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SPRING 2017 | VOLUME 8 ISSUE 2
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Advertiser Index
Finding Your NICHE
Homeschool Options
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Parents: Gatekeepers of Time
By Heather Haupt
Benefits of Incorporating Movement Into Math
Facts Practice
By Crystal Wagner
Lies Homeschooling Moms Tell
By ToddWilson
Finishing The Race: Let Us Not Become Weary
By Andrew Pudewa
“Daddy, What’s That?”
By Jimmy Morris
A Love of Learning
By Susan Chrisman
“You Want Me To What?! Shop The Convention
With You?!”
By Dennis Gundersen
features
Top Reasons to Join NICHE
• Support homeschooling in Iowa
• Receive members-only e-newsletter
• Be in-the-know regarding the legal atmosphere and
regulations for homeschooling in our state
• Advertise in the NICHE Classified ads in our
e-newsletter and on our website free of charge
• Be aware of events and opportunities across the state
• Receive $20 discount on HSLDA membership
• Receive member discount at our annual conference
• Be eligible to participate in our statewide graduation
ceremony
• Be eligible to apply to help as a volunteer for our
conference
• Be eligible to apply for membership in the ESA
National Home School Honor Society
Your support helps provide an informative website, toll-
free number for homeschool questions, homeschool
publications, statewide graduation, annual conference
with nationally known speakers and Iowa’s largest
homeschool curriculum hall, legal liaisons, Homeschool
Day at the Capitol, support for homeschool groups
and leaders, homeschool national honor society, and
support for national homeschool research.
More about the
HSLDA Discount
NICHE members are eligible for a $20 discount on
Home School Legal Defense Association membership
(new or renewal). When you join NICHE, simply write
the NICHE Group Discount Number (available by
emailing
[email protected])on your HSLDA
application or renewal form. Pay only $95 (normally
$115) per year. Or sign up online:
www.hslda.org.Renewal Reminder
Your membership expiration can be found on your
Homeschool Iowa magazine mailing label and/or in
your members-only e-newsletter.