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Meet Featured Speaker Tom Clark
 Tom Clark is a lifelong teacher of mathematics and science, with more than thirty years of classroom and tutoring experience at all levels, from elementary through adult. He began his career with twelve years of classroom teaching, including a full year of graduate study, and then served for five years as the State Mathematics Supervisor for the Indiana Department of Education. While in that role, he was responsible for curriculum development, statewide in-service, textbook adoption, and consultation for all public and private schools in the state.
A Vacation Weekend You Don't Want to Miss!
Come Thursday for the Convention "Appetizer," a FREE taste of the weekend to come. Start with two hours of FREE shopping in the exhibit hall (5-7 p.m.)! Experience keynote speaker Voddie Baucham and then Sally Clarkson as they present two opening workshops! OR take part in the Beginner Track and a get advice from seasoned home school leaders as well as direction in navigating the waters. Plus, you can knock out your on-site registration Thursday night!
Come be encouraged and inspired by days of workshops, speakers, shopping and fellowships. You will leave ready to face the new school year with fresh ideas and enthusiasm!
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Helpful Videos Make Home Schooling Easier
 Home schooling doesn't have to be hard! THSC Association offers several videos to help you or someone you know on this home education journey.
If you are just getting started, take a look at Ready, Set ... Now What Do I Do? Tim and Lyndsay Lambert answer questions about where to get curricula, whether or not bulletin boards are necessary, how to teach several grade levels at once, and, "Is this LEGAL?!" You can take a deep breath and relax, as they guide your first steps on this exciting adventure.
Are your children teenagers? You may be interested in hearing about an alternative to dating. In Courtship-One Family's Perspective, Tim, Lyndsay, their son Peter, and his wife Rita share their experiences and ideas about this "new" way for young people to find spouses while keeping their purity intact.
For a historical perspective on home schooling, check out THSC's documentary, Taking a Stand in Texas: The Battle for Home School Freedom. Told by the participants themselves, it depicts the struggles that home schooling trailblazers endured during the 1980s and '90s. Their willingness to persevere led to our home schooling freedom today. To see our whole line of great home school resources, click on the graphic.
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Homeschooling: More Ethnic Minorities, Lower-Income Families, and Parents of Moderately High Formal Education?
 Dr. Brian Ray of the National Home Education Research Institute takes issue with a recent USA Today article that stated that home educators are increasingly white, wealthy, and well educated. In his review, he cites facts from the original article and then counters with his research. Of the USA Today piece he says, "It appears that USA Today either did shoddy information gathering, poor interpretation, or wanted to offer a certain slant or bias in the story and in its title."
Another prominent home school advocate and parent, Voddie Baucham, has written a blog post about the same USA Today article.
Read Dr. Ray's review....
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CSI: Homeschooling - Creative Special-Needs Interventions, A Conference for the Parents of Home Schoolers with Special Needs.
 Only two weeks remain before the biggest event of the summer in the special-needs home schooling community! Register today for the CSI Conference in Arlington. General Registration for $50 ends July 1. On-site registration is $60. Hear great speakers! Patsy and Doug Arnold, founders of Texas' Special Kids, a ministry to parents of Special Needs Children Keynote Speaker: Will Kantz, MA, LPC Benefit from a parent panel discussion moderated by Pat Harrell! Attend helpful workshops, including: "Sherlock Homeschooler," "It's Elementary, My Dear Watson," and "The Spiritual Side of Raising a Special Needs Child"!
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We Have a Winner!
 Congratulations to the winner of the "Who Said This?" contest in the May 2009 REVIEW, Jane McCord of Hallettsville. She chose for her prize a THSC T-shirt. Jane correctly identified Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as the one who said, "The group consisting of mother, father, and child is the main educational agency of mankind. " We appreciate the readers of the THSC REVIEW who sent their guesses and hope that the REVIEW is a blessing. Be watching for the next quotation question-you could be the next winner! Don't miss out!
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Georgetown Social Security Administration Denies Benefits
A Georgetown Association member contacted THSC after Social Security Administration workers denied benefits to her home schooled son because, according to them, he is too old, not disabled, and not a full-time student. Tim Lambert wrote a letter to the SSA workers, advising them of the regulations that allow the student to continue receiving benefits.
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Maintaining Balance Without a Counterweight
Sheila Campbell
The sun sets an auburn orb as I leave Lubbock and head for home. Autumn brings brilliant color to West Texas, but tonight my thoughts are not on the beautiful landscape as I speed past golden fields of prairie grass and blanketed fields of white cotton. My thoughts are on home and the many duties that still await me there. I call my daughter, Jennifer, to check on her day and ask if she has finished her essay. I let her know I am headed home, and we discuss plans for supper. As I drive, I think about the Integrity board e-mails to which I still need to reply, and the thought crosses my mind that while I am on the Internet tonight, I need to make my insurance payment and check my bank account. Alas, there is always more to do in a day than day in which to do it.
Home schooling can be a challenge for any family, but single parenting adds another element to life's equation that can make maintaining balance between the various areas in our lives even more challenging. Single parents are usually faced with the responsibility of earning the income and maintaining the household, as well as providing for the physical, emotional, and educational needs of their children. They struggle daily to maintain stability and balance in their homes.
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Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature
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Summer Events
June 26-27, Austin
CHEACT Convention and Book Fair
July 10-12, Arlington
July 18-19, Euless
August 6-8, The Woodlands
THSC State Convention & Family Conference
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