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| Date: From: Subject: | 8/17/2010 4:24:08 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--Speak Out During August Recess |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Is customer service an art or a science? For us, good customer service is both an art and a science -it should appeal to our members and be effective. Consider what our members say about us: The freedom HSLDA allows me to have as I homeschool is wonderful! They handle the law and I get to dedicate the time to my daughter. - National City, CA HSLDA members since 1993, our membership is just as important to us as our children's curriculum. Thank you HSLDA for all you do on our behalf! - West Valley, NY More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1941 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Legislative Update If you live in Illinois, Massachusetts, or Michigan, 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 August 17, 2010: 1. Speak Out During August Recess 2. Take Action to Support Homeschoolers 3. Official Apologizes for Discrimination over Driver's License 4. Family Denied Permission to Homeschool 5. PHC Prep Academy Students Score Big 6. Special Needs Fund Accepting Fall Applications 7. Internet Commercial Video Contest Open to All Ages 8. Special Live Performance CD of the PHC Chorale 9. "Home School Heartbeat": Ready, Set Goal! 10. Next week on HSLDA's @home e-vents... ---[ Kinetic Books ]-------------------------------------------------- Designed for homeschoolers! Pre-algebra, Algebra 1, Algbra 2. The first 2000 who purchase get over one-third off! http://www.hslda.org/alink.asp?ID=250 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... 1. Speak Out During August Recess Congress is in recess, which means now is a good time to visit your representative and senators in their home offices. You can encourage those who have battled to protect parental rights and homeschool freedom, while impressing upon others the importance of these issues. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8922 ..................................................................... 2. Sweden: Take Action to Support Homeschoolers Please take a moment to post a comment to an article on homeschooling in the Swedish newspaper Uppsala Nya Tidning and help your fellow homeschoolers. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8903 ..................................................................... 3. Texas: Official Apologizes for Discrimination over Driver's License Home School Legal Defense Association intervened after a member family had to show additional documentation to renew their son's driver's license. A state official insisted the incident was a mistake and would not happen again. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8904 ..................................................................... 4. Curacao: Family Denied Permission to Homeschool A family's right to homeschool is being challenged by local authorities on the Caribbean island of Curacao. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8905 ..................................................................... 5. PHC Prep Academy Students Score Big PHC Prep Academy, one of HSLDA's newest member benefits which helps students who hope to earn college credit, is achieving incredible success. Ninety four percent of PHC Prep students who took the AP U.S. Government and Politics exam in May 2010 earned a passing grade of 3 or better. For comparison, in 2009 only 55% of students who took the same exam earned a passing grade. In order to qualify for college credit a passing grade is necessary. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8906 ..................................................................... 6. Home School Foundation: Special Needs Fund Accepting Fall Applications Do you have a child with special needs? The Home School Foundation is now accepting fall applications for their Special Needs Children Fund. This fund enables financially struggling homeschooling families to provide a quality education for their children with special learning needs. It also helps with special therapies, equipment, testing and specialized materials. "I wanted to thank you so much for the generous blessing of your grant to our family. I cannot tell you how much it has helped us in getting Caleb's curriculum and some of the supplies he needs. There are things that we never would have been able to get due to the cost," a family wrote us recently after receiving a Special Needs scholarship. "If you could have only seen his face as we opened the boxes from UPS and Fedex you would have been blessed. He was so excited that it was very difficult for him to not just do it all that night." Read the whole note: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8908 Find out more about the fund: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8907 ..................................................................... 7. Internet Commercial Video Contest Open to All Ages HSLDA is excited to announce our inaugural internet commercial video contest! This contest differs from our student competitions in two main ways. Participation is open to a wider range of entrants and the prizes are more significant. For guidelines and entry form: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8909 ..................................................................... 8. Special Live Performance CD of PHC Chorale Enjoy listening to the Patrick Henry College Chorale's incredible live performance at The Church of San Rocco in Venice, Italy, during its spring European tour. At PHC, students can express their musical gifts as participants in the CLA Music Track major. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8910 ..................................................................... 9. "Home School Heartbeat": Ready, Set Goal! Do your children drag their feet when you ask them to work toward goals relating to schoolwork, chores, hobbies, or other areas of their lives? Do they need help with motivation and follow-through? Catch the vision for goal setting from this week's guest, Alan Hudson, as he joins host Mike Smith on "Home School Heartbeat." Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8911 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== August 16: OneNewsNow.com Louisiana Athletics Law Misunderstood http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8912 August 14: Times-Georgian, Carrollton, Georgia Homeschooling a Growing Trend http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8913 August 13: WTVC-TV Channel 9, Chattanooga, Tennessee Homeschool Numbers on the Rise http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8914 August 12: Kalamazoo Gazette, Kalamazoo, Michigan Homeschooling Can Pave Fast Track to College http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8915 August 11: The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky Football Team Welcomes Homeschoolers, Others http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8916 August 10: WVLT-TV, Knoxville, Tennessee Homeschool Program Uses Classical Education Model http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8917 > Links do not imply endorsement. ..................................................................... 10. Next week on HSLDA's @home e-vents... Are you looking for ways to increase your children's motivation this school year? Do you want to help them set and achieve both personal and academic goals? Find out how in "Goal-Setting: The First Step to Success." http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8918 Alan Hudson, homeschooling father and motivational speaker, will share strategies, principles, and advice to help your kids turn their dreams into actionable goals, stay motivated to accomplish those goals, and reach their God-given potential. Don't miss Alan's valuable insight on Tuesday, August 24, @ 9:00 p.m. (ET)! Teaching, cooking, cleaning, running errands . . . this endless "to do" list can be a recipe for mom burnout. Dads, join Davis Carman for "APPLES for the Teacher" http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8919 to learn how to help your wife avoid shouldering 100% of the homeschool responsibility, how to encourage her, and how to reassure her that you are engaged in the activities of your household. Prepare to be energized on Thursday, August 26, @ 9:00 p.m. (ET) and leave with real and practical ideas for supporting your wife in the homeschool journey. Are you a homeschooling member in Illinois? If so, don't miss a special e-vent on Thursday, August 26, @ 3:30 p.m. (ET), just for you! HSLDA Senior Counsel Scott Woodruff will address your specific needs and questions in "Understanding Illinois Homeschool Law." http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8920 Learn how to successfully navigate relevant state policies and statutes so that you can be confident in your home education program! Don't miss these exciting e-vents! Sign up now to reserve your "seat"! 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