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  • Texas Capitol Landscape

Meet Paul Exley, Member of the 2017 THSC Watchmen

By |2017-12-06T09:35:32-06:00December 27th, 2016|Legislative Advocacy|

We are days away from a new year! For the 2017 THSC Watchmen, part of the hustle and bustle of the season includes completing their advocacy training as policy watch dogs during the upcoming legislative session in Austin. We sat down with Paul Exley, one of our outstanding new THSC Watchmen, to find out how home schooling has prepared him for the tasks ahead.

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Answering Hard Questions Your Kids Ask About Current Events

By |2022-09-28T22:46:57-05:00October 31st, 2016|Homeschool|

Is it just me or has public discourse gone from PG to PG-13 in the last year?

Same-sex marriage. Transgender bathroom choice. Police killing African-Americans. Americans killing police. Scary clown terrorists targeting schools. And now, “locker room banter.” The news is getting extremely difficult to explain to an eight-year-old! I find myself wishing we could talk about an easier subject—like puberty!

Should You Homeschool Your Special Needs Child?

By |2022-07-12T12:07:48-05:00October 25th, 2016|Special Needs|

Therapy visits, doctor appointments, and hospital stays are an everyday part of a medically fragile child's life. Add in school and juggling this hectic schedule becomes even more challenging.

While access to public school services may sound like a great option, the required extra meetings and possibility of truancy trouble adds unneeded stress to the family environment. Thus, many parents of medically fragile children find that home schooling is a better choice for their child.

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  • Smart enough to homeschool?

Don’t Feel Smart Enough to Homeschool? Rely on 1 Simple Principle…

By |2022-09-28T22:48:58-05:00August 4th, 2016|Homeschool|

It’s a common question—we may field it from others, we may ask it of ourselves. Perhaps many families begin with romantic notions of home education without really thinking much about where this is all leading. But around fourth grade something happens, usually math. Maybe it’s fractions, or percentages, or the difference between the direct and indirect object. A headache ensues, Google is consulted, and we fall asleep that evening with a chilling thought, What if I’m not smart enough to home school?

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  • Arlington Convention Overhead View

You won’t believe what happened in Arlington…

By |2023-06-15T19:51:38-05:00June 6th, 2016|Homeschool|

Holding the title of Convention Director is hard, y’all. It’s almost as hard as raising children--almost. From where I sit, I have the rare privilege of orchestrating the huge and fluid puzzle that makes up the THSC Conventions. Yes, I said conventions. Plural. THSC now hosts two home school conventions each year. One on Mother’s Day Weekend in Arlington and one mid-summer in The Woodlands. As the orchestrator, I have many AMAZING team members who complete the hundreds of tasks it takes to organize a three-day event attended by thousands of home school families, exhibitors, speakers, and volunteers. Let me just tell you, I have an incredible view of these events from my director’s chair.

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