The IAHE Blog
Transcript Season
It's transcript season at our house, and I've been reminiscing. One of my dear girls has started her last year of high school. We have been through so much and learned so much together. And most of it could never be reflected on a transcript.Oh, yes, she has...
Fall Breaks
To break or not to break, that is the question. While not as resonating as Shakespeare's version, many home schooling families wonder whether a fall break messes with the just-established schedule or offers a needed respite. I have to admit--I tend to fall into the...
Unclicking the Clique
"I don't think we're going to be part of the co-op next year," a mom shared over coffee one morning.Seeing the hurt in her eyes, I asked, "What's going on? Is there a problem?""Well . . . the kids just don't feel included. The popular kids don't give our girls the...
3 Keys for Dealing with Parental Anger
Anger. What is it with anger? How can we be so in love and engaged with our children one moment, then so angry the next? Few parents escape that sick feeling of guilt after we've truly blown it with our child.We know when our blow-ups are wrong. We know the damage...
What’s right with this picture?
"Let us discern for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good." Job 34:4 Could there be any better mission for our home schooling endeavors? To discern means to perceive or to recognize clearly. So, God, in this passage, urges us to to perceive or...
Careful Listening
"Therefore consider carefully how you listen. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken from him. ( Or, in NLT) To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given. But for those who are not...
Dressing For Success
"Even a child is known by his actions, by whether his conduct is pure and right." Proverbs 20:11 (NIV) Want to make a good first impression and then maintain an impeccable reputation, too? Do you want your life to be a true success?There's no big secret to it....
Held Together
Some days--especially at the start of a new school year--I look at what needs to be accomplished, and it’s overwhelming. I’m already past the straw that broke the camel’s back. If you were to but sneeze in my direction, I think I might actually fall to pieces. Ever...
Top Tips for Starting a New Year
We have been incredibly blessed by experienced home schoolers sharing their wisdom for successful home schooling. As many of us begin our year--and for those who have already begun--here are a few tips that others gave us and that have stood the test of 15 years of...