschool curriculum we need," her girls said in their own note. "Mamma says one day when we are famous authors we can thank the Home School Foundation for helping us!" Read the entire note at http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8311 . Learn more about the Home School Foundation's Children of Single Parent fund: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8312 . ..................................................................... 5. HSLDA Student Contests: Entries Due; Winners Announced Poetry: Entries for the current contest are being accepted through June 1. Learn more at http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8313 . Video: HSLDA's first-ever video contest will accept entries beginning June 1. Learn more at http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8314 . Art: Winners of the 2010 contest have been announced! View them at http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8315 . ..................................................................... 6. Struggling Learners: Plan for Next Year by Testing Now At the end of the year, it is good to assess your child's skill levels to help plan for next year's curriculum purchases. To do this, you may want to administer a test. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8316 ..................................................................... 7. Patrick Henry College Teen Camp Registration Opens Hundreds of high schoolers attend Patrick Henry College teen camps every summer, and several new camps will expand the college's repertoire in exciting ways. This summer's round-up of camps include: strategic intelligence, mock trial, leadership and vocation, moot court, history, drama, Shakespeare, debate and art. Learn more at http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8130 To register: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8131 ..................................................................... 8. Youth Competition Focuses on Constitution "We the People 9*17" offers children in grades K-12 the opportunity to submit a cool song, entertaining short film, public service announcement, holiday card, poem, or essay that presents the theme, "How the United States Constitution is relevant today." Entries are due, fittingly enough, by July 4, 2010. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8317 ..................................................................... 9. Limited Bible Bee Host Territories Available Thinking about hosting a Bible Bee? All of the guidance and materials you need will be supplied. One returning host told The Tampa Tribune, "It's so user-friendly this year. We've already received a lot of backup materials, and every contestant will get a personal box with a Bible, a study guide and cards. Now I'm excited about participating again; I know how much the kids got out of taking part in this. " To volunteer or enroll your children: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8318 ..................................................................... 10. "Home School Heartbeat": News from Generation Joshua This week on the program, Generation Joshua Director Will Estrada joins Mike Farris with an update on GenJ programs, including news about this year's summer camps, and a brand new program for college-age young people. Learn more about the opportunities Generation Joshua can provide for your student! Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8319 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== May 17: The Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minnesota Homeschooled Students Line up for Graduation, Diplomas http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8320 May 16: KTHV-TV, Little Rock, Arkansas Homeschooling Grows http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8321 May 13: WIS-TV Channel 10, Columbia, South Carolina Homeschool Parents Worry about House Driver's License Bill http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8322 May 13: Houston Chronicle, Houston, Texas Are Texas High Schools Hiding Their Dropout Rates Behind Homeschooling? http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8323 May 13: Salisbury Post, Salisbury, North Carolina Homeschoolers Build Compost Bin http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8324 May 12: Press & Sun-Bulletin, Binghamton, New York Owego Girl Named Top Volunteer http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8325 > Links do not imply endorsement. ..................................................................... 11. Next week on HSLDA's @home e-vents... Is college always the best option for high school graduates? What if your student is not interested or can't afford to take the college route? Are there other paths that can effectively prepare your home educated student for the future? To find out, join HSLDA attorney and homeschooling father Mike Donnelly on Monday May 24, @ 9:00 p.m. ET to explore "Apprenticeships in the 21st Century"! Mike will offer practical tips, share insightful advice, and point to resources that will help guide homeschooling parents and students through the process of planning vocational preparation unique to their calling. Are you interested in learning about what makes your child tick and how you can encourage better behavior? Have you wondered what the most effective discipline method is? The Bible has general principles on raising children and godly parenting, but does it have a solution for your family's unique situation? On Thursday May 27, @ 9:00 p.m. (ET), John Rosemond, author, father, grandfather and nationally syndicated parenting expert will be joining us for an e-vent focused entirely on answering YOUR questions! With more than 35 years as a family psychologist, John will answer your specific questions and help parents improve the quality of their family life by using a biblical approach to raising children. You'll be informed and encouraged in Rosemond's exciting "Q&A session"! Early next week, we have a free, exclusive e-vent for our members! Join HSLDA attorney Tj Schmidt on Monday May 24, @ 3:00 p.m. (ET) for helpful information, advice, and guidelines as he presents "How to Homeschool in New York." This straight-shooting webinar will address how to submit formal documents to uphold the state's educational regulations, which subjects must be covered in each grade level, and how to navigate annual assessments and standardized tests. 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