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Do It for Your Team!
 Make plans now to attend the 2009 THSC Leadership Training Conference!
October 23-25 ~ Waxahachie
Registration deadline:
THIS FRIDAY, October 9!
Recharge your batteries and remember what it's all about!
A wise man once said,"Trying to lead home schoolers is like trying to herd cats." Do you feel like a cat herder? Facing burnout? Tired of herding cats? Come and be reminded about what it's all about! Be encouraged by fellow support group leaders, inspirational speakers, a relaxing setting, and like-minded home school leaders!
Check out all the great workshops in store for attendees of THSC's 2009 LTC, to be given by special guest speaker Norm Wakefield and others!
Are you a veteran home school support group leader? Come and share your wisdom with other leaders! Bring along the leaders-in-training to give them a great head start!
Are you a seasoned leader who is stepping down? Scholarship an up-and-coming leader, to give them a great advantage! Give us a call toll-free at (888) 200-4903 and get the ball rolling today!
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Take a Deep Breath - and Join THSC
 The "new school year" rush is winding down. Now you can take a look around and see what else you can do to make your home school better than it already is. A great addition to your arsenal is membership in the Texas Home School Coalition Association. THSC is the statewide organization for home schoolers! (Click on the graphic for more information about who we are and what we do.)
Once you join you'll be eligible to take advantage of all the discounts and benefits we offer to members. THSC Association is continually adding not only more member discounts to its Member Benefit Package but also new avenues to make joining more manageable. Check out the ways it has gotten even easier to budget for your membership!
And don't forget about our lifetime membership! Then you could mark that task off your to-do list forever!
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Home Schooling: Heroes Take Time to Help Others
Washington Times
October 4, 2009
Kate Tsubata
It sounds like a movie plot: A secret army of people with special gifts, heroic strength and selfless character move throughout society. They perform impossible feats, saving and changing lives, yet they are unknown, unrecognized and unpaid.
Heroes. That's what I call them. They are people who take on responsibility willingly, using their unique abilities to help others....
Home-schooling families have great flexibility to get involved in the community. Since we're not compelled to follow a certain daily routine, we can arrange study time around volunteer opportunities.
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 My elementary-age children have heard earfuls from both my husband and me and from the Jonathan Park Radio Adventure series that the earth did not evolve. We have told our children, "Anytime you hear a scientist say MILLIONS or BILLIONS of years, that is evolution. We know that is not true." Whenever we are in museums or watching science videos, we are always pointing out to the children the evolutionary bias and discussing it with them. They have made a game out of being the "evolution police," listening everywhere for the lies of evolution. Last week we read in our Christian science textbook, "You could fit one million earths inside the sun." Immediately my son blurted out, "That's evolution! You just said MILLIONS!" After grinning about his diligence in defending the truth of creation, I had to explain that the word MILLION does not always equate to evolution. Guess a math lesson is in store for us next ... ~Amy Busti, Salado Do you have a funny, home-school-related anecdote you'd like to share? We'd love to publish it! Please send it to THSC and include your name and city. |
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Ector County Requires Unnecessary Forms
An Ector County ISD school official attempted to require an Association member to complete district forms in order to withdraw her child for home schooling. This attempt was made after the parents had sent a certified letter--to which district officials did not respond until almost a month after it was received. After more fruitless communication with school officials, the parents contacted THSC. Tim Lambert wrote to a school representative and informed her of what the Texas Education Association actually requires of parents removing their children from public school for the purpose of home schooling.
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Preparing Our Sons to Serve
Voddie Baucham
There is an epidemic of mediocre, prayerless, visionless, immoral, irresponsible men in our culture. If we continue to train our sons the same way, we will not stem the tide. If we see home education as nothing more than a means to better scores, a safer environment, and individualized learning, we will miss a golden opportunity. We have an opportunity to raise a generation of men who will turn the world upside down. We have an opportunity to invest in the lives of future visionaries, statesmen, churchmen, and family leaders. We must keep all of these things in mind as we educate our sons. As we do so, we must prepare them to serve Christ, to serve their wives and children, and to serve their communities. The Bible must be our guide.
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