Issue #11
August 19, 2009

Why Homeschool Teens?

By Debra Bell

I am all for Christians entering and engaging the culture. That’s the end goal. But I’m convinced adolescence is not the time to make this our priority. It’s like trying to launch a rocket with a rubber band.

So why homeschool for the long term? Here are the reasons that convinced us to teach high school at home ...

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Diana Waring Interview September 1

 

Diana Waring, author of Beyond Survival:  A Guide To Abundant Life Homeschooling and other great resources, will be interviewed by Zan Tyler on the Internet radio  "WATCHTalk" program, on Tuesday, September 1, at 1:00 p.m. Pacific time (4:00 Eastern).  You can listen live by registering at blogtalkradio.com (it's free) and tuning in to WATCHTalk.  You can also hear the archived program at the same address later on. 

Zan Tyler in HSLDA Webinar

The Home School Legal Defense Association's webinar series, HSDLA@home e-vents, features Zan Tyler's presentation, "Walking in the Light of God's Word - and How it Can Transform Your School Year", live on September 15 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time (6:00 Pacific).  There is a charge for this event.

Resources for Life and Homeschool

Available September 4:

Who is God? And Can I Really Know Him?

By John Hoy and David Webb

 

Who is God? And Can I Really Know Him?, introduces the concept of worldview while laying the foundational truths upon which the evangelical Christian worldview is built: God is truth and He reveals His truth to people; He is the one true and almighty God; He is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; He created everything; we are God’s children and are made to love and to praise Him; God meets all our needs; sin keeps us from God; and Jesus is the only way to God.

 

Teacher's helps and notebooking pages are available for download with purchase.  You can also read a sample module here.

This is the first book in Apologia's new What We Believe series, prepared in conjunction with Summit Ministries. 

Click here to learn more or to order this resource for your homeschool.


Apologia Speakers on the Road

As the homeschool conference season re-groups, popular speakers from Apologia continue to make appearances around the country: