Dr. Jay Wile
2025 IAHE Parenting and Homeschool Conference Speaker
Dr. Jay Wile
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Dr. Jay L. Wile holds a Ph.D. in nuclear chemistry and a B.S. in chemistry, both from the University of Rochester. He has won several awards for excellence in teaching and has presented numerous lectures on the topics of Nuclear Chemistry, Christian Apologetics, Homeschooling, and Creation vs. Evolution. He has more than 30 articles in the peer-reviewed scientific literature, but he is best known for his award-K-12 science textbooks designed specifically for homeschoolers, which have been translated into Korean, Chinese, and Afrikaans.
Workshop
“Teaching” the Junior High & High School Sciences at Home
In this seminar, Dr. Jay L. Wile explains how any parent can help his or her children learn science at the upper levels. As a former University teacher and a former high school teacher, Dr. Wile is a staunch advocate of homeschooling a student all the way through the high school years. He agrees that most parents do not have the ability to teach the high school sciences at home, but he also contends that this is not a problem. By the time a homeschooled student reaches high school, he or she should have the ability to learn independently or with the help of another. Thus, Dr. Wile admonishes the parent to learn the subject right along with the student. With both the parent and the student helping each other learn, an upper level science experience can be equally rewarding for both!
In order to help the homeschooling parent plan his or her science curriculum, Dr. Wile provides study timelines for both the science-oriented and the non-science-oriented student. In addition, he discusses the mathematical skills needed in order to maintain the proposed timeline.
Learning Express: The Chemistry of Theater
In this presentation, Dr. Wile discusses his love of acting and his brief career as a professional. He then shows some of the chemistry he used in the theater to make dramatic special effects, and how that (as well as other issues) led him to studying chemistry at university and eventually getting his PhD in chemistry.
Leaning Express: The Amazing Design of Life
In this presentation, Dr. Wile highlights some of the most amazing life forms that exist on earth. He shows how their complex biological structures and survival mechanisms are powerful evidence for the existence of a Creator. He talks about sensory mechanisms in creatures that are infinitely more precise and powerful than the most high-tech gadgetry produced by modern science. He also discusses many examples of mutualism, which was the most influential in turning him from an atheist into someone who believes in a Creator.
Learning Express: The Earth: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
How does a poisonous gas make it possible for life to exist on earth? Why should we be reminded of God’s love for us every time we look at a compass? Because from the interior structure of the earth to its atmosphere, our planet has been designed by God so that it is the perfect place for us to live. In this talk, Dr. Wile discussed the various design features scientists find in the earth that make it very clear the earth was not the result of chance!