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Archive for May, 2012
“Are Homeschoolers Out of Their Minds?”
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From HSLDA: A writer for a major news magazine begins to wonder: Maybe those wacky, evangelical, off-the-gridders are onto something. Read full article...
Bella Santorum
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We’d like to thank everyone who prayed for Senator Rick Santorum’s daughter during her hospitalization this past weekend. She is recovering from pneumonia. Rumors were spread during his absence that he was dropping out of the race, but these rumors were false and we are prayerfully waiting for Florida’s results during the upcoming primary. Zach, Lawson, and Nathan have had such a wonderful learning experience while assisting with the campaigning there (http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-with-santorum-off-the-trail-surrogates-work-to-keep-campaign-alive-20120129,0,3187747.story). Zach wrote an e-mail response to someone’s question about why he supports Santorum. He forwarded it to me, and I thought it was worthy of posting, since others...
for Homeschoolers: Arizona Centennial Ball
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Dear fellow homeschoolers….   Are you aware that our Arizona Centennial Ball is coming up the evening of February 11th?   To be held at Arizona Christian University in Phoenix the Arizona Centennial Ball is an official Arizona Centennial event which is family-friendly, organized with homeschool families in mind and presented by your fellow homeschoolers at We Make History.   The theme is Western in honour of Arizona’s 100th Birthday and the music dancing and dress will all fit that theme.   There is a special advance rate for individuals, an advance family rate for families and an advance group rate...
Update on President Obama’s Attack on Educational Freedom
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From HSLDA: The White House has yet to respond to thousands of homeschoolers who oppose President Obama’s recent attack on educational freedom. We urge HSLDA members and friends to continue to press for a reply. Read full article...
HSLDA Achieves Return of Homeschooling Child to Family
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From HSLDA: An anonymous tip to social services, compounded by a misunderstanding regarding homeschool law, resulted in a family having their child placed in foster care. HSLDA helped resolve the situation. Read full article...
One Year Closer to Legalized Homeschooling
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January 30, 2012: In 2011, Romanian families enjoyed highs and endured lows, including a new connection with an American umbrella school and a negative vote on homeschooling in the parliamentary Education Committee. Read full story...
Why Urban, Educated Parents Are Turning to DIY Education
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They raise chickens. They grow vegetables. They knit. Now a new generation of urban parents is even teaching their own kids.   In the beginning, your kids need you—a lot. They’re attached to your hip, all the time. It might be a month. It might be five years. Then suddenly you are expected to send them off to school for seven hours a day, where they’ll have to cope with life in ways they never had to before. You no longer control what they learn, or how, or with whom. Unless you decide, like an emerging population of parents in...
Thousands of parents illegally home schooling
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ABC News Australia By Ian Townsend for Background Briefing Photo: Growing trend: home schooling has boomed over the past decade. (Background Briefing: Ian Townsend) Map: Australia As a new school year begins, more than 50,000 Australian children will be home-schooled and in most cases, their parents are doing it illegally. It is compulsory to send children between the ages of six and 16 to school, or register them for home schooling, but more parents are opting out of the traditional school system and keeping their children at home. However, thousands of parents across the country are not registered and that...
What the Rogers family has been up to
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Now that we’re getting back into our homeschooling groove after Baby, opportunities abound! Wow, I’m exhausted.  Was your Christmas season hectic, too? We ended up packing, moving, and beginning to unpack through the holidays, and I invited my lonely dad to come spend a few weeks with us during that same time.  Lots of activity and adjustments, and stress.  Not to mention the baby decided to constantly test the acoustics of our new bare tile floors, and the limits of our hearing! I’m so excited to be able to leave it all behind for a few hours and be refreshed...
2012 College Goal Sunday locations: Free help with the FAFSA for financial aid
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Every year, thousands of committed professional and college admissions officers help students complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) during College Goal Sunday (& Saturday, too!) events. This form is the cornerstone for… Read full article at Holly Craw’s Examiner page...
Obama’s Attack on Educational Freedom: Why Homeschoolers Should Care
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GREAT explanation of this recent issue, from our pastor Charles Baldon:   “So tonight, I am proposing that every state—every state—requires that all students stay in high school until they graduate or turn 18.” —President Barack Obama, January 2012 State of the Union speech.   On its surface this sounds like an eminently reasonable suggestion from the leader of our nation in regards to the importance of education amongst our young people.  Who would disagree that education is critical?  What is the harm of ensuring that our young people receive the best education possible for the longest period possible?  How...
Learn How To Tell Stories Well and Write Winning Screenplays:
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From Doug Phillips of Vision Forum: Your movie is all about the story you are telling. Most films fail because their stories are poorly conceived and written. Now you can join master storyteller and accomplished script writer John Fornof at the Christian Filmmakers Academy. John is known for his work at Focus on the Family crafting the Adventures in Odyssey, has directed legendary film stars like John Rhys-Davies (of Indiana Jones), and is currently producer of Lamplighter Theater. Sign up today for the Christian Filmmakers Academy Read Original Article...
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