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| Date: From: Subject: | 7/13/2010 4:19:05 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--Kagan Confirms Support for International Law |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Who's knocking on your door? When a social service worker arrives at your door, tension can run high. Wouldn't it be nice to get your lawyer on the phone, providing you with immediate step-by-step guidance? More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1099 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Legislative Update If you live in Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, 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 July 13, 2010: 1. Elena Kagan Confirms Her Support for International Law 2. New Education Law Makes Homeschooling Illegal 3. Homeschool Families' Homes Raided 4. Save on Memberships at Online Homeschool Conference 5. Follow HSLDA on Facebook 6. Single Parents' Fund Congratulates Graduates 7. Student Photo Contest Now Accepting Entries 8. Art & Photo Contest to Bless Widows 9. "Home School Heartbeat": Teach Your Children to Bless 10. Next week on HSLDA's @home e-vents... ---[ Take the struggle out of spelling! ]----------------------------- Are you looking for the best way to teach spelling? All About Spelling brings clarity to spelling, with step-by-step lesson plans, multisensory learning, and built-in daily review. http://www.hslda.org/alink.asp?ID=243 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... 1. Elena Kagan Confirms Her Support for International Law Home School Legal Defense Association urges our members and homeschoolers nationwide to call their two U.S. senators and express their opinions on the nomination of Elena Kagan for Supreme Court. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8655 ..................................................................... 2. Sweden: New Education Law Makes Homeschooling Illegal Persecuted Swedish homeschoolers now face greater difficulty after the passing of a new education law that further restricts homeschooling. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8656 ..................................................................... 3. Botswana: Homeschool Families' Homes Raided Several families are appealing a judge's ruling--which was backed by police action--that they register their children in government schools. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8657 ..................................................................... 4. Save on Memberships at Online Homeschool Conference Missed the chance to attend a homeschool conference in person? Then consider taking advantage of this unique opportunity--the online Heart of the Matter (HOTM) Conference to be presented live August 9-13. As a 2010 sponsor, HSLDA is offering our special conference discounts ($10 off a one-year membership, $25 off a two-year membership, $100 off a lifetime membership) to all Heart of the Matter Conference attendees! Please note that these offers are only valid for Heart of the Matter attendees. Links to access the discounted membership prices will be included in the Swag Bag sent to every attendee. Register now! http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8658 ..................................................................... 5. Follow HSLDA on Facebook Join thousands of other fans as they receive up-to-date homeschooling news on Facebook. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8659 ..................................................................... 6. Home School Foundation: Single Parents' Fund Congratulates Graduates At a time of year when graduation announcements are abundant, the Home School Foundation was blessed to receive one from Austin G., the son of one of the widows the Foundation helped in past years. "Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your part in Austin's education!" his mother Andrea wrote the Foundation. "The money you have provided the last several years allowed him to get a great schooling. Your fruit will be seen in his life, I know!" Read the rest of the story: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8660 ..................................................................... 7. Student Photo Contest Now Accepting Entries Homeschool students have until August 1 to submit photos in one of three age groups--each with its own theme. As always, winning photos will be posted online and cash prizes awarded. For contest guidelines and entry form: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8661 ..................................................................... 8. Home School Foundation: Art & Photo Contest to Bless Widows Help create the artwork for the Home School Foundation's Christmas cards that go to widows and single parents who have received assistance from the Foundation. As in the past few years, HSF is hosting a special contest which gives homeschool parents and older teens an opportunity to design the artwork for the greeting card. Submit art or photos in one of the following categories: Category 1: Christmas Memories Category 2: Seasonal Beauty of God's Creation Category 3: Christ's Birth: The First Christmas Entries must be emailed to contests@hslda.org by midnight on August 1. For contest details: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8662 ..................................................................... 9. "Home School Heartbeat": Teach Your Children to Bless "You're SO smart!" Do you ever catch your children saying one thing but projecting an entirely different message with their tone of voice? This week on the program, Rachael Carman joins host Mike Smith to give you practical steps to encourage your children to consider the language they use and to speak with words that uplift! Learn how to use "bless" as an acrostic to teach your children godly speech. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8663 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== July 12: The Post-Journal, Jamestown, New York Sugar Grove 12-Year-Old Attends Jeopardy! Casting Call http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8664 July 12: Sonoran News, Cave Creek, Arizona Homeschooling: Rising Statistics http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8665 July 8: LifeSiteNews.com Sweden Tightens Legal Noose on Homeschooling http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8666 > Links do not imply endorsement. ..................................................................... 10. Next week on HSLDA's @home e-vents... Is name calling a common occurrence in your household? Do your children injure each other with selfish, rude, or ugly words? If you're looking to turn hurtful teasing into words of blessing, join author, speaker, and homeschool mom Rachael Carman on Tuesday, July 20, 2010, @ 9:00 p.m. (ET) for easy-to-remember ideas that will cultivate kindness in your home. In "Teach Your Kids to BLESS," Rachael will explain how to creatively apply "BLESS" as an acrostic to teach your children godly speech. Bring your questions for the Q&A session following the presentation for specific advice on how to draw out love and respect in your children! How can your high school student get a jump start on earning college credit while still learning from a Christian perspective? Are you considering Advanced Placement (AP) credit but are unsure how a secular exam fits with a biblical education? Join author, former cultural editor of WORLD magazine, professor, and Provost of Patrick Henry College Dr. Gene Edward Veith for "College Credit, Worldview, and Your Teen: Prepare for College Success" to gain insight on the subjects of worldview and college preparation. On Wednesday, July 21, 2010, @ 9:00 p.m. (ET) Dr. Veith will share why the issue of worldview is critical to your teen's intellectual and spiritual growth and how to include biblical truth in AP exam preparation. Do you desire to follow the Great Commission as a family but don't know where to begin? Whether you're a household of three or 13, join Bernie and Linda Beall for "Family Missions at Home and Abroad" to learn practical ideas that will enable your entire family to serve together. Founders of Great Commission Families and parents of four children, Bernie and Linda have put these ideas and principles to use within their family--in their Maryland hometown, up and down the East Coast, and overseas--and will show you how to move toward greater involvement in family missions by beginning with discipleship at home. If you want God to transform and direct your family as you reach out to the people God has called you to serve, join the Bealls on Thursday, July 22, 2010, @ 9:00 p.m. (ET). Don't miss these exciting e-vents! Sign up now to reserve your "seat"! To register, go to http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8667 . If you have any questions, please contact the @home e-vent team at webinars@hslda.org FEATURED HSLDA PerX - Western Standard Publishing ====================================================================== Looking for the perfect online library to enhance your study? 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