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Registration Open for Last Capitol Day This Year
The last of three Capitol Days of the 2009 legislative session will take place Wednesday, May 6.
Bring your family to impact their legislature AND to learn how government works! Texas home schoolers have made their presence and opinions known to the legislature through THSC Association Capitol Days during the last seven legislative sessions with many successes!
Capitol Days attendees enjoy fun and memorable training sessions on how a bill becomes law and how to lobby. They have hands-on experience as they head to the Capitol and meet and lobby legislators. Each month, varying topics will be addressed, depending on the current issue of concern for Texas home educators.
Register early! Registration is required due to space limitations! The registration deadline is April 29. However, some were unable to attend the April Capitol Day as it filled up before the registration deadline.
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Expo in HEART of Texas
 Dallas/Fort Worth Homeschoolers invited on April 18
Ever wonder where to find home school classes? Looking for volunteer opportunities, Boy Scout troops, music classes or other opportunities? This is your chance to see some of the resources that are available for homeschoolers!
The H.E.A.R.T. Expo is YOUR opportunity to meet with local providers of resources:
- Homeschool Classes
- Co-ops
- Service and Volunteer Opportunities
- Field Trips
- Local businesses that want to reach out to homeschoolers
- Clubs
- and more!
APRIL 18 in Hurst
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Mid-Cities Church, 7650 Precinct Line Rd
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A Great Deal for New Home Schoolers!
 Do you know someone who is considering home schooling next year? There are many decisions, and many questions are involved in each one. The summer is a great time to think about those issues and the THSC Beginner's Packet is the ideal place to start!
This great deal includes the current THSC Association Handbook for Texas Home Schoolers; The Role of Fathers in Education (by Tim Lambert) [CD]; Homeschooling: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (by Lyndsay Lambert) [CD]; and Ready, Set...Now What Do I Do? (by Tim and Lyndsay together) [DVD]. This incredible resource is available for only $35, a $10 savings over buying these items separately.
The handbook alone is a wonderful resource and a must-read for all home schoolers. It features articles about how to homeschool in Texas, options after graduation, and how to deal with school districts and Child Protective Services, as well as many other helpful pieces. This year's edition has also been updated with changes in the laws, which were passed in the last legislative session, that impact home educators. See a listing of important information in the current Table of Contents. Click on the graphic to order.
Help a new home schooler and buy them a bundle today!
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ARCH Home Schooling Conference - April 24 & 25
 ARCH (Apostolate of Roman Catholic Homeschoolers), a Houston-area support group for Catholic home schooling families, is holding its annual Book Fair and Speakers' Conference April 24 and 25. Several nationally known vendors and speakers are scheduled to speak.
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San Antonio Home Schooler Places First in National Essay Contest
Angela Stevens, a seventeen-year-old home schooler from San Antonio, received a $5000 check and an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., for winning first place with her essay on "being an American." Angela's mother and teacher, Darline Stevens, also received $5000. The contest, which had 31,000 entries, was sponsored by the Bill of Rights Institute, the History Channel, and State Farm Insurance.
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College President Questions Statute re College Admission
A Texas state senator contacted THSC Association after a Texas college president expressed concerns regarding public high schools' policy for seniors unable to pass the TAKS graduation test. In some cases, the public schools have referred the seniors to private schools so that they can graduate. The college president argued that students who have not passed the TAKS cannot be counted as high school graduates and that the private schools are "circumventing the TAKS" requirement. Tim Lambert points out in his letter that unaccredited private schools are not held to the TAKS requirement and that there is no correlation between student performance and school accreditation.
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Why Can't We All Get Along?
Since the early 1980s, record numbers of Christians have answered the call to be involved in the political process. This participation has been welcomed at times and resented at others. For the past fifteen years, the Republican Party has enjoyed the support of the "Christian Right" in order to win elections, especially on the national level. But when it comes to social policies that are important to Christians, such as parental rights and agenda-free textbooks, the Christians' agenda is described as too rigid and narrow.
Welcome to the postmodern world, where in politics the principled person is called an extremist, and those unwilling to compromise are "obstructionists." According to the postmodern view, absolute truth does not exist, so the old order must be rejected to allow man the freedom to seek solutions in any manner he pleases. Thus, the virtuous modern man tolerates any and every idea and lifestyle, seeks understanding, and always respects the alternate perspective. The respectable politician or activist is the one who has learned to get along.
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April 24, Austin
May 8-9, Arlington
May 15-16, San Antonio
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