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May 16, 2012 By Barbara Leave a Comment

Email and Facebook discussion groups in New Zealand

If you know of a group that is not in this list and you would like it to be, then please email me with the details – barbara@hef.org.nz

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From the Smiths:

http://hef.org.nz/2011/craig-smith-26-january-1951-to-30-september-2011/

Updated 25 March 2012: Life for Those Left Behind (Craig Smith’s Health) page 6 click here

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Needing help for your home schooling journey:

http://hef.org.nz/2011/needing-help-for-your-home-schooling-journey-2/

And

Here are a couple of links to get you started home schooling:

http://hef.org.nz/getting-started-2/

and

http://hef.org.nz/exemptions/

This link is motivational:
http://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-what-is-it-all-about/

Filed Under: Email discussion Groups

Double Celebration for Rosie Boom

May 15, 2012 By Barbara Leave a Comment

An email from Rosie Boom

Hello everyone!

I’m emailing to let people know that my latest book, Where the Crickets Sing, has just been published! For more information and to buy the book you can look on my website www.rosieboom.com

Where the Crickets Sing

 

The other cause for celebration is that I have finally published both Where Lions Roar at Night and Where Arrows Fly as ebooks on the internet! It’s been a huge process and a steep learning curve for me, but I feel an equally big thrill at having finally accomplished it. J

 

Now I’m asking a favour from my readers and friends! I need some people who are willing to go to Smashwords and write a review about the books . It doesn’t have to be long at all – just a few enthusiastic, glowing words -  but if I get a few (hopefully lots of!) reviews happening, immediately it will bump the books higher up on the huge list of ebooks available! It would be the best thing ever you could do to help me!! I’m hoping that the ebook will mean that families all over the world can enjoy my books – but first they have to know that it even exists. J

If you would like to do this, click on the link below. It will take you to Where Lions Roar at Night. You have to enrol in Smashwords before you can write a review, but all that takes is entering your email address and choosing a password. Eazy peazy. J

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/161360

Also, for those of you who know folk overseas, it would be wonderful if you could let them know about the free download available. Where Lions Roar at Night is  free for the next two weeks. And if any of you belong to home-schooling loops etc, it would be amazing if you could send them the link and encourage them to download the book.

Thanks so much folks! I always feel tentative about asking busy people to do something like this, but I really need to or it’s just going to sit hidden amongst all the other ebooks.

Thank you so much!!!!

Love,

Rosie

 

 

Rosie Boom

http://hef.org.nz/2011/craig-smith-26-january-1951-to-30-september-2011/

Updated 25 March 2012: Life for Those Left Behind (Craig Smith’s Health) page 6 click here

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Needing help for your home schooling journey:

http://hef.org.nz/2011/needing-help-for-your-home-schooling-journey-2/

And

Here are a couple of links to get you started home schooling:

http://hef.org.nz/getting-started-2/

and

http://hef.org.nz/exemptions/

This link is motivational:
http://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-what-is-it-all-about/

Filed Under: books

Release of “Where Lions Roar at Night” as an ebook. Will you help??

May 15, 2012 By Barbara Leave a Comment

Hi all,
The following is a message from Rosie Boom, home schooling mum, writer, singer, inspirational speaker and all round wonderful woman about her first book “Where Lions Roar At Night” now available as an ebook. If you’ve read her books, and loved them, tell the world by writing a review; if you haven’t read them, get started for free! Spread the word.

Hello everyone!


On Saturday I finally published Where Lions Roar at Night as an ebook on the internet! It’s been a huge process and a steep learning curve for me, but I feel an equally big thrill at having finally accomplished it. J

Now I’m asking a favour from my readers and friends! I need some people who are willing to go to Smashwords and write a review about the book . It doesn’t have to be long at all – just a few enthusiastic, glowing words –  but if I get a few (hopefully lots of!) reviews happening, immediately it will bump the book higher up on the huge list of ebooks available! It would be the best thing ever you could do to help me!! I’m hoping that the ebook will mean that families all over the world can enjoy my books – but first they have to know that it even exists. J

If you would like to do this, click on the link below. It will take you to my book. You may have to enrol in Smashwords before you can write a review, but all that takes is entering your email address and choosing a password. Eazy peazy. J

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/161360

Also, for those of you who know folk overseas, it would be wonderful if you could let them know about the free download available. The book is  free for the next two weeks. And if any of you belong to home-schooling loops etc, it would be amazing if you could send them the link and encourage them to download the book.

Thanks so much folks! I always feel tentative about asking busy people to do something like this, but I really need to or it’s just going to sit hidden amongst all the other ebooks.

I plan to publish Where Arrows Fly ebook very shortly also, so would love it if you could also support me in  the same way for that one. I’ll let you know soon. I’ll also let you know when Amazon has the ebook. It is currently under review.

Thank you so much!!!!
Love,
Rosie

http://hef.org.nz/2011/craig-smith-26-january-1951-to-30-september-2011/

Updated 25 March 2012: Life for Those Left Behind (Craig Smith’s Health) page 6 click here

*****

Needing help for your home schooling journey:

http://hef.org.nz/2011/needing-help-for-your-home-schooling-journey-2/

And

Here are a couple of links to get you started home schooling:

http://hef.org.nz/getting-started-2/

and

http://hef.org.nz/exemptions/

This link is motivational:
http://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-what-is-it-all-about/

Filed Under: Archives

Vatican Tells U.N. All Parents Have Right to Homeschool

May 12, 2012 By Barbara Leave a Comment
Home Education is our Christian Duty, not a human right, or even a God-given right.  “Rights” are not Biblical Speak.  The Bible talks of duties/responsibilities (render to Caesar, love the brotherhood, etc) and privileges but not rights.
That said it is interesting to read the Vatican’s stand on home schooling:
Ben Johnson : May 8, 2012 : LifeSiteNews.com

“That’s huge. Having the support of the Vatican ambassador will be invaluable to the homeschool movement.” -Jeremiah Lorrig, HSLDA

(Turtle Bay, NY)—In a significant victory for parental rights worldwide, a Vatican representative said all parents have the right to homeschool their children.

homeschool “The State should respect the choices that parents make for their children and avoid attempts at ideological indoctrination,” the permanent observer mission of the Holy See to the United Nations wrote in a statement released on April 24.

Parents, it said, “have the right and duty to choose schools inclusive of homeschooling, and they must possess the freedom to do so, which in turn, must be respected and facilitated by the State.”

“That’s huge,” said Jeremiah Lorrig, director of media relations at the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA). “Having the support of the Vatican ambassador will be invaluable to the homeschool movement.”

“It’s a constant tug-of-war between homeschool liberty and the desire to control parents,” Lorrig said.

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From the Smiths:

http://hef.org.nz/2011/craig-smith-26-january-1951-to-30-september-2011/

Updated 25 March 2012: Life for Those Left Behind (Craig Smith’s Health) page 6 click here

*****

Needing help for your home schooling journey:

http://hef.org.nz/2011/needing-help-for-your-home-schooling-journey-2/

And

Here are a couple of links to get you started home schooling:

http://hef.org.nz/getting-started-2/

and

http://hef.org.nz/exemptions/

This link is motivational:
http://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-what-is-it-all-about/

Filed Under: News

Truancy and the CBD area of towns

May 10, 2012 By Barbara Leave a Comment

AHE Statement on Truancy

Below is the AHE statement on Truancy. It may or may not be revelant to your area:

Please ensure your Auckland based support group has this message posted on its email loop.

This issue affects us all.

Auckland Home Educators has become aware of an incident in which a 13 year old home educated student was recently picked up by the Police as ‘truant’ because she was outside during school hours.

Having discussed the issue with the Ministry, the Police and Truancy Services over the course of the last 24 hours, we can confirm the following:

  • This is an isolated incident caused by an over-zealous and uneducated Police Officer
  • There is no legal requirement for home educated students to remain at home or indoors during school hours because “there is no requirement for set hours” (MoE wording)
  • An informal apology has been received over the incident
  • Local Police have been informed about the issue
  • Truancy officers will continue to operate as previously – they are familiar with home educated and correspondence students
  • While our students may carry ID cards to prove they are home educated, this is not a legal requirement

On further discussions with two Truancy Office supervisors (central and south Auckland) today, the normal course of events would run as follows:

The student may be questioned by the Police or truancy officer as to why they aren’t in school. The student’s response should be to simply explain that he/she is home educated. The officials would confirm this with the parents, the tutor (if applicable) or the Ministry of Education. If an ID card is carried, this may be shown. No further information needs to be provided.

It is AHE’s recommendation that you talk to your families about this incident and come up with a series of suitable responses e.g. “I am a home educated student. My phone number is xxx xxxx and you are welcome to call my parents to verify this.” Or “I am a home educated student. Here is my Student ID card.” It might be helpful if they know to answer any other questions with, “I’m not legally obliged to answer that question.”

The Ministry was keen for our community “not to over react to things…”, stressing that truancy is a huge issue at present, especially in South Auckland and the officer would have most probably felt (even if he were misguided) that he was doing a good thing.

If you have any questions, please email off-list – GovtLiaison@ahe.org.nz .

Kind regards,

Erena Fussell

AHE Government Liaison – your regional support network

www.ahe.org.nz

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From the Smiths:

http://hef.org.nz/2011/craig-smith-26-january-1951-to-30-september-2011/

Updated 25 March 2012: Life for Those Left Behind (Craig Smith’s Health) page 6 click here

*****

Needing help for your home schooling journey:

http://hef.org.nz/2011/needing-help-for-your-home-schooling-journey-2/

And

Here are a couple of links to get you started home schooling:

http://hef.org.nz/getting-started-2/

and

http://hef.org.nz/exemptions/

This link is motivational:
http://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-what-is-it-all-about/

Filed Under: Help for HE Families, NZ Families
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