The IAHE Blog
Has Indiana Voluntarily Turned Over Education to the Feds?
This comes to us from the AFA of Indiana Weekly Email written by Micah Clark. AFA-IN web site article link Education in Indiana consumes roughly half of our state budget. The issue itself is an enormous one that can feel like trying to wrap your arms fully around a...
Listening To Their Hearts
I confess; I'm too often task-driven. I find myself frustrated around those who are so wrapped up in their "to do" lists that they can't entangle themselves long enough to stop for a bit of conversation beyond the surface, yet I fear I subject my precious family to...
The Valentine Challenge
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." Matthew 22:37. What is your prime goal for your schooling efforts? Is it to protect your children from the influences of the world? Is it to offer prime education so they can...
Jehovah’s Morning Manna
O taste and see that the Lord is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! Psalm 34:8 “Daddy, what is it?” That’s what the Israelites’ children must have been asking when they first saw manna—the tiny flake-like bread that appeared with the dew. They...
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.” Colossians 3:12. An 8 x 8 foot room, seven people, a pile of school books, seven hours. Not the recipe for patience. My husband...
Could New Education Standards Impact Us Some Day?
There is a hearing on January 25th in the Indiana Senate Education Committee on Senate Bill 373 which would opt Indiana out of the new "Common Core" state standards coming from Washington, DC. Some critics question the value of these standards and wonder if they could...
"When will I ever use this?"
“Why do I need this? When will I ever use it?” Is there a home schooling parent who hasn’t heard those words—generally connected to math? I recently overheard a conversation at the grocery between a child and her mom on this very subject. Mom’s answer, “I don’t know....
The "Drop Out and Home School" Problem
Indiana Senate Bill 374 is a piece of legislation written by the Indiana Department of Education designed to address the problem of high school drop outs who claim to home school. Many readers may have heard of this secondary effect from a law designed to improve...
The 84,300 Challenge
A letter arrives. Out of millions of contestants—you won! Every day, from this day forth, you will receive $84,300. The money will deposit in your bank account first thing every morning. You can use it however you want. One catch. Any money not spent by the end of the...