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Te-bow! Te-bow! Te-bow!
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I’m loving all the Tim Tebow buzz. This Christian, homeschooled star athlete has singlehandedly caused me to enjoy football for the first time in my life.  =O) (If you haven’t read it yet, check out the biography of Tim Tebow over at Knowledge House/Famous Homeschoolers.  Love it!)   Here was an article I liked over at ESPN: Keown: Enter Tim Tebow espn.go.com The decision to make Tim Tebow the Broncos’ starter was met by cries of Finally! by his ardent supporters. But the question remains: Was this just about football, or was it something bigger? ESPN The Magazine’s Tim Keown...
Homeschool Sports are Examined in Oklahoma
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Two families asked Oklahoma lawmakers Tuesday to allow homeschool students to participate in sports through their local school districts. Oklahoman    2 Published: October 5, 2011   CAPITOL BRIEF Homeschool sports are examined Two families asked lawmakers Tuesday to allow homeschool students to participate in sports. They said taxes paid by homeschool families already support the programs. “If homeschool families sent students to the local school, the students would be allowed to participate in sports programs, so there is no extra cost to granting homeschool students access,” said Rep. Gus Blackwell, R-Laverne, who requested a legislative study on the issue....
Pasco Sees Increase in Homeschooled Students
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NEW PORT RICHEY Logan Chow hunched over his laptop computer Thursday morning, Geo Slay by his side, as the 12-year-olds programmed directions for their Lego robot. Across the living room, Logan’s older sister, Madison, put together a robot with Madison Veeneman, aiming to perfect the design for its task of “saving” a paper lady on a trapeze. Read full article   (Thanks HSLDA for the heads up on this story)...
Disney World homeschool trip – deadline Sept. 10
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Travel with Carolina Homeschooler on our 6th trip to Disney World this November! We’ll explore theme parks, splash in water parks, play virtual reality games at Disney Quest, participate in special educational and behind-the-scenes programs, and more – all at wonderful discounts. To make it even more special this year, we’ll get to enjoy seasonal festivities such as Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights, the beautiful decorations at the parks and resorts, and the wonderful holiday spirit that abounds at Disney this time of year. We’ll also catch the end of Disney’s International Food...
The bad news about homeschooling
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from Misty Krasawski, mother of 8 and author of the blog, Encouraging Hearts at Home:   What your friends in the denim jumpers don’t want you to know I’ve been contemplating the writing of this article for several years.  Currently, it exists only on scraps of paper, untitled fragments of Word documents, and in my brain (which is surely the least reliable storage system of all.)  I know there could be backlash from the public broadcasting of such an article, but I believe the time has come: the time to tell the truth . . . the bad news about homeschooling. After...
Bailout! The Game — How Family Game Night Became Big Business
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If you've ever struggled to explain the government's bailouts to your homeschooled kids, you are going to love this neat game, created by a homeschool family in Florida. I love how the parents were nudged to take action on their Bailout game idea by ... (Read the full story at www.homeschoolnewsnetwork.com)...
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