Episode 4: My Homeschool Secret Weapon
In this week's podcast, I'm talking about what is probably my all-time favorite homeschool tool, the one that we have turned to every single year and used for every single subject. It's not fancy, it's not expensive (in fact, it's free!), and it can grow and change with your homeschool. And in this podcast, I'll be walking you through how to use it in your homeschool (or at least some of the ways we use it in our homeschool!).
This episode is only available on Patreon.
In this week's podcast, I'm talking about what is probably my all-time favorite homeschool tool, the one that we have turned to every single year and used for every single subject. It's not fancy, it's not expensive (in fact, it's free!), and it can grow and change with your homeschool. And in this podcast, I'll be walking you through how to use it in your homeschool (or at least some of the ways we use it in our homeschool!).
This episode is only available on Patreon.
Episode 3: Leaning Into the Homeschool Season You're In
In this episode, I’m chatting about the seasons of homeschooling, and why homeschooling is so much happier when you let yourself lean into the season that you’re in. With bonus Roman real estate scams!
This episode is only available on Patreon.
In this episode, I’m chatting about the seasons of homeschooling, and why homeschooling is so much happier when you let yourself lean into the season that you’re in. With bonus Roman real estate scams!
This episode is only available on Patreon.
Episode 2: Building Academic Stamina in Your Homeschool
I'm chatting about academic stamina -- the ability to stick with and follow through on academic projects. For us, this wasn't an important part of homeschooling until I started planning for high school, which is when I realized that this kind of academic stamina is important for life AFTER homeschool. Here's how we worked to build it, plus some thoughts on what I'm doing differently the second time around. (Academy bonus: The Roman propaganda machine is hilarious!)
I'm chatting about academic stamina -- the ability to stick with and follow through on academic projects. For us, this wasn't an important part of homeschooling until I started planning for high school, which is when I realized that this kind of academic stamina is important for life AFTER homeschool. Here's how we worked to build it, plus some thoughts on what I'm doing differently the second time around. (Academy bonus: The Roman propaganda machine is hilarious!)
If you listen and have a comment or suggestion for a future episode, you'd make my day! :)
Episode 1: The Joys of Crappy Nature Journals
In this first episode, I'm chatting about how we never got good at doing nature journals, but they were a great part of our homeschool life in spite of that. With bonus Roman mobs!
Look! I did it! This little podcast does not replace the Podcast with Suzanne and Amy, so don't worry, but it's here to fill in some of the gaps when Suzanne and Amy's podcasting schedules refuse to line up. And to give me a chance to ramble about some of the things I'm thinking about homeschooling these days -- because I probably think about homeschooling way too much! :) New episodes go up on Patreon immediately and over here eventually.
In this first episode, I'm chatting about how we never got good at doing nature journals, but they were a great part of our homeschool life in spite of that. With bonus Roman mobs!
I'm a little self-conscious talking to myself, so I am not offended if this podcast isn't your cup of tea. But if it is, and if you'd enjoy more episodes, please let me know in the comments -- and if you wanted to suggest some future topics for discussion, that would be amazing!
Way back before the pandemic madness started, I created a Facebook group called Thinky Homeschool, where I hoped we could talk thoughtfully about some of the bigger questions about homeschool life. What does it all mean? Why does it matter? Why do we worry about it all so much? I never really got the group going, but it struck me that this podcast is really about some of the same big questions, so I thought maybe now is the time to revisit that group. So if you'd like to join, here's the link.
There's not anything happening there right now, but it would be fun to change that!