Alliance for the Separation of School & State § 1071 N. Fulton Ave. § Fresno, CA 93728 § (559) 499-1776

Round Table Sponsors

Many people come to SepCon in order to meet others who have a passion for a particular topic or aspect of education. In order to help you with this "networking," we are lengthening breaks from 20 to 30 minutes, and also offering three sessions where you can meet others with the same interest.

You can even sponsor your own Roundtable if your favorite topic is not listed. Also, notice some Roundtables are shown as "available." That means we do not yet have a leader for that table. YOU might be the person we are looking for to lead the session (more below).

Roundtables are exactly that: up to 15 people sitting around a round table discussing a single topic. We won't be eating during Roundtables, so a little crowding will be OK.

Two Roundtable sessions are planned for Monday morning, the final day of SepCon2004:

8:15-9:00am, Volunteer Action:

• ConsideringHomeschooling.org, Denise Kanter
• Exodus Mandate: Leadership, E. Ray Moore
• GetTheKidsOut.org, Grady Arnold
• Honest Edu. - Become a Co-Editor of an Online Newspaper, Cathy Cuthbert
• Honest Edu. Exhibition Booths, Vicki Pate
• Honest Edu. Internet Marketing, available
• Honest Edu. Public Speakers, available
• Honest Edu. Teleconferencing, Sharon Karraker
• Honest Edu. VIP Research, Bob Dolbow
• Honest Edu. Web Development, Greg Dirasian
• Honest Edu. Writers, James McDonald
• How to Earn a Living in Homeschooling, Pat Marcum
• More on The Harsh Truth About Public Schools, Bruce Shortt
• Starting an E-Newsletter Without Losing Your Shirt, James Boyes
• What is Serious Christian Schooling: The Principle Approach, Art Ricciardi

Then, after a bit of musical chairs, we'll start the second Roundtable session, dealing with various issues:

9:15-10:00am, Issues Roundtables:

• Attachment Parenting: A Natural Entrée for Honest Education, Julie Bunn
• Baccalaureate Schools --- Threat to America?, Tom DeWeese
• Behavioral Psychology in the Schools, Sam Blumenfeld
• Black Hole of Special Ed., Linda Schrock Taylor
• Building Church by Building School, TBA
• Compulsory Vaccination: Danger to Children, Danger to Liberty, James Turner
• Educational Neutrality: An Oxymoron, William "Wally" Cox
• Lies in the Textbooks (on Evolution), Gary Kanter
• Psychographics: How Schools Pry into Family History, Beverly Eakman
• Running a Charter School Showed Me They Don't Work, Michael Strong
• Salt & Light: Prudence vs. Plunging, Grady Arnold
• St. Placid Academy and Poetic Knowledge, James Taylor
• Undoing Dewey, Daniel Smithwick
• Universal Mental Screening, Another Disaster, Karen Effrem
  
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• Kinsey: The Movie, the Man, the Fraud, Robert Knight
• What do "Chicken Hawks" do in the Schools?, Earle Fox

Some of the Roundtables are part of the ongoing recruiting and training of Alliance volunteers, while others may lead to either:

1. a new volunteer effort within the Alliance, or
2. independent action by the leader or members of the discussion group by established organizations (e.g., Exodus Mandate) or by new organizations.

Because of limited seating, it is best to make your reservations at specific Roundtables either by email in advance of SepCon, or soon after you register.

Introductions

At the opening session of SepCon, all Roundtable leaders will have the opportunity to introduce themselves and describe their topic. This will facilitate your meeting them at breaks and meals.

New Roundtables

If you wish to sponsor a Roundtable not described above, please send an email to Alliance for Separation of School and State. Include your full contact information, the title of your proposed Roundtable, and a short description of your qualifications to lead such a discussion on this topic. Please note there is a $100 Roundtable sponsorship fee which is fully refundable if your proposal is not accepted.

Taping

The leader is invited to bring a tape recorder if he/she so desires to have a record from which to create a summary of what was said. With advance notice, suitable tape recorders may be rented from the Alliance for $20, which includes the tape.