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| Date: From: Subject: | 5/8/2012 4:51:16 PM Mike Farris--HSLDA HSLDA Weekly--Farris on Fox News to Defend Parental Rights |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Will your friends stand by you in trouble? They will if you're an HSLDA member and your homeschool is threatened. HSLDA is ready to stand by your side along with 80,000 other homeschool families. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Legislative Update If you live in Alabama, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Oklahoma, 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 May 8, 2012: 1. Mike Farris Defends Parental Rights on Fox News 2. Update in the Battle for Religious Freedom 3. Legislature Improves Homeschool Law 4. HSLDA Responds to SARB Hearing 5. Calls Urged to Support Parental Rights Amendment 6. Spiritual Focus Sets iGovern Apart 7. Save on High School AP Courses--Register Early 8. Register now for Teen Leadership Camps 9. 2012 High School Graduation Announcements Available 10. Contest Helps Train Young Poets 11. High School Teacher Training Audio Download Available 12. Will Your Family Be Spiritually Dry This Summer? 13. "Home School Heartbeat": Mother's Day Messages from Our Staff 14. Currently Featured on HSLDA's @home e-vents... ---[ The Ultimate Homeschool Planner from Apologia ]------------------ Do you want to do more than just SURVIVE your call to homeschool? THRIVE in the pleasure of God's calling on your life! Get a sneak peek at The Ultimate Homeschool Planner by Debra Bell! http://www.hslda.org/alink.asp?id=479 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... 1. Mike Farris Defends Parental Rights on Fox News HSLDA Chairman Michael Farris appeared on national television to defend parental rights in regard to yet another current and controversial topic--child obesity. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14662 ..................................................................... 2. Update in the Battle for Religious Freedom Home School Legal Defense Association urges you to contact members of Congress and ask them to support legislation that would preserve the freedom of religious employers to follow the dictates of their conscience. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14637 ..................................................................... 3. Georgia: Legislature Improves Homeschool Law With the signature of Governor Nathan Deal on House Bill 39 on May 1, 2012, Georgia enacted significant improvements to its homeschool law. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14638 ..................................................................... 4. California: HSLDA Responds to SARB Hearing When an HSLDA member decided to homeschool her special needs son, local public school officials tried to thwart her with truancy charges. HSLDA intervened. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14639 ..................................................................... 5. Calls Urged to Support Parental Rights Amendment The constitutional amendment to protect families is being introduced in both houses of Congress this week. Calls are needed to encourage lawmakers to sign on as original cosponsors within the next few days. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14640 ..................................................................... 6. Generation Joshua: Spiritual Focus Sets iGovern Apart Every summer camp includes fun and games, and iGovern is no exception. But it is iGovern's spiritual focus that sets apart Generation Joshua's summer camp and makes it the perfect place to send your student. Here they will have a chance to strengthen and revitalize their spiritual life through incredible chapel sessions, inspirational speakers, and small group Bible studies. Learn more and register: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14658 ..................................................................... 7. Save on High School AP Courses--Register Early PHC Prep Academy is offering $40 off each course until June 1, 2012 (and HSLDA members save an additional $50-$100). Give your teen a challenging course with a clear Christian worldview--and the potential to earn college credit and save you money. Your student gets high-level learning backed by both the Patrick Henry College and HSLDA names--in a convenient online format, with engaging instruction and personal feedback from our committed teachers. Read more: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14641 ..................................................................... 8. Register now for Teen Leadership Camps Summer 2012 Teen Leadership Camps at Patrick Henry College are already filling up, so be sure to register now and maximize summer with fun and challenging camps offered in everything from debate, strategic intelligence, leadership, politics, creative writing, and journalism--and much more! Students will apply a biblical worldview to the issues of today through exciting classroom sessions, historic field trips, creative challenges, and camp camaraderie. To learn more or to register: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14642 ..................................................................... 9. 2012 High School Graduation Announcements Available Celebrate your graduate's achievement with family and friends! HSLDA brings you four unique designs to choose from. Don't forget to say thanks with our class of 2012 thank-you cards! HSLDA members save 24%-43%. Order now: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14643 ..................................................................... 10. Contest Helps Train Young Poets Looking for ways to enhance your child's learning experience as he or she participates in this year's poetry contest? Check out the educational resources available at our store http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14657 and help your child sharpen her poetic skills as she competes! For contest details and entry form: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14644 ..................................................................... 11. High School Teacher Training Audio Download Available Does the thought of homeschooling your teens excite or intimidate you? Either way, you'll find a boatload of encouragement and practical resources at the HSLDA Store when you download the brand new MP3 audio of our high school consultants' High School Teacher Training workshops! Get it now: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14645 ..................................................................... 12. Will Your Family be Spiritually Dry This Summer? Not with the Bible Bee Summer Family Discipleship materials delivered to your door on June 1! Get details: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14646 ..................................................................... 13. "Home School Heartbeat": Mother's Day Messages from Our Staff Mothers have the most important job in the world--they nurture, teach, encourage, and shape their children. This week on "Home School Heartbeat," HSLDA staff members talk about what they most appreciate about the mothers in their lives. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14647 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== May 7: The Elliot Lake Standard, Ontario, Canada Lessons in Homeschooling http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14648 May 7: OneNewsNow.com Vatican for Parental Rights http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14649 May 7: HispanicBusiness.com Homeschooling Doesn't Mean Always Staying At Home http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14650 May 2: East Valley Tribune, Tempe, Arizona Tempe Teen becomes First Homeschooler to Snag Prestigious Flinn Scholarship http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14651 May 1: The Valley Breeze, Lincoln, Rhode Island Learning in the Living Room http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14652 > Links do not imply endorsement. ..................................................................... 14. Currently Featured on HSLDA's @home e-vents... Upcoming Live E-vents: Feds Go After Farm Families: Fallout for Homeschoolers? --HSLDA Staff Attorney Mike Donnelly http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14653 Homeschooling in Texas--HSLDA Staff Attorney Darren Jones http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14654 Featured On-Demand E-vents: Christlike Character Development--Roger Erdvig, M.Ed. http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14655 If you have any questions, please visit http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=14656 or contact the @home e-vent team by emailing athome@hslda.org. FEATURED HSLDA PerX - Practical Homeschooling ====================================================================== Receive a 25% discount from this leading national magazine published by Bill & Mary Pride. Forward-looking articles, great columnists, detailed curriculum reviews, Day At Our House diaries, and contests. Annual Reader Awards for curriculum. 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