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| Date: From: Subject: | 4/10/2012 4:51:52 PM Mike Farris--HSLDA HSLDA Weekly--Death by Homeschooling? |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> How many of your friends would pay your legal fees? As a member of HSLDA, you have 80,000 families standing with you to protect and advance homeschool freedoms in the United States and foreign countries. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Legislative Update If you live in Alabama, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Oklahoma, Vermont 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 ..................................................................... Topics for April 10, 2012: 1. Paper: Death By Homeschooling 2. Breaking New Ground in Social Security Benefits 3. Grants for Qualifying Discount Groups 4. High Schoolers--No Better Time to Plan for Next Year! 5. GenJ Camps Train Your Teen 6. Poets: Earn Fame and Cool Cash 7. Spiritual Growth That Fits a Busy Summer Schedule! 8. Learn Constitutional Law with Mike Farris 9. "A Call to Pens" Contest Winners Announced 10. "Home School Heartbeat": An Interview with Ken Ham 11. Next week on HSLDA's @home e-vents... ---[ How will your child make a difference? ]------------------------- Apologia's Biblical Worldview Series: "I've never seen a better resource than these books to prepare children to think biblically about the world in which they are growing up. If you're homeschooling, this series is a must-buy. If you're not homeschooling--it's still a must-buy." --Tom Gilson, Campus Crusade for Christ http://www.hslda.org/alink.asp?id=467 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... 1. Paper: Death By Homeschooling If coverage by the Dayton Daily News and other media organizations is any indication, Ohio homeschoolers may face attempts to enact more intrusive home education laws. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14342 ..................................................................... 2. Ohio: Breaking New Ground in Social Security Benefits HSLDA's victory in restoring Social Security benefits for a homeschooled teen should help students in similar circumstances. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14324 ..................................................................... 3. Grant for Qualifying Discount Groups The Home School Foundation will send out its annual grant applications by early May to homeschool organizations that are registered with HSLDA's Discount Group Program and have 25 or more HSLDA members on their Discount Group roster http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14325 (as of April 20). Grant applications will be delivered via email to qualifying groups. HSLDA no longer mails grant applications. To be sure the correct person receives that email, leaders should verify/update your group's contact information (mailing address, phone number, email, etc.), if you have not done so recently. You may update this information online at the Group Services website at http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14326 or you may email the new information to groupservices@hslda.org. ..................................................................... 4. High Schoolers--No Better Time to Plan for Next Year! There's no better time to sign up for PHC Prep Academy Advanced Placement (AP)* courses than right now. In addition to getting the HSLDA $50-$100 discount, you can save another $40 per course through June 1! We're confident that your student will have a superior learning experience--just like the many students who have told us how much they learned and excelled on their AP exams http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14340 . Call us today at 540-338-8290 to find out if PHC Prep Academy is right for your student. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14339 ..................................................................... 5. GenJ Camps Train Your Teen Equip your children with the training they need to get involved in the future of our country by sending them to one of Generation Joshua's three iGovern Leadership Camps! Early Registration discounts are available for iGovern Pacific until April 20, but there are limited spots available. Sign up today! http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14327 ..................................................................... 6. Poets: Earn Fame and Cool Cash HSLDA is excited to announce our 8th annual poetry contest! This contest gives students the opportunity to develop their writing and poetic skills and showcase their talents at the same time. Cash prizes are awarded to the top five entries in each category, and the winning poems will be posted online. For details and entry form: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14328 ..................................................................... 7. Spiritual Growth That Fits a Busy Summer Schedule! The Bible Bee provides 15 minutes of age-appropriate Bible study per day and two Bible memory passages per week; parent and contestant materials will be shipped to arrive on June 1. The celebration and contest are set for Saturday, August 25. For details: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14329 ..................................................................... 8. Learn Constitutional Law with Mike Farris Don't miss your opportunity to participate in this incredible online learning experience! For the first time, HSLDA is offering both summer and fall classes. Space is limited, so register today! Read more about it: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14330 ..................................................................... 9. "A Call to Pens" Contest Winners Announced Patrick Henry College is delighted to announce the winners of its 2011-2012 high school creative writing contest, "A Call to Pens." Now in its fourth year, the contest attracted more than 200 entries in two categories. PHC faculty, staff, alumni, and upperclassmen with creative writing experience judged the entries over the space of a month, ensuring that each student's work was read several times in the selection process. Read the winning entries: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14331 ..................................................................... 10. "Home School Heartbeat": An Interview with Ken Ham How important is the historicity of Genesis, anyway? And what about scientific discoveries? Does the Bible hold up? This week on "Home School Heartbeat," Ken Ham, founder and president of Answers in Genesis, joins Mike Smith to unpack the importance of a biblical worldview. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14332 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== April 9: Tribune-Sentinel, Grant, Nebraska NET Television's "Home School Nebraska" Examines Reading, Rights and Religion http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14333 April 8: News & Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina Warriors Prove They Belong http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14334 April 6: The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Encore! Home School Productions have "Appointment with Death" http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14335 > Links do not imply endorsement. ..................................................................... 11. Currently Featured on HSLDA's @home e-vents... Upcoming Live E-vents: Panic Button: Do You Need a GED to Get into an Idaho College?--HSLDA Senior Counsel Scott Woodruff http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14313 Mentoring in Action--HSLDA Toddlers to Tweens Consultant Vicki Bentley http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14336 Featured On-Demand E-vents: Tried and True Tips for a Peaceful Home and Connected Kids--Erin Brown Conroy http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14337 New Leaf Publishing Group's Creation Series E-vents If you have any questions, please visit http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14338 or contact the @home e-vent team by emailing athome@hslda.org. FEATURED HSLDA PerX - God' s World News ====================================================================== 15% Discount on the only weekly, full-color papers that give kids a Christian viewpoint on the news – like WORLD Magazine. Four reading levels grades PreK - 9. 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