A resource for homeschool families in Middle Tennessee

• Have you renewed your MTHEA Membership? If not, you'll be missing out on the August edition of Jonathan's Arrow. Join or renew today!
• 2011 MTHEA Graduation - Graduating a senior this year? Be sure to fill out an "Intent to Graduate" form so you can take part in the 2011 ceremony. Registration deadline is January 15, 2011.
• THEA Capitol Hill Day for 2011 will be on March 22 at the War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville, TN. Visit www.tnhea.org for more info.
• Jonathan's Arrow is all electronic! - As of August 2009, MTHEA transitioned our monthly newsletter from snail-mail to electronic. 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.

• Homeschoolers Charged with Truancy - 03/03/2010
  Truancy charges were immediately dropped after HSLDA intervened on behalf of a family whose children were enrolled in the extension program of a local church-related school.  more...
• 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...

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...