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Winter 2013 a publication of the Indiana Association of Home Educators Homeschooling Beating the Held Hostage WINTER BLUES 2014 IAHE Convention Info Joy in Journey the IAHE 2014 Convention Visit Bethel college BethelCollege.edu/Visit • Tour campus • Sit in on a class • Meet with faculty and students • Attend a vibrant chapel service Schedule your viSit now! BethelCollege.edu/Visit Bethel college is an accredited Christian college of the arts and sciences, affiliated with the Missionary Church. We offer more than 50 areas of study in arts and sciences, business and social sciences, education, nursing, religion and philosophy, as well as graduate, nontraditional and online programs. Bethel has more than 2,000 students from 25 denominational affiliations, 34 states and 19 countries. More than 10% of our students are home school graduates. 1001 Bethel CirCle • MishaWaka, iN • 574.807.7551 • bethelcollege.edu The Informer Core Values To be Christ-focused To be Indiana-focused [Vol. 16, Issue 4] To be encouraging Contents To be a resource IAHE The IAHE is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1983 for featured the purpose of serving the Lord Jesus Christ by supporting and encouraging families interested Homeschooling Held Hostage in home education. We define 6 Heidi St. John 6 home education as parent-direct- ed, home-based, privately-funded education. Beating the Winter Blues Regional Representatives Our primary functions are main- 10 taining visibility as home edu- cators with civil government How to Raise Up Tomorrow’s leaders, influencing the leg- islative process, sponsoring 12 Leaders Today 10 seminars for parent education, Ken Snyder and publishing. The IAHE is governed by a volun- A Brief Study of Indiana History teer board of directors. Sixteen regional representative couples are 15 Tawnee Hinton in direct contact with local support groups across the state. Teaching Indiana History 12 Our major source of income is Matt Durrett our annual convention. With the 20 growth of the home education movement, both our needs and The Right Time for College A Brief Study of responsibilities continue to grow, 15 and we welcome your tax deduct- Admissions Tests INDIANA HISTORY ible contributions. 22 Paul McCarthy 2014 Convention & P.E.A. 26 Contests Information Indiana Association of Home Educators Special Shout-Out to Homeschool Dad PO Box 217, Stilesville, IN 46180 20 317-467-6244 DWAYNE SAWYER! pg 19 Fax: 317-467-6246 [email protected] www.iahe.net Find us on Facebook.com/IAHEfb BOARD MEMBERS Save the Date! 22 Steve & Penny Taylor Phil & Debi Ketron Frank & Jackie Franks FREE Info Night in March 27 MANAGING EDITOR the IAHE Convention Tara Bentley Joy [email protected] March 28 & 29 Copy Editors: Misty Armstadt in this issue Tawnee Hinton Journey Moriah Mantel Editor’s Welcome…4 DESIGN DIRECTOR IAHE 2014 Convention Amanda Runge IAHE State Map & New Reps…5 [email protected] Life Together: Family Ideas…14 ADVERTISING DIRECTOR See page 26 for information! Mark Bentley [email protected] Homeschool Time Out for Laughter…19 COVER PHOTO Legislative Update: What’s the Big Deal About Common Core?…24 DepositPhotos.com: Sergey Novikov #28467759 Classifieds & Homeschool Business Ads…31 www.iahe.net | the informer 3 IAHE Regional Representative Map LAGRANGE STEUBEN LAPORTE ST. JOSEPH ELKHART PORTER LAKE MARSHALL NOBLE DE KALB KOSCIUSKOKOSCIOSKO 1 STARKE 4 2 ALLEN FULTON WHITLEY JASPER PULASKI NEWTON WABASH WHITE CASS MIAMI WELLS HUNTINGTON ADAMS BENTON CARROLL 3 HOWARD GRANT BLACKFORD JAY a note from the editor WARREN TIPPECANOE 15 CLINTON TIPTON DELAWARE FOUNTAIN HAMILTON MADISON RANDOLPH Welcome MONTGOMERY BOONE 7 13 Are you weary? HENRY WAYNE MARION Sometimes life is difficult. PARKE 5 HENDRICKS HANCOCK The Informer Magazine VERMILLON PUTNAM RUSH FAYETTE The Informer is published quarterly by the 6 14 UNION MORGAN JOHNSON SHELBY Indiana Assocation of Home Educators VIGO CLAY FRANKLIN While the homeschooling life is full of joy and blessings, many days can be hard. OWEN DECATUR (IAHE) to provide information, inspiration, BARTHOLOMEW BROWN 8 and support to homeschool families. Moms often face a challenging morning. Occasionally, we face a challenging week. SULLIVAN 9 MONROE GREENE RIPLEY DEARBORN Subscriptions are FREE upon request. The 10 JENNINGS OHIO mailing list for The Informer is never sold And sometimes, we even face a challenging season. LAWRENCE JACKSON JEFFERSON SWITZERLAND or rented. DAVIESS 11 MARTIN SCOTT KNOX WASHINGTON ORANGE Our goal with this issue is to give families encouragement for those tough days and CLARK The articles in this magazine reflect the PIKE DUBOIS 12 CRAWFORD FLOYD freedom of home educators in Indiana to provide you with some practical resources as well. GIBSON choose from a wide variety of homeschool HARRISON 16VANDERBURGH WARRICK PERRY SPENCER philosophies and teaching methods. POSEY Opinions and attitudes expressed in “Let us not grow weary while doing good, articles do not necessarily reflect the for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.” beliefs of the Indiana Association of Home Region 1 Region 8 Educators. IAHE does not endorse or —Galatians 6:9 Dennis & Tamra Mark & Tara advocate any one method or philosophy. Wells Bentley The Board encourages each home Regional 219-689-6091 Representatives 812-667-6955 educator to seek God’s will in determining In talking with other homeschool moms over the years, I have found that winter can [email protected] [email protected] what is best for him, his school, and his serve the homeschooling students. be one of the most challenging times for many families. To help you through some community throughout Region 2 Region 9 of those tough days, our IAHE Regional Representatives have offered up some fun Indiana. Each representative is Jason & Stacy Dan & Shawn ADVERTISING a veteran homeschooler who Hanaway King 260-350-0993 765-620-2820 ideas in the article Beating the Winter Blues. can help answer the questions Advertising is available on a first-come, [email protected] [email protected] first-served, space-available basis. For ad of a family just starting out. information and rates, please download They also communicate with Region 3 Region 10 our Advertiser’s Packet on our website or Another challenge for moms can be letting go of our public school mentality. Heidi local support groups in their Je and Lori Greg & Kimberly contact [email protected]. We St. John, 2014 IAHE convention speaker, encourages us to release our mindset of region and keep them up to Bennett Laskowski 765-461-8218 812-508-9030 appreciate the advertisers who help date on changes in the trying to get it all done and just be present with our children in Homeschooling [email protected] [email protected] us to bring this publication to you. law and activities Please let them know that you saw Held Hostage. throughout the state. Region 4 Region 11 their advertisement. Publication of Pat & Kathy Dave & Eve advertisements does not signify You can contact your regional Balke Drew endorsement of items or services offered. Are you ready to teach Indiana history? One of our very own Informer team members, 574-594-3815 812-631-1603 representative for information [email protected] [email protected] about spelling bees, sport ARTICLE SUBMISSIONS Tawnee Hinton, has put together a unit study to help you. We also have a list of clubs, book fairs, curriculum Region 5 Region 12 Please see The Informer’s Writer’s additional resources from the Indiana Historical Society. Warren & Karen Jon & Debbie Guidelines at www.iahe.net or contact advice, workshops, standardized testing and Whitesell Sweetland [email protected]. 765-435-2206 812-944-0912 convention information. They We are also very excited to share early details with you about the 2014 IAHE Home [email protected] [email protected] COPYRIGHT can also help you find a Region 6 © by the Indiana Association of Home Educators’ Convention, Joy in the Journey. I hope you’ll start making plans now support group in your area, or Region 13 Dave & Becky Steve & Rebecca Educators. Permission is needed to reprint if none is available, they’ll help to attend. Personally, the convention has always been one of the highlights in my Bowyer Barnes any portion of the magazine, except you start one. homeschool year. As we get closer to the convention you’ll find the most complete 765-342-7442 765-857-2330 where noted. Please contact us at [email protected] [email protected] informer@ iahe.net. information on our website. Our spring issue will arrive in early February and will Region 7 Region 14 include additional speaker and workshop information. SCRIPTURE VERSIONS Shawn and Amy Tom & Lisa Scripture quotations marked (NKJV) are Canaday Heady 317-773-3855 taken from the New King James Version®. 317-408-1775 Until then, I pray you’ll find joy in each moment of the day in your own homeschool [email protected] [email protected] Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. journey! Scripture quotations marked (NIV) and (NIV1984) are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights Tara Bentley reserved worldwide. For all other regions, Managing Editor please contact the IAHE Oce at [email protected] of f [email protected] IAHE Regional Representative Map LAGRANGE STEUBEN LAPORTE ST. JOSEPH ELKHART PORTER LAKE MARSHALL NOBLE DE KALB KOSCIUSKOKOSCIOSKO 1 STARKE 4 2 ALLEN FULTON WHITLEY JASPER PULASKI NEWTON WABASH WHITE CASS MIAMI WELLS HUNTINGTON ADAMS BENTON CARROLL 3 HOWARD GRANT 15 BLACKFORD JAY WARREN TIPPECANOE CLINTON TIPTON DELAWARE FOUNTAIN HAMILTON MADISON RANDOLPH MONTGOMERY BOONE 7 13 HENRY WAYNE PARKE 5 HENDRICKS MARION HANCOCK VERMILLON PUTNAM RUSH FAYETTE Jeff and Lori Bennett 6 14 UNION 3 MORGAN JOHNSON SHELBY VIGO CLAY FRANKLIN OWEN DECATUR BARTHOLOMEW BROWN 8 SULLIVAN 9 MONROE GREENE RIPLEY DEARBORN 10 JENNINGS OHIO LAWRENCE JACKSON JEFFERSON SWITZERLAND Jeff & Lori met while serving on active duty in the Air Force and 11DAVIESS MARTIN SCOTT KNOX WASHINGTON ORANGE were married in 1988.