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HSLDA’s homeschool Photo Contest is accepting entries through August 1. Students must submit a photo with one of the following fruits of the spirit as their theme:

Category 1 (students age 7-11): Gentleness
Category 2 (students age 12-15): Faithfulness
Category 3 (students age 16-19): Self-control

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Members of a homeschooling German family who made a forced move to Austria where the activity remains legal now have fled again – this time to Canada – to escape continuing government actions that now also are the subject of a protest lodged at the European Court of Human Rights.

The case involving Andreas and Katharina Plett is being addressed by Joel Thornton, chief of the International Human Rights Group, who alleges Germany is violating articles 8, 9, 10, 14, and 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights with its persecution of homeschooling families.

The Paderborn family is among several in Germany who have challenged that nation’s Nazi-era ban on parents teaching their children at home. Thornton told WND in the Pletts’ case, one of the government maneuvers gave the authority to determine where the Pletts’ two youngest children live to the Youth Welfare Office.

It happened because of their homeschooling. According to a Brussels Journal report at the time, a plain-clothes policewoman rang the Pletts’ doorbell early one day, and when Katharina Plett opened the door, a team of officers who had concealed themselves forced their way in.

Katharina was able to notify her husband by telephone since he and the children were not at home, and instead of returning they traveled directly to Austria and set up a residence.

However, German authorities continue to try to impose their requirements on the family, since they still own property in Germany, and the Pletts now are challenging not only the authority to decide where the children will live but the other decisions in their case as well.

“About a month ago the family fled to Canada to be together without fear of government officials taking their children,” Thornton told WND about the family.

“Though the court has been unwilling to uphold international law in regards to parents’ rights in educational matters it is our hope that the court will look at the number of families continuing to have problems and decide to take the initiative to enforce the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights that are currently being violated by the German courts,” Thornton said.

The earlier decision came in the now-infamous Konrad case. There, the same court concluded that Germany’s ban on homeschooling – in place since the Nazis reigned – does not violate the convention’s religious rights provision, finding that it was important for the nation to avoid parallel societies created by religious groups.

The new case raises that issue, but several others as well.

“The Plett family has suffered the deprivation of their rights guaranteed under Article 8 of the Convention in that respect for their private and family life has been violated without demonstrated necessity for national security, public safety or the economic well-being of the country, the prevention of disorder or crime, the protection of health or morals, or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others,” the complaint, filed on Friday, says.

It also alleges violations of Article 9 in that their “religious convictions” have been violated and Article 10 violations involving “freedom of expression, particularly the freedom to impart information and ideas without interference by public authorities.”

Further, the court action alleges Germany is discriminating against them based on their religious convictions and under Protocol 1, Article 2 in that “in the exercise of any functions which it assumes in relation to education and to teaching, the state shall respect the right of parents to ensure such education and teaching in conformity with their own religions and philosophical convictions.”

“The Plett family is asking this court to overturn the decision of all the German courts and declare that the state took improper custody of their children while exercising their rights. … The Plett family asks this court to clarify that the rights guaranteed under Articles 8, 9, 10 and 14 are not subject to governmental intervention without clear and convincing evidence that homeschooling their children would rise to the level of violating the interferences regulated by the Convention. That is not the case here,” the appeal said.

The action also seeks a cancellation of all fines imposed by Germany and the recovery of all costs.

Thornton told WND the children continue to live with the family only because the state Youth Welfare Office never has exercised its authority to determine where they are required to live. Such situations are not unusual in Germany. However, they create huge complications for families doing any traveling.

The Pletts have their roots in Germany but had been living in Russia before returning. They decided to homeschool after the parents” perceived a negative influence of the public school onto their children.”

It was in 2005 when German authorities ordered decisions about the children’s residence given to the Youth Welfare Office without a hearing. The result was the family’s sudden move to Austria. Their further move came after Germany continued to try to exercise control of the family even while living in Austria.

In 2006, the Strasbourg, France-based court ruled in the Konrad case. In that dispute, Fritz and Marianna Konrad, who argued Germany’s compulsory school attendance endangered their children’s religious upbringing and promotes teaching inconsistent with the family’s Christian faith, were told they did not have a case.

The court said the Konrads belong to a “Christian community which is strongly attached to the Bible” and rejected public schooling because of the explicit sexual indoctrination programs that the courses there include.

The German court already had ruled that the parental “wish” to have their children grow up in a home without such influences “could not take priority over compulsory school attendance.” The decision also said the parents do not have an “exclusive” right to lead their children’s education.

“The parents’ right to education did not go as far as to deprive their children of that experience,” the decision said. “Not only the acquisition of knowledge, but also the integration into and first experience with society are important goals in primary school education. The German courts found that those objectives cannot be equally met by home education even if it allowed children to acquire the same standard of knowledge as provided for by primary school education.”

A website for the Practical Homeschool Magazine noted one of the first acts by Hitler when he moved into power was to create the governmental Ministry of Education and give it control of all schools, and school-related issues.

In 1937, the dictator said, “The Youth of today is ever the people of tomorrow. For this reason we have set before ourselves the task of inoculating our youth with the spirit of this community of the people at a very early age, at an age when human beings are still unperverted and therefore unspoiled. This Reich stands, and it is building itself up for the future, upon its youth. And this new Reich will give its youth to no one, but will itself take youth and give to youth its own education and its own upbringing.”

WND has reported multiple times on German’s attack on homeschoolers, including earlier this summer when a judge handed down three-month prison sentences for two homeschooling parents.

The sentences for Juergen and Rosemarie Dudek came in Germany’s equivalent of a district court in the state of Hesse, according to a staff attorney for the Home School Legal Defense Association. The group, the premier homeschooling advocacy organization in the world, has been monitoring and helping in the Dudeks’ case since before a federal prosecutor announced his intention more than a year ago to see the parents behind bars.

Wolfgang Drautz, consul general for the Federal Republic of Germany, has commented on the issue on a blog, noting the government “has a legitimate interest in countering the rise of parallel societies that are based on religion.”

Drautz said schools teach socialization, and as WND reported, that is important, as evident in the government’s response when a German family in another case wrote objecting to police officers picking their child up at home and delivering him to a public school.

“The minister of education does not share your attitudes toward so-called homeschooling,” said a government letter in response. “… You complain about the forced school escort of primary school children by the responsible local police officers. … In order to avoid this in future, the education authority is in conversation with the affected family in order to look for possibilities to bring the religious convictions of the family into line with the unalterable school attendance requirement.”

http://educatinggermany.7doves.com/2008/07/01/emigration 

One of Germany’s largest newspapers is looking for the stories of German citizens who have left the country (or returned to it) and the reasons why. Their angle appears to be the ‘brain drain’.

They ask you to write why you left, to include a photo that illustrates your journey, and will include the best.

It would be great if German homeschoolers who are now living outside the country or are strongly thinking about it, or even those who want to but can’t for any multitude of reasons, could write about their stories of persecution to highlight the issue. Include your qualifications, if any, too.

The address to email is auswandern@faz.de

The Hamilton boys (Home Educators from the Manawatu) entered (these are the boys who produced Romeo & Juliet last year - January 2008 Keystone Magazine has an article about it) and made it through to the final 3 families. They had hundreds of entrants from all across NZ.

You can watch their 5 minute movie on channel 2. It is either Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday at 4.30pm. They are screening 1 finalist each afternoon. Or you can go on-line to the TVNZ website and go to Studio 2,

It is a competition that requires votes. All your support for the boys would be really great.

You can go online and check out how to vote, or watch on studio2 and they will tell you how.

Tuesday (Today) http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/656348 view it here: http://the-hub.tv/content/view/1268/123/

Wednesday (Tomorrow) http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/65634 View it here: http://the-hub.tv/content/view/1284/123/

Thursday http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/656350 Yeah Home Educators. View it here: http://the-hub.tv/content/view/1299/123/

HOW TO VOTE: Text “MOVIE 3 Your name, town” to 8972

For more information: http://the-hub.tv/content/view/1142

Thanks for your support.

A great opportunity to sit under the teaching of an expert in the field of Creation Science Research. John is experienced in publically debating evolutionary experts, presenting lectures at universities, speaking at church events, and teaching children from both school and homeschool backgrounds.

Terrific family value. Cheaper and more educational than going to Rainbow’s End for a day!

Homeschool Seminar Day - Wednesday the 10th of September

* suits 6 yrs +
* Approx 9am til 3pm (see program below)
* Venue for up to 250 people- Glenfield Baptist Church, 46 James St., Glenfield, North Shore.
* Backup Venue (for larger numbers) — Windsor Park Baptist, 550 East Coast Rd., Upper Harbour
* Program 1 - Outline
o 9am Doors Open
o 9:30-10am Seminar 1 - Exciting FACTS about Creation from Genesis 1, 2 & 3
o 10-10:30am Seminar 2 - Dinosaurs - The Monsters God Made
o 10:30-11am Morning Tea Break
o 11-11:30am Seminar 3 - Man the Image of God
o 11:30-12:30 Questions and Answers
o 12:30-1:30pm Lunch Break
o 1:30-2pm Seminar 4 - The Evidence from DOWN UNDER for Creation and Flood
o 2-2:30pm Questions and Answers
o 2:30-3pm Finish

John will try to integrate information about the flood, coal, the races and the ice age into the day. There will also be 2, half hour brackets for questions and answers, so come prepared with questions and pick John’s brains.

Morning Tea will be provided for the Seminar Day. Please bring your own lunch. There are some bakeries and food bars within driving distance of the venue.

There will be a small creche at the church, available for use by parents with littlies on the seminar day and some room in the foyer for push chairs. With bigger numbers, space will be more limited. It could prove long day for the young ones.

_Costs are as follows for Earlybird Registrations
These Earlybird rates are only available until the evening of Saturday the 12th of July:

Seminar Day

$20 per person or $45 per family.

July 13th until September 1st Registration Fees_

Seminar Day

$25 per person or $50 per family.

On the day registration (if room is still available)

Seminar Day

$30 per person or $55 per family.

*_To register for the conference (or ask questions) contact:_*

If paying by cheque: *Nicky Waddell* waddell-family@ihug.co.nz

33 Gilberd Place Torbay
Auckland
Phone 09 473-4135

Make Cheque payable to Kathy Creak (Creation Research)

If paying by internet banking: *Celeste Harmse* wecharmse@xtra.co.nz

20 Glen Marine Pde
Glendene
09 837 1131

Internet Bank Account number: 38 9007 0832601 00

Please put family and mum’s first name in the reference field eg. “Kathy Creak” and also days being paid for eg. “Seminar” or “field” or “both days”

Please find a registration form attached (email Kathy or Celeste for the registration form) to this email. If you are paying by cheque, please print out this form and mail it to Nicky with your cheque.

f you are paying by internet banking, then please copy and paste the form into an email, and email Celeste.

No place confirmed without payment.
In registering for the event, you, as the parent or guardian, agree to take full care and responsibility, for the children you bring.

(On the day help still needed).

_Registrations for the Field Trip on Thursday the 11th of September are currently closed_ (Due to the high level of interest expressed after initial advertising)

Maximum number of 70 people allowed.
You are welcome to put your name on the waiting list (see above for contact details - Nicky Waddell or Celeste Harmse).

_Field Trip Details are as follows:_

* The day will start with a briefing session (Venue to be advised).
* Approx 9am til 3pm.
* Muriwai Beach -> Takapuna.
* Stop for lunch somewhere in between. Takeaways, or bring your own.
* The day will finish with a debrief session on the beach, before returning home.

If you end up being one of the 70 people to attend, you will be sent a pdf with more detailed instructions.
Costs for the field trip day are the same as the seminar.

Both days
$35 per person or $80 per family

Other John Mackay events

* Matamata Sept 6th-8th
6th evening, church talk
7th - 10am morning service, and evening service as well.
8th - morning session at Matamata Christian School
Public Debate that evening
Contact standrews@orcon.net.nz

* Morrinsville Homeschool Day Tuesday 9th Sept
contact Robyn Smith adriannrobyn@clear.net.nz
<mailto:adriannrobyn@clear.net.nz>
Morrinsville Baptist Church, Moorhouse St. 9am til 2:30pm.

Start time as per program below. 9.00 am
I need you to register before the event, and payment details will be forwarded to people who are going to pre-pay so that I can write out one cheque to Creation Research.
It is a bring your own lunch.
I will have tea and coffee available for morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea, but all food is bring your own. Unless anyone would like to organise another alternative.
If you have any questions on this topic please come prepared as there is Question and Answer time available, so you can have them answered by John.
$15 per person, or $35 per family, as long as this is prepaid, to me, and I will pay to Creation Research, or you can pay on the day, but the cost will be $20 per person maximum of $45 per family.

CREATION GENESIS 1, 2, & 3: THE EVIDENCE  (Suits whole family)

PROGRAM
9.00 am Doors open
9.30 - 10.00 Exciting FACTS about Creation from Genesis 1, 2 & 3
10.00 - 10.30 Dinosaurs - The Monsters God Made
10.30 - 11.00 BREAK
11.00 - 11.30 Man the Image of God
11.30 - 12.30 Questions & Answers
12.30 - 1.30 LUNCH BREAK (bring your own)
1.30 - 2.00 The Evidence from DOWN UNDER for Creation and Flood
2.00 - 2.30 Questions & Answer
FINISH (approx 2.30 - 3.00pm)

* Men’s Ministry with Beacon Baptist, 12th-15th Sept (Auckland - Rotorua)
www.beaconbaptist.co.nz/page/page/2438381.htm

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Keystone Magazine-2006

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January 2006 (4 copies only)
Feature Family: Lamb-Miller Family

The Faith of Us Fathers: Why Do You Educate Your Own Children? by Rodger Williams

Over a Cuppa: Two Schools, Two Choices; Parent-Directed Christian Education by Andrea Schwartz; Why Christian Education? by Michael Drake

When the Going Gets Tough: Rest for Weary Homeschool Mums, Pt. 2 by Jane Bentley

Graduates Speak: Brett’s 2005 Resolutions by Brett Harris

Home Education Research: Will Your Children Be Christian? by Bruce Shortt

Tough Questions People Ask: “What Will You Do If Homeschooling (or Smacking) Becomes Illegal?” - Conviction versus Preference, Pt. 1 by Attorney David Gibbs

Learning Disabilities: My Experiences with Visual Thinking Sensory Problems and Communication Difficulties, Pt. 1 by Temple Grandin, Ph.D

Teaching Tips: Suggestions to Combat Homeschool Burnout by Laurie Bluedorn

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March 2006 (5 copies only)

Feature Family: Peter and Helen Bryant;

The Faith of Us Fathers: When a Father Does Not Discipline His Child, Part 1 by Julio Severo

Home Education Research: New Zealand Universities by Craig Smith

Over a Cuppa: Living Next Door by Kendra Fletcher

CHomeS Roundup: Home Educators Impress Again

Graduates Speak: Hero Makers by Rebecca Severn

Tough Questions People Ask: What Will You Do If Home Education (or Smacking) Becomes Illegal? - Conviction versus Preference, Part 2 (Final) by David Gibbs

Learning Disabilities: My Experiences with Vision Thinking Sensory Problems & Communication Difficulties, Part 2 by Temple Grandin

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May 2006 (1 copies only)

Feature Family: Bruce and Joanna Hingston

The Faith of Us Fathers: When a Father Does Not Discipline His Child by Julio Severo

Over a Cuppa: Interview with Sally Clarkson Interviewer Genevieve Smith

Graduates Speak: Interview with Sarah Clarkson Interviewer Genevieve Smith

Exploring God’s Creation: Interview with Dr J Wile Interviewer Genevieve Smith

Learning Disibilities: My Experiences with Visual Thinking Sensory Problems and Communication Difficulties, Pt 3 by Temple Grandin

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July 2006 (10 copies only)

Feature Family: Nicholas and Daphne Tamme

The Faith of Us Fathers: Answering the Critics by Geoffrey Botkin

Home Education Research: Reinventing the Schoolroom, Part 1 by Allan Carlson, Ph.D; Watching Sex on TV Predicts Adolescent Initiation of Sexual Behavior

In Line With Scripture: Bow Your Knee by Rev Mark Rushdoony

Graduates Speak: Full, Satisfied and Forgotten by Amber L DeLadurantey

Tough Questions People Ask: What if You Fail? by Marybeth Whalen

Over a Cuppa: Helping Your Husband to Walk on Water by Cindy Schaap

Teaching Tips: Secondary Literature by Mike McHugh

Worldviews in Focus: Interview with Nancy Pearcey Interviewer Michael Farris

Learning Disabilities: My Experiences with Visual Thinking Sensory Problems and Communication Difficulties, Part 4 (Final) by Temple Grandin, Ph.D

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Oral arguments were heard today in the 2nd District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles, with the fate of homeschooling in California at stake.

As WND reported earlier, the court’s decision four months ago to compel two homeschooled children to attend a public or qualifying private school effectively stated that parents held neither a statutory right nor a constitutional right to provide homeschooling for their own children.

HSLDA chairman, Michael Farris

After much public and political outcry, the appeal court agreed to revisit its prior ruling.

Michael Farris, chairman and co-founder of the Homeschooling Legal Defense Association, was one of many attorneys from several organizations urging the court to reconsider, and he presented the day’s final argument.

“Anybody that claims they know which way the court will decide would be wrong,” Farris told WND.

“The judges asked very hard, pointed questions,” he said. “There was no indication that they thought their prior ruling was wrong.”

Specifically, Farris said, the judges asked why they should permit homeschooling when California changed the law to withdraw it from the statutes in the early 1900s.

Attorneys advocating homeschooling argued that when California in 1967 added the singular word “person” to the list of those that can operate a legitimate private school, it opened the door for homeschooling. “If a person can provide education, if one person can operate a school,” argued the attorneys, “then why not a parent?”

“Their questions were about the 1910s; our answer was from the 1960s,” Farris told WND.

Furthermore, said Farris, “I argued that the California constitution requires the state to encourage all education. It’s the court’s duty, rather than banning education, to encourage it.”

He also urged the judges to take into account the thousands of people who have implied from the 1967 law that homeschooling is permissible “and not willy-nilly overturn that practice.”

An estimated 166,000 children are being homeschooled in California, and their parents and advocates have expressed concern that the court’s original ruling would leave parents who educate their children at home open to criminal truancy charges and civil charges for child neglect.

Some grounds for that concern may come from the appeal court’s first ruling, where it said the trial court had found that “keeping the children at home deprived them of situations where (1) they could interact with people outside the family, (2) there are people who could provide help if something is amiss in the children’s lives, and (3) they could develop emotionally in a broader world than the parents’ ‘cloistered’ setting.”

Brad Dacus, president of Pacific Justice Institute, a parental rights advocacy organization involved in the case, told WND earlier, “We are looking forward to this opportunity to defend the thousands of families who are making sacrifices to teach their children at home. The state should be applauding, not threatening, these families,” he said.

Though he expressed concern over which way the judges would decide, Farris told WND, “We hope that the court reverses its decision and restores homeschool freedom to California.”