“Homeschool Convention Continues Explosive Growth - On Track To Have Over 10,000 Homeschoolers Attending (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)” plus 3 more |
- Homeschool Convention Continues Explosive Growth - On Track To Have Over 10,000 Homeschoolers Attending (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
- ‘Lean on Me’ principal says, ‘Stand tall, make a difference’ (The Oak Ridger)
- Katie Holmes Hates Living With Tom Cruise’s Family! (Showbiz Spy)
- Brother Jed’s family speaks out (Arizona Daily Wildcat)
| Posted: 16 Feb 2010 09:30 AM PST Message from fivefilters.org: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it. The MidWest Homeschool Convention in Cincinnati features nearly 300 Homeschool Seminar & Workshop Sessions, over 300 Homeschooling Curriculum Exhibitors and will have over 4,000 Homeschooling "families" represented - with total attendance of over 10,000 homeschoolers. (PRWEB) February 13, 2010 -- The MidWest Homeschool Convention in Cincinnati, April 8 - 10, 2010, features a huge Homeschooling Curriculum Exhibit Hall that is filled with over 300 Homeschool curriculum exhibitors, and offers nearly 300 Homeschooling Seminar and Workshop sessions. Quickly becoming known as the Homeschool Event of the Year, this year's convention is on track to have over 4,000 homeschooling families (over 10,000 people) attending from 27 states and Canada. The Speaker Roster for this year's convention includes best-selling authors Dr. Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise (The Well-Trained Mind), Dr. Larry Schweikart (A Patriot's History of the United States) and John Rosemond (Parenting by The Book). The roster also includes other well-known homeschool authors and speakers, including Attorney David Gibbs III, Andrew Pudewa, Cathy Duffy, Doug Phillips, Rebecca Kochenderfer, Douglas and Nancy Wilson, Amanda Bennett, Catherine Levison, Carol Barnier, Dr. Jeff Myers, John Stonestreet, Michael Clay Thompson and many more! Thursday evening's festivities include a fabulous presentation from Micheal Flaherty, President of Walden Media, as well as a free DVD copy of Walden's AMAZING GRACE movie that is based on the life of antislavery pioneer William Wilberforce. MidWest Homeschool Convention attendees may also choose to take advantage of a free, first-year membership that is being provided by Homeschool Legal Advantage. (A $65 value) Incredibly, one of the Homeschool Legal Advantage membership benefits is a free last will and testament drafted by an attorney. Homeschoolers are finding this convention to be irresistible. The World-Class Speaker Roster, nearly 300 Workshop sessions, over 300 curriculum exhibitors and extremely affordable registration combine to make make this convention the Homeschool EVENT of the YEAR! More information on this outstanding homeschooling convention, including the complete Speaker Roster, Exhibitor listing and schedule of Seminar and Workshop sessions, can be found at http://www.CincinnatiHomeschoolConvention.com ### Cincinnati Homeschool Convention, Inc. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| ‘Lean on Me’ principal says, ‘Stand tall, make a difference’ (The Oak Ridger) Posted: 17 Feb 2010 05:44 AM PST Message from fivefilters.org: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it. Former high school principal Joe Clark, who was portrayed in the movie "Lean on Me," advocated a life of service and American unity during a recent lecture ... and urged people to be the best they can be. "Working together, we can ameliorate many things wrong in our country," Clark said during an hour-long presentation at the University of Tennessee. "We must struggle for our children. We must redeem our times." Clark, credited with turning a "raucous" New Jersey high school into a model institution within just two years during the 1980s, was in Knoxville for "A Celebration on Diversity." In a speech laced with poetry and humor, he offered advice and inspiration, encouraging individuals to "be the best that you can be" and "always strive to be on top." He took questions on subjects ranging from homeschooling to the federal education legislation known as No Child Left Behind. Clark is a former U.S. Army drill instructor who has been featured in a Time magazine cover story and in two profiles on television's "60 Minutes." Actor Morgan Freeman portrayed him in the 1989 film "Lean on Me." Known for carrying a baseball bat -- he says he never used it -- Clark was also named one of the nation's 10 "Principals of Leadership" in 1986, and President Ronald Reagan named him a model educator, according to information distributed at Thursday's lecture. But those accolades are largely irrelevant, Clark suggested. What matters is what you've done to make the world a better place, he said. "Make sure that your life is a life of service," Clark said. "Give the world the best that you have." Citing writers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Clark said the purpose of existence is not to make a living -- but rather to make a life. Those who will be happiest are those who have found a way to serve others, Clark said. "The highest individual destiny is to serve rather than rule," he said. Calling fear an illusion, he encouraged people to be courageous and not doubt themselves. "Stand tall and make a difference," he said. In response to questions, Clark said he is concerned about standardized school testing -- "teachers today are teaching to a test" -- and said some children will be "left behind" in the educational system until families and communities get more involved. He also said teachers are underpaid and overworked, and, endorsing alternatives to government schools, including homeschooling, he said public education has turned into a monopoly. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Katie Holmes Hates Living With Tom Cruise’s Family! (Showbiz Spy) Posted: 17 Feb 2010 05:00 AM PST Message from fivefilters.org: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it.
The former Dawson's Creek actress — who raises daughter Suri, 3, with the Top Gun star — apparently hates having to live with her in-laws at the couple's plush Beverly Hills home. Tom's adopted kids – Isabella, 17, and Connor, 14, — live at the house, as does his mother, Mary Lee; and his sister, Cass, and her three children. "There can be as many as 10 relatives under their roof at any one time," a source told American tabloid the National Enquirer. "Add all their various staff members and it's like Grand Central Station! "After Tom and Nicole Kidman divorced in 2001, he invited his mother to live with him. Then Cass moved in with her kids — she was homeschooling Isabella and Connor so it made sense to have her close. "But when he married Katie nothing changed! "Tom just likes having his family around — his other sisters Lee Anne and Marian are over a lot, too. It's more of a compound than a single family home. "Katie's adamant that their home needs to be for them and the children only. Tom's family should feel free to stop by, but call first. And no sleepovers!" Tags: katie holmes, tom cruise Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Brother Jed’s family speaks out (Arizona Daily Wildcat) Posted: 17 Feb 2010 12:40 AM PST Message from fivefilters.org: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it. Martha Smock is graduating from high school this year. When she finishes homeschooling, she would like to join her father, known as controversial campus preacher Brother Jed Smock, on his campus visits. "When school starts up, I'll travel with my dad for a year, and then I want to go to an arts school for graphic design and photography," Martha Smock said. Martha and Priscilla Smock joined their parents, Cindy and Jed Smock to preach at the UA campus this week. "The University of Arizona is a typical college campus," said Cindy Smock. "It's pretty and there's lots of sin." Cindy Smock said that she enjoys preaching at the University of Missouri, which has a freedom of speech area on campus. The Smock daughters are used to most college students' negative reactions to Jed Smock, but they said repetitive discussion bores them. "It's annoying when people say the same thing over and over again and they think they're really original, especially if they've already said it that day," said Priscilla Smock with regards to some of the onlookers who dispute with Jed Smock. The Smock daughters have been to college campuses all over the country. "Besides Alaska and Hawaii, I think we've preached in nearly every state," Priscilla Smock said. The sisters have explored college campuses in different ways as they've grown up. "When we were younger, we had a blast on every campus," Martha Smock said. "We'd bring our toys with us and slide down the banisters. Now, we pretty much just listen." Martha Smock has been traveling with Jed Smock since she was a baby, and she chose to preach with her dad after she finishes school so she could spend extra time with him. "He's 67 right now, so if I can have that extra year with my dad, it will be nice," Martha Smock said. The Smock daughters are aware of most college students' assumptions about them. "They believe we're brainwashed — that's the most common thought," said Priscilla Smock. "Especially when we say we're homeschooled." Martha Smock said that homeschooled students are often stereotyped in different ways. "Others think we're a bunch of farmers and have no social life," Martha Smock said. But both Martha and Priscilla Smock will be attending their homeschool-organized prom. They don't have dates, but it's not typical for their homeschooled classmates to go with dates, Martha Smock said. The sisters are not allowed to date until they graduate high school, but they have several male friends. Priscilla Smock spends her Saturdays rehearsing for a performance of "The Sound of Music," and her sister recently had a Super Bowl party. "We hang out with friends every weekend," Martha Smock said. The Smocks will be at the UA campus until Friday. They will visit Arizona State University next week. "People shouldn't feel sorry for us," Priscilla Smock said. "We're not sorry."
Approximately 60 people gathered around Brother Jed's preaching Tuesday afternoon. "I love coming here to watch Jed, it's entertaining," said Matt Anderson, a sociology junior. "(His daughters) must be crazy to follow him around, though." Danielle Hurd, a family studies and human development sophomore, shared a similar view. "I've never talked to the family, and I don't know the wife's stance on everything, but the family seems brainwashed, especially the daughters," Hurd said. "I question if they really believe everything they say they do." Students gave their insight on Cindy Smock's preaching methods. "I think she is an extremist, and she's really judgmental," said Diera Gooden, a family and consumer sciences freshman. "It's really sad to see her embarrassing herself like this." Alex Budish, a journalism junior, has been to all Jed Smock's visits this semester. "I've met Jed's daughters, they're nice, but preaching through hate will never work. Even so, they have a right to be here, and so do I," Budish said. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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