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Homeschooling Growth Nationwide: Multiple Data Points Indicate a Continued Increase through 2016 and Now
The Context Is the homeschool population and movement growing, or not? Is it rising or not? One recent study found that the growth of the homeschool population tapered off for the four years ending in 2016.[1] But what do other current sources of data say? Image...
The Alliance Calls For National Homeschool Day of Prayer
As we pray for New York, the most highly regulated state in the nation, regarding the details below, let us also pray for Indiana homeschoolers. IAHE and Indiana Association of Home Educators ACTION (IAHE Action) have been dealing with issues related to the School to...
New Board of Directors Members: Tim & Becky Zook
Welcome! Tim & Becky Zook have been homeschooling since 2011. They have two boys ages 13 and 10. Prior to joining the board, they served as IAHE Regional Reps. Becky also serves the struggling learner homeschool community, a ministry that she is still very...
Homeschooling Growth Nationwide: Multiple Data Points Indicate a Continued Increase through 2016
Indiana Association of Home Educators has seen tremendous growth in the number of inquiries about home education that we received from 2012-2016. We were very surprised when we read this piece from The Washington Post that claimed the numbers have decreased according...
Personalized Learning: Is it Helpful or Hype?
Homeschooled children have benefited from personalized learning due to a dedicated parent who chose curriculum and lessons that best fit a child’s learning style. It is the ultimate in education. Often, we see attempts to mimic this idea of personalized learning that...
“Formal” Education Beginning at Seven Years of Age
Did you wait, or do you plan to wait until seven years of age to begin your child's "formal" education? Â If so, we would love for you to take a minute and answer a few questions. Â At IAHE, we believe parents typically know what is best for their child and will make...
Can you help? It’s IAHE’s NOT Back-to-School Supply List!
Every homeschooler has a back-to-school shopping list. Even when 'school' is at the kitchen table. The majority of our shopping lists are made up of curriculum and books. But it doesn't end there. We all love a fresh notebook, stacks of post-it-notes, and...
Starting Back to School When You Feel Like a Homeschool Failure
Does thinking about the new school year make you feel kind of sick? Or sad? Are you putting off ordering curriculum because you really don’t want to face how behind you feel? Do you just dread the whole thing because you just haven’t done what you’d hoped...
Survey Results: Reasons for Transferring to Homeschool
Indiana’s School to Prison Pipeline debacle has given Indiana Association of Home Educators (IAHE) a reason to do a number of surveys to help us discern where problems lie. First, the responses we received from our survey in 2016 should remind us to pray...