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THSC Wishes You and Yours a Very Blessed Thanksgiving!
 First Thanksgiving of All
Nancy Byrd Turner
Peace and Mercy and Jonathan,
And Patience (very small),
Stood by the table giving thanks
The first Thanksgiving of all.
There was very little for them to eat,
Nothing special and nothing sweet;
Only bread and a little broth,
And a bit of fruit (and no tablecloth);
But Peace and Mercy and Jonathan
And Patience, in a row,
Stood up and asked a blessing on
Thanksgiving long ago.
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Great Home Schooling History Resources
 Two excellent resources for teaching history with modern applications for your students and others are now available in a money-saving combination pack. For just $35 (a savings of $5), you can own both the Miracle in Texas and Taking a Stand in Texas: The Battle for Home School Freedom DVDs, available from the Texas Home School Coalition Association.
Miracle in Texas is Attorney Shelby Sharpe's account of the events in the legal battle for home schooling freedom in Texas. Mr. Sharpe was the lead attorney in the Leeper v. Arlington case, which defined home schooling law in Texas. Taking a Stand in Texas: The Battle for Home School Freedom is the new documentary describing the trials of the pioneers in the Texas home schooling movement in the 1980s-related by the participants. (Click on the graphic to see a clip.) Together these two DVDs provide a comprehensive look at where we started and how far we have come, and they remind us of why THSC encourages home schoolers to keep a sharp eye on laws and activities affecting home schooling throughout the state.
Purchase these wonderful videos today, and make sure your family understands how blessed we are to homeschool in Texas. The documentary is not yet available in our online store. Buy it or the pair today by calling 888-200-4903. Find out more about this historical documentary.... |
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Something New from Texas' Special Kids
Texas' Special Kids has been serving home schoolers in Texas for several years now. In an attempt to more efficiently meet the needs of growing numbers of special needs families, TSK has launched a blog.
You can still visit them at their Web site (click on graphic), where you will find links to the blog. Many of the articles, newsletters, and workshops you have seen from TSK over the years are now archived at that location.
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Another Reason to Homeschool...
 Under the category of "Why am I doing this, again?" file this treasure: "Animal School," written in the 1940s. It is a gentle, whimsical reminder of the importance of each child's gifts and of how easy it is to squelch them when we value the system over the individual.
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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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Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Requires Unnecessary Forms
An official of Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD tried to force parents to fill out forms not required by the state in order to homeschool their child. As the child did not even attend school in that district, the request was doubly troublesome. Tim Lambert advised the district to review the state's regulations and begin following them.
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Ten Things Children Learn from Owning a Business
Teaching children about business is one way to bring all of their learning to a focused project. This is one area in which their talents and interests can take center stage, while providing some monetary rewards seasoned with good ol' fashioned hard work.
What exactly are the benefits of starting a business? What can children hope to learn by developing an entrepreneurial mindset? The following is a list of ten things that come to mind:
1. The 3 Rs and So Much More!
The 3 Rs-reading, writing, and arithmetic-are the basics of education. One way to expand or build on these basics is through a business in which each of these operations is used daily, giving a practical aspect to learning. Do you want to teach math concepts such as place value, decimal points, adding, subtracting, and percentages? Have your child count back money to customers, calculate discounts, and figure amounts owed or received.
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