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| Date: From: Subject: | 6/22/2010 4:21:34 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--Congress Attempts to Muzzle Free Speech |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Extreme makeovers are for extreme circumstances... Most homeschools don't need an extreme makeover, but there is something to be said for attention to detail and recognition of accomplishments. Watch the media and you'll soon see that not everyone wants home educators and homeschooling to look good. HSLDA works hard to shed light on the good work of home educators so it's obvious that we don't need someone "making-over" our homeschools. Join HSLDA and help us show the world that we're fine as we are . . . thank you! More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1943 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Legislative Update If you live in Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio, New York, or South Carolina, 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 June 22, 2010: 1. Another Congressional Attempt to Muzzle Free Speech 2. How Social Workers Will Investigate You Now 3. Get GED or Get Fired 4. New HSLDA Toolbar: Stay in Touch, Support Homeschooling 5. Lemons in Orange 6. Compete in Science and Engineering Festival 7. HSLDA Co-hosts ESEA Briefing 8. Video Contest Deadline Approaching Fast 9. Attend Council for Statesmanship West 10. Bible Bee: Host and Contestant Registration Continue 11. "Home School Heartbeat": Romance for the Busy Homeschool Mom 12. Next week on HSLDA's @home e-vents... ---[ They have perfect shoes. Now give them a perfect education. ]---- AClassicalEducation.com: A webstore that will eliminate the work of assembling your curriculum! Shop Classical Education materials organized by stage and subject. 100's of resources available in history, language arts, science, latin, music, art, and more. Quick. Smart. Great Prices. http://www.hslda.org/alink.asp?ID=236 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... 1. Another Congressional Attempt to Muzzle Free Speech Home School Legal Defense Association urges its members to contact their U.S. representatives and ask them to vote against the DISCLOSE Act, which could have a chilling effect on political speech. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8539 ..................................................................... 2. Idaho: How Social Workers Will Investigate You Now A new Department of Health and Welfare checklist tells social workers how they should investigate homeschool families accused of educational neglect. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8540 ..................................................................... 3. Illinois: Get GED or Get Fired HSLDA provided guidance to a member family whose daughter--a homeschool graduate--was told to obtain a GED or risk losing her library job. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8541 ..................................................................... 4. New HSLDA Toolbar: Stay in Touch, Support Homeschooling We've set up a toolbar that works in Internet browsers and gives you quick links to HSLDA, our Clicks 4 Homeschooling program, Homeschooling news, PerX benefits, our Facebook page, and other important links. If you use the toolbar to search, you'll help raise funds to support the cause of homeschooling. To install the toolbar (Windows only): http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8542 ..................................................................... 5. Virginia: Lemons in Orange After HSLDA intervened, public school officials in Orange County who demanded a homeschool family submit a remediation plan quickly acknowledged their error. An apology, however, was not forthcoming. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8543 ..................................................................... 6. Compete in Science and Engineering Festival Homeschoolers are invited to participate--and compete--in the first USA Science & Engineering festival to be held in Washington, D.C. this October. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8544 ..................................................................... 7. Federal Relations: HSLDA Co-hosts ESEA Briefing HSLDA recently urged members of Congress to retain protections for private schools and homeschools as they prepare to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8545 ..................................................................... 8. Video Contest Deadline Approaching Fast HSLDA's newest student contest--aimed at inspiring students to learn and develop the skills of video creation and production--is nearing the deadline for entries. Submissions must be received by July 1. For guidelines and entry form: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8546 ..................................................................... 9. PHC: Attend Council for Statesmanship West Please join us at the inspirational Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, October 28, 2010, to learn more about the exciting vision of Patrick Henry College. Guests will hear from PHC Founder Dr. Michael Farris and President Dr. Graham Walker, and will enjoy a special reception and tour of the historic Reagan Library Museum. For details: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8547 ..................................................................... 10. Bible Bee: Host and Contestant Registration Continue National Bible Bee contestant enrollment continues through June 30. There are plenty of exciting changes for 2010, including Bible Bee "Family Boxes" which contain Bibles, age-appropriate study materials, Bible memorization cards, Parent Guidebooks, and much more...everything needed to prepare for this Bible knowledge and memorization competition, all covered by an economical $25 enrollment fee per child. Learn more and register: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8548 ..................................................................... 11. "Home School Heartbeat": Romance for the Busy Homeschool Mom This week on the program, Heidi St. John joins Mike Smith to talk about recovering That Girl--the girl your husband married. She reminds busy moms that your marriage is more important than curriculum, cleaning, or cooking, and offers encouragement to draw you close to your husband again. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8549 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== June 21: KUSA-TV Channel 9, Denver, Colorado Homeschool Families Grow in Colorado http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8550 June 17: Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Louisiana House Approves Bill Giving Homeschool Diplomas New Legal Standing http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8551 June 16: Hunterdon County Democrat, Flemington, New Jersey Clinton Twp. Youth will Attend Coast Guard Academy http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8552 > Links do not imply endorsement. ..................................................................... 12. Next week on HSLDA's @home e-vents... Are the words dating and courtship hot topics of discussion at your household? How can you help your child navigate the journey to finding a great spouse? Just because courtship has been around for hundreds of years, does that make it relevant in today's society? Bring the young adults in your household and join HSLDA attorney Thomas J. (Tj) Schmidt and his wife Susan in an e-vent on Thursday, July 1, @ 9:00 p.m. (ET) to hear their personal courtship story. Learn about their view of courtship as a relationship between two individuals who focus on marriage as a very real possibility. In "Romance, Dating, and Courtship: Real Life Insights" the Schmidts explain how courtship is often misunderstood and share why courtship is a practical means of laying the foundation for a thriving lifelong relationship. "Their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor!" As the Fourth of July approaches, it's the perfect time to educate your family with some of our exciting archives. America's Founding Fathers were willing to sacrifice everything to establish "one nation under God" for following generations. Learn how to teach your children about the principles that made America great and how they can change history today in "God Given Destiny--Changing the World in Your Spare Time," "Rekindling our Founder's Vision," or "Teaching History from a Biblical Worldview." There's something new in the air! Our @home e-vents team has recently made changes to our website in order to simplify your experience. Check out our new streamlined registration process, designed to save you time. Our one-time account setup stores your login information for future e-vents, and now when you purchase a live e-vent, you automatically receive a copy of the archive of that e-vent. In addition, the access period for all of our archives has increased to 30 days following your registration. And this is only the beginning. In the future, we will feature an expanded website with new options and information, but we're not ready to unveil those exciting changes yet. Curious? 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