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| Date: From: Subject: | 2/15/2011 4:42:57 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--Planned Parenthood Attacks Parental Rights Amendment |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Have you ever yelled into the wind, only to hear the sound of your voice blown back at you? It's hard to be heard in the midst of a storm. Trying to influence federal legislation is much like yelling to be heard while standing in a fierce wind. Yet when 80,000 voices join together, they become a powerful force that cannot be drowned out. Join HSLDA to be heard above the tempests that threaten homeschool freedoms. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1939 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Legislative Update If you live in Illinois, Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, West Virginia, or Wyoming, 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 15, 2011: 1. Planned Parenthood Attacks Parental Rights Amendment 2. United Nations Committees Rebuked for Power Grab 3. New Leaders in Congress Hold Education Hearing 4. Prosecutor Seeks to Make Example of Homeschooling Family 5. "Home School Heartbeat" Now Podcasting! 6. New for Your Graduate: Honor Cords! 7. You CAN Homeschool! Seminar 8. Bible Bee: Ask Your Pastor... 9. Financial Literacy Challenge Opportunity 10. "Home School Heartbeat": The Case for Poetry 11. Coming up on HSLDA's @home e-vents... ---[ Apologia Facebook Party ]---------------------------------------- Apologia is hosting a Facebook party on Thursday, February 17 from 8-9 p.m. EST, and . . . YOU"RE INVITED! Apologia authors and speakers--Rachael Carman, Sherri Seligson, and Jeannie Fulbright will be here to answer your questions about homeschooling, teaching science, mentoring our children, and more. Click the link below to RSVP. http://www.hslda.org/alink.asp?ID=332 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... 1. Planned Parenthood Attacks Parental Rights Amendment Planned Parenthood and the ACLU are fighting efforts to enact a Parental Rights Amendment to the Constitution. This means the parental rights movement is on the right track. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10316 ..................................................................... 2. United Nations Committees Rebuked for Power Grab United Nations delegates recently echoed a longtime objection raised by ParentalRights.org, criticizing U.N. "experts" who keep expanding the mandate of treaties such as the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10317 ..................................................................... 3. New Leaders in Congress Hold Education Hearing Witnesses invited to testify by new leadership in the House called for limited federal government involvement in education and more freedom of educational choice. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10318 ..................................................................... 4. Germany: Prosecutor Seeks to Make Example of Homeschooling Family Back in court again, the Dudek family underwent a grueling retrial this past week for the "criminal offense" of teaching their children at home. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10319 ..................................................................... 5. "Home School Heartbeat" Now Podcasting! HSLDA's "Home School Heartbeat" radio broadcast is now available as a podcast that you can listen to on your MP3 player anywhere and anytime. You can subscribe either through iTunes or via an RSS feed. Learn more: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10320 ..................................................................... 6. New for Your Graduate: Honor Cords! Whether you are using our cap and gown in a ceremony or for senior pictures, accompanying it with an Honor Cord is a great way to let everyone know of your graduate's special achievement! Order now! http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10321 ..................................................................... 7. You CAN Homeschool! Seminar "Teaching at Home: Basics and Beyond for Struggling Learners and Toddlers to 'Tweens" will be held Saturday, March 12, 2011, from 9:00-4:30 at Patrick Henry College in Purcellville, Virginia. The seminar includes four general sessions and 12 workshops, plus Q&A sessions. Lunch is provided. Learn more and register: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10322 ..................................................................... 8. Bible Bee: Ask Your Pastor... ... to consider hosting the Saturday, August 27 local contest of The National Bible Bee at your church. Draw area families into your facility to encourage them in this Summer Family Discipleship Program. You can download a "Pastor's Letter" which will give him (and you) an overview of this wonderful opportunity. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10323 ..................................................................... 9. Financial Literacy Challenge Opportunity The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Education will be offering their 2011 National Financial Capability Challenge March 7-April 8. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10324 ..................................................................... 10. "Home School Heartbeat": The Case for Poetry Did you know that many of the Founding Fathers were familiar with the poetry classics? On this week's edition of "Home School Heartbeat," HSLDA President Mike Smith speaks with Kathy Weitz about cultivating a love for the good, the true, and the beautiful through the study of poetry. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10325 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== February 15: The Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana Sports for Home-ed Schoolers Approved http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10326 February 15: KTHV-TV, Little Rock, Arkansas Thousands to Attend Homeschool Day at State Capitol http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10327 February 14: LifeSiteNews.com Homeschool Bills Introduced in Illinois and New Hampshire http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10328 February 13: World-Herald, Omaha, Nebraska Ending Homeschool Stereotypes http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10329 February 11: The Timberjay, Ely, Minnesota Homeschooling Can Take Many Forms http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10330 February 11: Flint Journal, Flint, Michigan Homeschool Group Sprouting in Flint http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10331 > Links do not imply endorsement. ..................................................................... 11. Coming up on HSLDA's @home e-vents... Helping Women Become Godly Mothers http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10332 How to Homeschool in Hawaii http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10333 Motherhood means different things to different people. For biblical insights into what it means to be a mom, join Martha Peace on Thursday, February 24 @ 9:00 p.m. (ET). "Helping Women Become Godly Mothers" http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10332 will provide practical solutions to common problems that you or a friend are sure to face--come and be equipped! Attention homeschoolers from the Pineapple State: join Tj Schmidt on Tuesday, February 22 @ 8:30 p.m. (ET) for a relaxed yet informative discussion of homeschool law! In "How to Homeschool in Hawaii," http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10333 Tj will cover everything from standardized tests to recordkeeping. Pull up the hammock, bring your questions, and learn more about Hawaii law! Time is running out! 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