{"id":651,"date":"2014-04-28T11:23:02","date_gmt":"2014-04-28T16:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jenniferfitz\/?p=651"},"modified":"2015-08-25T21:16:24","modified_gmt":"2015-08-26T02:16:24","slug":"midlands-homeschool-convention-last-day-for-discounted-registration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jenniferfitz\/2014\/04\/midlands-homeschool-convention-last-day-for-discounted-registration\/","title":{"rendered":"Midlands Homeschool Convention &#8211; Last Day for Discounted Registration"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.midlandshomeschoolconvention.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.squarespace.com\/static\/52d02a45e4b0fc88606f9c58\/t\/52f8f2dde4b039b51c14122c\/1398390909502\/?format=1500w\" alt=\"Midlands Homeschool Convention\" width=\"519\" height=\"91\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Head\u2019s up, if you were planning to see me or any of the bazillion presenters and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.midlandshomeschoolconvention.com\/speakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">keynote speakers<\/a> at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.midlandshomeschoolconvention.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Midlands Homeschool Convention<\/a>, today\u2019s the last day for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.midlandshomeschoolconvention.com\/family-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">discounted registration<\/a>.\u00a0 If you live in the Southeast and are homeschooling or thinking about homeschooling, seriously consider attending this particular convention.<\/p>\n<p>Reasons I\u2019m thrilled to be a part of it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It\u2019s the best value for your convention dollar going.\u00a0 Nearly a hundred workshops, including a massive special-needs track.<\/li>\n<li>The focus is on <em>things parents need to know.<\/em> This is not froo-froo rah-rah go Mom! This is, \u201cHere is what you need to know if ______.\u201d\u00a0 Practical.\u00a0 Useful.<\/li>\n<li>It is truly an ecumenical event.\u00a0 There are a number of great Catholic vendors who are going to be there (including personal favorites of mine like <a href=\"http:\/\/kolbe.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Kolbe Academy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/tanbooks.benedictpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Tan \/ St. Benedict<\/a>), as well as vendors like Apologia whose textbooks are used in major Catholic homeschool programs.\u00a0 Catholic Writers Guild will have a table, and there will be a general Catholic homeschooling table manned by parents from around the region.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepublicdiscourse.com\/author\/ctollefsen\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dr. Christopher Tollefsen of Public Discourse fame<\/a> is one of the keynote speakers.\u00a0 And it goes on from there.<\/li>\n<li>The conference will include workshops on about every homeschooling style you can think of, from Unschooling to Classical.\u00a0 It\u2019s not agenda-driven, it is parent-driven.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s going to be a good event.\u00a0 If you are a homeschooler or thinking-about-it parent in the region, consider coming out.\u00a0 If you live way far away and all your children are kittens anyhow, please consider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MidlandsHomeschoolConvention\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">liking the MHC Facebook Page<\/a> so that your friends and friends-of-friends who might be interested can find out about it.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Updated to add: Due to the recent illness, this is the only event I\u2019m not canceling for this year.\u00a0 That tells you how seriously I support it.<\/em>\u00a0<em> It\u2019s going to be good. Very good.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0 <em>(And no, please do not ask me to speak at your event, see, \u201crecent illness\u201d.\u00a0 But I\u2019ll talk <a href=\"http:\/\/dwightlongenecker.com\/more-christianity-radio-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">on the radio<\/a>, no problem.)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Head\u2019s up, if you were planning to see me or any of the bazillion presenters and keynote speakers at the Midlands Homeschool Convention, today\u2019s the last day for discounted registration.\u00a0 If you live in the Southeast and are homeschooling or thinking about homeschooling, seriously consider attending this particular convention. 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