Governor Pence has declared January 24-30, 2016, as Home Education Week in Indiana!
It is scheduled to coincide with Home School Day at the State Capitol on January 26. It’s our week to celebrate home educators’ accomplishments.
Whereas, children represent the future of the State and require protection and nurturing in order to develop into well-adjusted citizens of the state; and
Whereas, Indiana has a long and established history of promoting diverse and progressive methods of education, and has long recognized that a child’s development is best fostered when that child’s education is directed via private parental choice; and
Whereas, Indiana also recognizes that parents have a fundamental right to direct their children’s education, and has statutorily authorized home education as a legitimate method of education, and
Whereas, studies indicate that home education results in well-rounded, socially-adjusted, and productive members of society, and that home-educated children are generally fully-equipped to face the technical challenges of the modern workforce and the complexities of a heterogeneous society; and
Whereas, the citizens of Indiana commend home education’s important role in the development of a diverse, well-educated citizenry;
NOW THEREFORE, I, Michael R. Pence, Governor of the State of Indiana, do hereby proclaim January 24 – 30, 206, as INDIANA HOME EDUCATION WEEK in the State of Indiana, and invite all citizens to duly note this occasion.