Our America…The Pilgrim Adventure by Susan Kilbride
New from Homeschool Book Club: Summary- Finn & Ginny’s parents are lost back in time, and the two young twins have decided to go back to early America to find them. Their search takes the twins to the Mayflower where they discover that the Pilgrims had far more adventures than...
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Snap up this $5 Learn Our History DVD 3-Pack!
Awesome 48-hour deal for the one-year birthday of Mike Huckabee’s Learn Our History video series. Our family loves these!!! We just watched our newest one this morning, about the Pilgrim (the kids did a video review for you). ————– IT’S LEARN OUR HISTORY’S 1ST BIRTHDAY, BUT YOU GET THE GIFT!...
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Homeschool Missionaries to Mexico Robbed
From Misty Marr: I would like to ask you all to pray for my parents, Mike and Pam Richardson. They are missionaries in Mexico and are presently traveling across the country hosting a series of home-school conferences. They were robbed this morning (5-10-12). We praise God that no one was...
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2012
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Rick Santorum’s Endorsement of Governor Mitt Romney
From Rick Santorum: On Friday, Governor Romney came to Pittsburgh for an over-hour long one-on-one meeting. The conversation was candid, collegial and focused on the issues that you helped me give voice to during our campaign; because I believe they are essential ingredients to not only winning this fall, but...
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2012
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10 Lessons Mike Farris Has Learned in 30 Years of Homeschooling
Great article by Homeschool Legal Defense Association’s Mike Farris. I love to hear what wisdom the home educating veterans have to share! 10 Lessons Mike Farris Has Learned in 30 Years of Homeschooling Points #4, 5 and 9 were especially helpful to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, too!...
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By Kevin Melton Maggi Ford once had ambitions of turning heads with her singing ability. The 18-year-old Gaffney native, whose mother, Michelle, is the minister of music at State Line Baptist Church in her hometown, has proven her talent level with a runner-up finish at the American Idol Experience at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla. She also sings in a local choir and plays the guitar. While musically inclined, it was Ford’s basketball ability instead that drew attention. The senior guard averaged 18.2 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game to lead the Upstate Lady Eagles to...
Home Schooling Your Kids for Success - How to Prepare Your Child Financially For the Real World by Nathan Jurewicz – “The Home Schooled Entrepreneur” When I ask home school families why they are home schooling their kids, I get answers like… We don’t want their minds corrupted by the worldly influence and secular teachings of our public school system. Our public schools system in our area is horrible. We can’t afford private school and even if we could we’re not so sure that the influence our kids would be exposed to is any better than the public school...
Highland Springs (VA) standout Jerome Wright has become the latest high school senior to verbally commit to Virginia Tech, multiple outlets are reporting. The 6’2″, 220-pound Wright, a first-team all-Capital district performer at running back this season, made the pledge while on an official visit to Tech this weekend. Read full article (Thanks HSLDA for the heads up on this story)...
From NCFIC.org: By Dustin Guidry Anyone associated with the FIC movement knows the following two things. Number one: People have a lot of “what about…?” questions. Number two: Often people asking the questions want to hear subjective, anecdotal testimonies as the answer to their “what about…?” inquiries. Questions like, “what about single moms?”, “what about college singles?”, “what about a kid whose parents aren’t Christians?” are questions that many times are trying to illicit answers pointing to real life experiences and testimonies concerning actual people in real life situations. Objectivity, ecclesiological understanding, and scriptural proof texts are not necessarily being...
The November issue of Homeschooling Teen is now online! Featuring local homeschool graduate Leanne Albillar, homeschool-friendly Freed-Hardeman University, an article on “Four Great Resources for Homeschooled Teens,” and special guest columnist Marina Chernyak’s “8 Myths About Home Schooling.” We also have three new columns: “The Sports Report,” “Ask Nia,” and “Talk to Ashley” – as well as the usual reviews and other articles all written BY homeschooling teens FOR homeschooling teens! Go to: http://www.HomeschoolingTeen.com...
Christians have college choices by Rusty Benson, AFA Journal For nearly two years, Ellen and her parents had been planning her educational future. In the spring of 2010, as she approached the end of her final semester in high school, the plan for the fall was to attend Summit Semester (www.summit.org/institutes/semester) at Summit Ministries in Manitou Springs, Colorado. The three-month “gap” session helps prepare young Christians for the challenges of college life. After that, Ellen, a homeschooler, would likely take advantage of scholarships that had been offered at one of several colleges where she had been accepted....
Dear HomeschoolNewsNetwork.com Readers: I’m Nathan Jurewicz, a young entrepreneur who was home schooled and never went to college. I went on to start several successful businesses online and in real estate. I have a question for you. With the cost of college rising and the job market so scarce in today’s recession, is college really worth it, or is it the big lie? I know, this is a controversial question–one I’d like to answer in a FREE online class I’m offering to home schoolers. Sign up for the FREE TRAINING CLASS. After all….. Donal Trump Warren Buffet Oprah Winfrey George...
The October issue of Homeschooling Teen is now online! Featuring Cozi Zuehlsdorff & Nathan Gamble of “Dolphin Tale,” homeschool-friendly Thomas Aquinas College, an article on “Teach Your Teens Practical Business,” a tribute to Jack Benny, book reviews, game reviews, music, a recipe for Pumpkin Muffins, a new cartoon – “Know Brainz” – and much more written BY homeschooling teens FOR homeschooling teens! Read the articles online at http://www.HomeschoolingTeen.com...
