The THSC State Convention & Family Conference THIS weekend, August 17-19, in The Woodlands!

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It’s more than just a book fair — it’s an experience for the whole family. Parents will be inspired to take on the new school year by dynamic speakers like Little Bear Wheeler, John Erickson, and many others through informative and encouraging workshops. The exhibit hall will be packed with quality exhibitors offering the material you need for the upcoming school year. Children, too, will have a weekend to remember of stories, skits, games, and activities in the Children’s Program.

Don’t forget special convention features:
• FREE Thursday Evening Sessions featuring Sally Clarkson and Norm Wakefield
• FREE Parking
• Special Friday Night Dinner where you can relax and fellowship with other home school families
• Support Group Expo
• Evening Programs with Little Bear Wheeler and Hank the Cowdog
• Special Fellowships for families with single parents, special needs children, only children, as well as support group leaders and minority families

Plan To Shop
Whether you already know what curriculum you want to use or are looking for ideas, the THSC State Convention is the perfect place to purchase your curriculum for the 2006/2007 school year. Our Exhibit Hall will feature a wide variety of vendors, many of whom offer conference specials to attendees! Seize the opportunity to browse, preview, shop, and learn all you can about these excellent home school curricula and services. Check out the current list of exhibitors and links to their websites! Get a sneak pre-view of some of the Convention Specials you’ll find in the Exhibit Hall!

A 2005 Convention attendee says it best:
“Thanks for the encouraging and well-timed conference. I went from panic to peace as I planned my new school year…” Shannon Jordan

Get the all new, updated 20th Anniversary edition of the Handbook for Texas Home Schoolers! For many years, Texas home schoolers have benefited from this informative publication written specifically for Texas home educators. It features articles about the history of home schooling in Texas, as well as how to deal with school districts and Child Protective Services. It contains contact information for support groups across the state and curriculum suppliers, along with many other helpful articles and information.

This helpful tool is edited annually, with new and updated articles appearing in this version. The 2006- 2007 Handbook for Texas Home Schoolers includes new letters and memos of interest to home school parents. See a listing of important information in the current Table of Contents.

The price, $18, is the same as the past several years, even though there is more information added each year! THSC Association members get a 10% discount on this important publication as well as all other resources sold by THSC. See information about membership and all its benefits.

Special bulk rates: $12 each/5-9 copies: $10 each/10+ copies.

While Texas home schoolers continue to gain respect and more freedoms, there will probably always be a few people who do not recognize parents’ rights to personally educate their children. That is why the Texas Home School Coalition Association offers legal assistance under the guidance of Attorney Shelby Sharpe, who successfully sued the state in the Leeper v. Arlington ISD landmark case that clarified home schools in Texas are private schools.

Obtain your THSC membership and, along with the many other benefits of joining, know that your family will have this expert team behind you. Join today!

7:00-9:30pm
Friday, August 25, 2006
Austin, Texas

You are invited to join Tim Lambert for a Good Citizenship Seminar - Campaign Focus on Friday, August 25th, 2006, at 7:00 pm. This seminar focuses on how homeschooling families can make a difference in our communities and country.

You have probably heard it before. “If you choose to not enroll your child in the public high school, then they will miss out on the wonderful ‘real world’ experiences their peers will have.” In her opinion column published in the July 27 issue of the Gilroy Dispatch, Cynthia Walker debunks this mainstream myth.

“Just Don’t Ever Mistake High School for Real Life.”

“… I do not think that school life bears more than a fleeting resemblance to real life. Where in real life is one's day broken up by bells? In prison, perhaps, and the more poorly-run factories. Where in real life does one spend one's day with 30 other persons of exactly one's own age and one much older authority figure? Nowhere. “

Tim Lambert wrote to a private adoption agency caseworker on behalf of a member family requesting permission to homeschool an adoptive child already placed in their home.