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Last Day to Register for Leadership Training Conference
 Today
is the last day to register for the Leadership Training Conference, October 26-28.
THSC encourages groups to sponsor their leaders' attendance at this important weekend event. Your organization will benefit from the ideas they will bring home! They will join leaders from across the state for a time of inspiration and practical answers about bettering your home school group and their term in leadership. Past, present, and potential future leaders are welcome!
Practical and Encouraging Workshops
Men's Huddle, Ladies' T.E.A. (Time of Encouragement and Appreciation), Support Group Finances, and Conflict Resolution are just a few of the workshops that will refresh leaders' vision and provide answers to practical how-to questions that they have. Check out all the great sessions in store for attendees!
Leaders' Kids Have Lots in Common
Leaders can bring their teens along too! They'll be inspired by workshops with Brady Collier, a fun and charismatic 27-year-old home school father of three. Team-building games, paddle boats, and other fun activities are the order of the weekend. To top it all off, there will be s'mores by the bonfire.
Special Rates
Where else could you attend such a profitable weekend training conference for such a great price? This conference is a bargain at any price! However, THSC does offer these great options to make the trip more budget friendly:
Bring Two, Get One Free!
Bring along two other individuals or couples (representing two families) and receive *free registration for one! Simply note on your registration form whom you're bringing and omit your fee (up to $101) from the total!
Enter the Contest!
Whoever brings the most brand-new adult attendees will receive an additional *free registration for a spouse or friend! The winner will be announced October 17!
*Free registration, good for up to $101 cabin-style housing. Upgrades to hotel-style housing for $24 are permitted.
Come and bring a friend! (Click on the graphic for additional information.)
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Calling All Leaders!
Do you lead a support group?... a co-op?... any type of group that supports Texas home schoolers?
THSC works very hard to keep its list of support groups and leaders updated for several different reasons, not the least of which is that many of the hundreds of calls THSC fields annually include people who are looking for local support groups. Many of the officers of the 400+ groups in Texas change every year. If you want people to know how to get in touch with your group, it is imperative that we have your correct information!
Also, this year we are offering a FREE Handbook for Texas Home Schoolers to all leaders for whom we have current contact information. We believe that the Handbook is a great tool for leaders, helping them have the answers to so many of the questions they get and helping them in the work they do for the home school community of Texas.
THSC just sent its October Leader Letter to all the leaders we have on our list. If you're a leader and you didn't get one, it means that we do not have a record of your leadership. Please email us and let us know the following:
Name
Support group
Office held
Address
City, Zip
Email address
Please do this ASAP, and we will be glad to send your FREE book! The Handbooks will be mailed to leaders this month.
Whether you are a leader or not, you can help us get the word out by forwarding this email to leaders in your group. We'd really appreciate your assistance in this important endeavor!
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Be Informed! Know Your Choices on Election Day!
Didn't know Texans have an election this year? Well, we do, and Election Day is Tuesday, November 6. There are several proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution.
Click on the link below to read them and decide how you need to vote. This would be a great study for your home school students and a way to earn some Good Citizenship credits! It is a required subject, you know. Check out the website of the Texas Legislative Council.... |
A Letter from Venice: A Lesson for the Left on the Price of Civilization this Columbus Day
 by Newt GingrichIn the last issue of his weekly e-newsletter, Winning the Future, Gingrich discusses the lessons Americans, especially those on the left, can learn from the history of Venice - in both its successes and its failures.
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Helpful Videos Make Home Schooling Easier
 THSC offers several videos to help you on your 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. To see our whole line of great home school resources, click on the graphic.
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Report Provides Evidence of Academic Improvement in Lower Socio-Economic Families
The Fraser Institute reports that, despite lower education levels and lower socio-economic levels, parents still provide better education than public schools do for children in those affected groups.
Read the good news....
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A Merry Heart Doeth Good...
Reprinted with permission. Taken from the Official Book of Homeschooling Cartoons www.familymanweb.com |
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Flower Mound High Denies Home Schooler PSAT Access
An official at Flower Mound High School, in Lewisville ISD, denied a home schooled student access to the campus and the PSAT exam. Tim Lambert informed the principal and official that, due to recent legislative changes, the student must be allowed to take the test.
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Foundations for
Home Schooling Families
There seems to be no end to the tide or severity of violence and immorality in our nation today. Real and threatened acts of terrorism in our public school system are exceeded only by the violence committed against our children in every other public arena. Even home is not a safe haven for our children, as criminals are bold enough to snatch children from their beds while they sleep or from their yards while they play.
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