Should Cursive Be Required?
From Beverly Hernandez at About.com: The North Carolina State Senate has passed a bill requiring schools to teach cursive. According to an article this week in The News & Observer, the bill was the idea of one state legislator who was upset when she received handwritten letters from a class...
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Swedish Court Rejects Homeschool Family’s Desperate Appeal
April 30, 2013: The Swedish Supreme Court has rejected the desperate appeal of a homeschooling couple whose son was seized by the state four years ago. We vow to continue the fight. Read full story
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New Changes to Military Enlistment for Homeschool Graduates
William A. Estrada, Esq Is your son or daughter interested in a career in the U.S. Armed Forces? In 2011, HSLDA worked with Congress to include an amendment in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to ensure that homeschool graduates could enlist in the military. Congress included the amendment in...
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Bridgeway Academy’s Violin Supergirl Faith Rowan to Appear in SC Youth Philharmonic February 10th
8-Year Old Makes First Violin and Leads Fund Raising Effort to Support the Youth Orchestra Allentown, PA – Bridgeway Academy announced today the high achievements of one of its younger students, Faith Rowan of Columbia, South Carolina. Eight-year old Faith sits on the First Violins of the SC Youth Philharmonic...
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Finalists Announced! Christian Films Competing for $101,000 Grand Prize
From Doug Phillips of Vision Forum: Come to the Christian Film Event of the Year for Families: The Christian Filmmakers Academy and the 2013 San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival Join us this year February 4–9 for the Christian Filmmakers Academy and the Eighth Annual San Antonio Independent Christian Film...
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Families turn to homeschooling after Newtown, Connecticut shooting at Sandy Hook (Video)
By Charisse Van Horn Homeschooling support groups nationwide are reporting an increase in families seeking information regarding homeschool options following the Newtown, Connecticut shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school. A Dec. 20, 2012, report from Fox 5 San… Read full article at Charisse Van Horn’s Examiner page
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2 Safety tips for your kids: The sound of gunfire & concealment vs. cover
image by Ross Griff By Lisa Bedford In the wake of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, a lot of parents have asked how their children can be safe at school if something like this hits closer to home. This is a national discussion that, I hope, will be...
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Archive for December, 2012
< Please take a moment to learn more about this family’s situation. They need our prayers, emails and support. (See contact info at the end of the story.) > HSLDA Update: In what is becoming an increasingly tragic situation, Christer and Annie Johansson are still separated from their 7-year-old son, Dominic, who remains in the custody of Swedish social services, where he has been since June. Nearly eight months ago Swedish authorities approached the Johanssons as the family was on a plane ready to relocate to India. Police officers took Dominic into custody, per the instruction of Swedish social workers. (story...
Hey, Mom-preneurs! Look what I just found. I know you’re going to love this as much as I!! I cannot wait for this Homeschool Biz Expo to start Monday! Homeschool mom Susan Whitehead — of Multiple Revenue Streams Homeschool – has put together a winning lineup of audio interviews that you can download FOR FREE and listen to, from the comfort of your own home. The Homeschool Biz Expo features a dozen homeschool entrepreneurial families — including Jim Cockrum, Cindy Rushton, Stephen And Kerry Beck, and more. I am eager to learn how they juggle school, family life and business without...
I thought Focus on the Family’s Superbowl ads with homeschoolers Tim and Pam Tebow were a class-act. Very well done. The first one caught us off guard and made us laugh each time we replayed the ad online. (Except for my toddler, who keeps getting increasingly disturbed by it, LOL.) I loved this refreshingly positive article by a female, pro-choice, sports columnist’s article in the Washington Post: Tebow’s Super Bowl ad isn’t intolerant; its critics are Tim Tebow fan resources: http://www.tebowzone.com/ http://www.timtebowfoundation.org/ Tim has started his own foundation to help bring faith, hope and love to those in need.
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Josh and John Duggar, the two oldest homeschooled sons of television’s Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, helped save a little girl’s life after three cars crashed near the Duggars’ used car lot in Arkansas. Josh calls it divine intervention. Here are some of my favorite Duggar Family resources: www.DuggarFamily.com Eldest son Josh and his wife and new baby have a web site, www.JA20.com The Duggars: 20 and Counting book
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I don’t regularly read the supermarket magazines, but I was pleased this weekend when my visiting sister brought me the latest People magazine. Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, homeschooling parents of now 19 children, were featured on the cover. They show such grace throughout the article, as they discuss new preemie Josie’s birth at 25 weeks gestation, and their focus for the next 12 months. Other People articles online gave more info about Josie’s amazing recovery so far, and how the family keeps up with her news. <Note of caution: These links do take you to People Magazine, with all...
I love Dr. Voddie Baucham, Jr.! Baucham narrates the new film George Washington Carver: An Uncommon Way, just released by Franklin Springs Media. I found this great studio-outtakes clip at the movie’s info page. This homeschooling dad has the most amazing voice, and takes such a strong, positive stance on so many things our family values. We first heard him speak at last summer’s homeschool convention in Phoenix. Be inspired! (A side note; I just read on Franklin Springs Media’s blog this morning of the sudden death of collaborator Tom Howard, who wrote the music for this George Washington Carver movie...
We Make History Presents… The 2010 West Valley Homeschool Living History Day: “Encampment at Litchfield” An educational, community service, living history day focused on the Civil War! Homeschoolers can practice marching, weapons drills, dancing the Virginia Reel, and more as they join the ladies and gentlemen of the 1st Virginia Infantry & 1st Minnesota Infantry in experiencing Civil War life. It is 1861 again and the citizens of the West Valley are sorting out – North & South – trying on uniforms, learning drill, marching and practicing formations. Our homeschool friends of various West Valley homeschool...
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