Internationally Acclaimed Speaker and Author, Dr. Thomas Armstrong, to Deliver Homeschool Conference

Dr. Thomas Armstrong to speak on "Awakening the Genius in Every Child" at The Organization of Virginia Homeschoolers Conference and Resource Fair

[ClickPress, Fri Jun 22 2007] What does The Organization of Virginia Homeschoolers have in common with The Today Show, CNN, Mothering Magazine and The New York Times? Dr. Thomas Armstrong! This internationally acclaimed speaker and author, who is well recognized for his books on learning and development in addition to his appearances on television and in print, will be the keynote speaker at the VaHomeschoolers 2007 Homeschool Conference and Resource Fair at the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond on July 21.

Learn more about the VaHomeschoolers Conference and Resource Fair at www.VaHomeschoolers.org/2007conference/.

Dr. Armstrong will speak on Awakening the Genius in Every Child: Discovering and Reviving the Natural Motivation that Exists in All Children at Birth.

Dr. Armstrong is an award-winning author and speaker with over thirty years of teaching experience from the primary through the doctoral level, and over one million copies of his books in print on issues related to learning and human development. His work is guided by his belief that all children are gifted: “Each child comes into the world with unique potentials that, if properly nourished, can contribute to the betterment of our world. The biggest challenge for parents and teachers is to remove the roadblocks that keep those gifts from being recognized, celebrated, and nurtured.”

He is the author of thirteen books including the forthcoming The Human Odyssey: Navigating the Twelve Stages of Life (May, 2007), The Best Schools: How Human Development Research Should Inform Educational Practice, Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom, In Their Own Way, Awakening Your Child’s Natural Genius, 7 Kinds of Smart, The Myth of the A.D.D. Child, ADD/ADHD Alternatives in the Classroom, and Awakening Genius in the Classroom. His books have been translated into twenty-one languages, including Spanish, Chinese, Hebrew, Danish, and Russian.

Dr. Armstrong has written for Ladies Home Journal, Family Circle (where he received awards from the Educational Press Association, and the National Association of Secondary School Principals), Parenting (where he was a regularly featured columnist for four years), Mothering (where he was a contributing editor), and over thirty other periodicals, journals, and edited books. He has appeared on several national and international television and radio programs, including NBC’s "The Today Show," "CBS This Morning," "CNN," the "BBC" and "The Voice of America." Articles featuring his work have appeared in The New York Times, the Washington Post, USA Today, Investor’s Business Daily, Good Housekeeping, and hundreds of other newspapers and magazines around the country.

He has received rave reviews from his appearances at other education conferences across the country. VaHomeschoolers is excited about the opportunity to bring this very popular and thought-provoking keynote speaker to Virginia at the 2007 Conference and Resource Fair.

VaHomeschoolers is a member-directed and volunteer-driven organization that brings together individuals, families, homeschool organizations, and businesses to promote the interests of Virginia homeschoolers. Since 1993, VaHomeschoolers has worked to protect and promote homeschooling through action in legislative work, assisting homeschoolers on an individual level, and providing information, speakers, events and resources.

VaHomeschoolers believes that all homeschoolers' interests are served when they are seen by government, news media, and the public as a diverse people united in our love of our children and in our valuing freedom to teach and learn at home. VaHomeschoolers is therefore inclusive of all homeschoolers regardless of philosophy, politics, or theology.

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