The IAHE Blog
Writing for Publication: Watch Your Words
If you’re interested in writing for publication, you can’t afford a lackadaisical approach to the words you use. After all, words are a writer’s most vital asset, the primary tools in the toolbox. Addressing the importance of correct word choices, Mark Twain noted,...
Studying with Music—Helpful or Not?
You’ve probably heard it before. Listening to music can make your child smarter, increase their mood, and health, and even help them study. It’s not just there to roll down the windows and blare it through the speakers (though that can be fun on occasion)—music helps...
Plan a Homeschool Graduation
Congratulations! You’re almost to the finish line! But don’t get too comfortable yet. Even though you don’t need to spend hours researching curriculum for your homeschooler anymore, there’s still one more thing to consider. Your high school senior may not have a...
Thank You Veterans
How will you and your children remember our veterans? In order for the next generation to have a better future, they need to remember their past. The Korean War Memorial in Washington D.C. simply yet powerfully reminds us that, “Freedom is not free!” On this special...
Exploring Career Options: An Online Business
As homeschoolers, we are blessed to be able to provide our children with the opportunity to learn about and experience a variety of first-hand career options. Preparing them to be self-sufficient adults can be a daunting task, but that is made easier by the freedom we...
Choosing a Math Curriculum: Parent Involvement
Are you the type who sees yourself teaching at the chalkboard solving equations, or are you the type who sees yourself sitting in the grass counting ladybugs? It takes all kinds, but sometimes there's just no room on the schedule for fantasy-self. To narrow in on the...
A Place For Everything
The amount of clutter a single homeschool child can generate is staggering. More children, of course, means more clutter, and suddenly you’ve gone from a fairly organized home with everything in its place to bursting at the seams. The result? Mislaid papers,...
Dare to Deschool
One of the biggest challenges homeschoolers fresh from public school face is this is NOTHING like school! The mental and emotional shift into homeschool is jarring, unfamiliar, and hard. Your kids, who have spent the past 1-10+ years in the structure and expectations...
What If Last Year Was a Math Disaster?
As the school year came to an end, final tests were administered, and grades were calculated. You worked hard all year, but as you closed the book on each subject, you kept pushing off math because you knew what was coming. Math was a complete disaster! It would be...