The IAHE Blog
National Homeschool Day of Prayer 2020
Will you join homeschool families from all across the nation in a day of prayer on Friday, November 6th? A Heritage of Prayer in our Nation Prayer has great significance for us as a nation as we follow in our founding fathers’ footsteps and seek the wisdom of God when...
5 Fall Activities to Bond with Your Child
Fall is a terrific time of year. Outside is colorful, leaves are falling, and routines are setting in. Life seems calmer. However, days are getting shorter, temperatures are dropping, and even though routines are getting easier, everyone may also be ready for a break....
Tech Trep Academy: Raiding Public Education for Profit
On July 27, 2020, the Indiana Association of Home Educators (IAHE) became aware of an effort to recruit “homeschool” families into a new program that promised $1,700 per child in reimbursements for “educational resources” through a new-to-Indiana virtual school named...
Five Gifts to Yourself for a Peaceful Homeschool Day
Have you ever noticed that your homeschool day is often dictated by how it starts? Some days start out calmly and quietly and the day blissfully continues in that direction and other days seem like a train wreck before 10 a.m.? While there are no guarantees to...
What is the Value of College Entrance Exams?
Questions are swirling around about standardized tests and college entrance exams, in particular. With the cancellation of many exams this past spring and the confusion that Covid-19 has caused, many families are wondering what this next year will bring. Some colleges...
Sauce Up Your Homeschool With Apples
Here in Indiana, autumn can be a terrific time to get out of the house and have a field trip or do some school outdoors as the weather finally begins to cool and the humidity levels decrease. There are so many tactile experiences available as well that it’s not...
Public School Misinformation & Overreach Surges
In July, we informed Indiana families about the massive amount of misinformation regarding homeschooling being shared by public school personnel. We also shared our concerns with multiple people within the Indiana Department of Education and asked that they correct...
Your Guide to U.S. Civics
Which founding father wrote most of the Declaration of Independence? What is the Bill of Rights? Why do we have an Electoral College? Can you answer these questions? Can anyone around you? It will not take you long to discover that many Americans do not have a good...
Field Trips ~ An Educational Adventure
Field trips can be an exciting part of a child’s education!. Many of us enjoyed them growing up but did not put much thought into what it took to coordinate them. Now that you are the teacher/field trip planner—what do you do? You may find existing field trip groups,...