A resource for homeschool families in Middle Tennessee

• Rally Day - March 23, 2010. Visit the THEA website for details.
• 2010 MTHEA Teen Banquet - April 16, 2010. Click here for details.
• 2010 MTHEA Curriculum Fair - May 14-15, 2010. Click here for details.
• 2010 MTHEA Graduation - June 5, 2010 is the date for MTHEA's 2010 graduation ceremony. Sign up has been extended to January 15, 2010 or until all spots are filled. Click here for more info.
• Jonathan's Arrow is all electronic! - In August of 2009, MTHEA transitioned our monthly newsletter from snail-mail to e-mail. If you haven't been getting our monthly JA notices in your inbox, please contact us to make sure we have your current e-mail address on file. Current members, click here to get the latest JA.
• Changing Your Address? Keep Us Informed! - In order to ensure that you continue to receive your Jonathan’s Arrow each and every month, we need to have your updated contact information. If your e-mail address, street address or phone number changes, please help us keep our records up to date and contact Bonnie in the MTHEA office. Thanks!!
• New to Tennessee or new to homeschooling? We can help you find support groups in your area or provide you with information to help you connect with other homeschoolers. Contact Bonnie in our office for assistance.

Dear Mrs. Hoskins:

We wish to tell you how much we appreciated the devotion of the staff members to MTHEA over the years, and we would like to thank all of you, as well as THEA, for your efforts on behalf of the homeschool community. We truly have been blessed by your presence in Tennessee during our home school experience.

Our home school journey has come to an end this Spring, and our family will begin a new season of life. Our daughter starts college this fall semester, and we are thinking of starting projects that have been delayed over the years. We will miss the home school community but you will be in our prayers as you continue to give support to those who come after us.

Upon reflection, we realize that our journey was made easier because we stood on the strong shoulders of the homeschool pioneers who walked before us. We will be forever grateful for their help, courage, and perserverance.

Even though our homeschooling has come to an end, we would like to continue to support MTHEA through our membership. God bless you.

• Family Challenged in McMinn County - 10/28/2009
  A truant officer threatened to involve social services with a homeschool family after insisting the family provide documentation indicating their children were enrolled in school.  more...
• Religious Freedom Bill Becomes Law - 07/09/2009
  On July 1, 2009, Governor Phil Bredesen signed into law legislation intended to preserve religious freedom in Tennessee.  more...
• Lawmakers Urge Germany to Let Parents Homeschool - 06/15/2009
  The Tennessee House of Representatives recently became the second U.S. lawmaking body to urge the German government to lift its onerous restrictions on homeschooling.  more...
• Diploma Bill Enacted - 06/04/2009
  On June 1, 2009, Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen approved legislation requiring all state and local government entities to recognize high school diplomas awarded by homeschools and church-related schools the same as diplomas awarded by public schools.  more...
• New Option for Home Instruction - 03/01/2009
  The Tennessee Department of Education has decided to recognize enrollment in the distance learning program of an accredited private school as a means of complying with the compulsory attendance law.  more...

Now you can get the latest homeschool news right on the MTHEA website. Just click on the Google News link for an up-to-date collection of homeschool-related articles and news items from newspapers and other news sources around the world. Click here...