Sometimes the things that drive us to homeschool our children seem, from home to home, very different. But the reality is, that if you ask any parent why they choose homeschooling as an option, they will all tell you in their top five is the health and safety of their children. There is possibly no higher reason.

A fun and fascinating little video!

Enjoy!

If you did not know this, you should.

Watch this video, then visit the Texas Home School Coalition's website. These are our people, in our state, fighting for our rights as only a home based organization can.

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Here is an email that came into one of the groups we read. Posted here iun its entiry for you. Please contact the people involved!

This alert came out yesterday Feb 28th 2011 @ 7:40 pm.

Anita Silvey writes in 100 Best Books for Children, "Nothing in a child's intellectual development offers more pleasure or excitement than a good book. Nothing lasts longer in memory than childhood reading experiences. And nothing ensures the success of a child more in society than being read to from infancy through adulthood."

What a sad day for students in CISD. A fire, started by a heat lamps killed 17 of their hogs and caused them not to be able to enter a scholarhip competition.

Please be careful.

I know many of us, especially in the more rural areas keep animals both as livestock and food and also pets. Think safety first!! Parents make sure you double check what your teen or child might be doing. Sometimes it is not obvious to them where danger may lurk!

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THSC was informed that the issue of daytime curfews was discussed recently at a Harris County committee meeting. This proposition has been voted down in the past, but support for daytime curfews has increased amongst certain community members; and the issue was brought to the committee's attention once again. Home schoolers in Harris County need to be aware of how daytime curfews can negatively impact their daily routine and lifestyle. For more information about daytime curfews, please visit the THSC website.