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| Date: From: Subject: | 8/23/2011 4:47:52 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Federal Government Tramples Conscience Protections |
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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 Connecticut, New York, Oregon, or Washington, click on the link below to learn about legislation that could affect your freedom to homeschool. http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6116 ---[ Elementary (K-6) Science from Apologia ]------------------------- After years of searching for an elementary science curriculum that is truly God honoring, user friendly, and scientifically sound, we were introduced to two books by Jeannie Fulbright. As one of the parents who has already used Mrs. Fulbright's astronomy book says, "It reminds me of Dr. Jay Wile's Apologia Science, only yours is on an elementary level while his is written for high school age." We couldn’t have said it better ourselves. http://www.hslda.org/alink.asp?id=386 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... Topics for August 23, 2011: 1. Federal Government Tramples Conscience Protections 2. Hurry! Only 3 Days Left to Sign Up for Online Courses with PHC Prep Academy 3. Principal Asks Governor for More Homeschool "Accountability" 4. 2011 Essay Contest Guidelines Posted 5. FREE 30-Day Menu Plan with HSF Cookbook! 6. September High School Teacher Training Session 7. On Sale: Complete Debate Set--Free DVD! 8. Widows and Special Needs Children Grants Available 9. "Home School Heartbeat": The Art of Living 10. Currently Featured on HSLDA's @home e-vents... ..................................................................... 1. Federal Government Tramples Conscience Protections HSLDA encourages homeschoolers to express their concern about the narrow religious exemption in new federal health care regulations. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12122 ..................................................................... 2. Hurry! Only 3 Days Left to Sign Up for Online Courses with PHC Prep Academy Registration closes this Friday, August 26, for our fall semester and yearlong Advanced Placement courses. Give your teen a challenging course with a clear Christian worldview--and the potential to save you money while your teen gains skills to earn college credit. Instruction is online, and you get high-level learning backed by the Patrick Henry College name--with direct feedback on your teen's work for the best personal growth and learning possible this year. And HSLDA members still get $100 off right up through Friday. Don't miss out. Click here now to sign up: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12123 ..................................................................... 3. Illinois: Principal Asks Governor for More Homeschool "Accountability" HSLDA responded quickly when a local public school principal suggested that homeschooled children needed additional oversight, possibly in the form of standardized testing. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12124 ..................................................................... 4. 2011 Essay Contest Guidelines Posted This year's contest gives students full scope for exploring an especially poignant theme--Christian virtues outlined in Romans 12. Entries will be accepted beginning October 1, and as always, cash prizes will be awarded. For details and entry form: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12125 ..................................................................... 5. FREE 30-Day Menu Plan with HSF Cookbook! Save $6 and get a summertime menu plan when you purchase "Family Favorites from the Homeschool Kitchen!" All profits will go to help needy families through HSF. Offer ends August 31, 2011. Order today! http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12126 ..................................................................... 6. September High School Teacher Training Session Are you registered for the upcoming September 17 HSLDA "High School At Home: The Basics" seminar at Patrick Henry College? The deadline (September 7) is fast approaching and space is still available. Come join us! Register online: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12127 ..................................................................... 7. On Sale: Complete Debate Set--Free DVD! Now through September 30, "An Introduction to Argumentation and Debate" DVD is free when you purchase the Complete Debate Set. Save 27%-40%! "A Christian student's purpose in learning the art of debate should always be to develop life skills that will help him or her glorify God and love others, whether by defending God's truth, standing up for the needy, or persuading lost people to come to the Savior."--"An Introduction to Policy Debate" Order now! http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12128 ..................................................................... 8. Home School Foundation: Widows and Special Needs Children Grants Available Do you know a homeschooling widow in need or a homeschool family with special needs children? They may be eligible for help from the Home School Foundation. August is the enrollment period for both the Widow's Fund and the Special Needs Children's Fund. Visit our website to learn more about these funds and contact us with any questions. Get Help: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12129 Give Help: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12130 ..................................................................... 9. "Home School Heartbeat": The Art of Living The individuality and flexibility homeschooling gives is wonderful for discovering and digging into new interests--including art! This week on "Home School Heartbeat," host Mike Smith talks to painter and curriculum author Dan Ellis about how parents both artistic and non-artistic can foster creative talent in their children. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12131 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== August 22: Herald-Gazette, Camden, Maine Alley Crowned Blueberry Queen http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12132 August 21: The Courier, Conroe, Texas Homeschool Students Get Ready for New Year http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12133 August 18: Salisbury Post, Salisbury, North Carolina New Homeschool Guidebook Online http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12134 August 18: Sentinel-Source, Keene, New Hampshire Why Choose to Homeschool? http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12135 August 17: WLOX-TC Channel 13, Biloxi, Mississippi Homeschools Gaining More Students in Mississippi http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12136 August 17: CBC News Homeschool Students Learn Year Round http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12137 August 16: WPEC-TV Channel 12, West Palm Beach, Florida Rising Number of Families Turning to Homeschooling http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12138 August 16: Ahwatukee Foothills News, Phoenix, Arizona Homeschooling Becomes a Way of Life http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12139 August 16: WBIR-TV Channel 10, Knoxville, Tennessee Knox County Schools Allow Some Homeschool Athletes http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12140 August 16: WTVF-TV Channel 5, Nashville, Tennessee Williamson Co. Asks Homeschool Students To Register http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12141 August 16: Examiner.com Comparing Homeschooling with New Public School Program http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12142 > Links do not imply endorsement. ..................................................................... 10. Currently Featured on HSLDA's @home e-vents... Upcoming E-vents: Getting Your Kid into College--HSLDA Senior Counsel Scott Woodruff http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12143 A Call to Action: Is More Oversight Coming to Mountaineer Homeschooling? --HSLDA Staff Attorney Michael Donnelly http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12144 Q&A with the President--HSLDA President J. Michael Smith http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12145 Special @home E-vent Offer: $10 off our 6- and 12-month subscriptions --http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12146 If you have any questions, please visit http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12147 or contact the @home e-vent team by emailing athome@hslda.org. 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