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178: A Mother’s Wake-Up Call About Bullying And SEL
Episode 178
When Ali Johnson’s teenage daughter started saying she didn’t want to go to school, Ali initially thought she was dealing with normal middle school c…
5 hours ago
#177: The Truth About Leaving a Successful Career to Homeschool
Episode 177
What happens when you've built everything you thought you wanted... and realize it's no longer the life you want?
In this episode, I sit down with Cec…
6 days, 4 hours ago
#176: What If Your "Imperfect" Homeschool Is Actually Enough? | Jennifer Pepito
Episode 176
Are you constantly wondering...
"Am I doing enough?"
It's one of the biggest fears homeschool parents carry—and after nearly 30 years homeschooling sev…
2 weeks ago
#175: Former Teachers Reveal: Your Kid Only Gets 7 Minutes of 1-on-1 Time in School
Episode 175
Two former public school teachers — and twin sisters — pull back the curtain on what really happens in a classroom of 25+ kids, including the one sta…
3 weeks ago
#174: The World Schooling Dad Who Says American Education Is Getting It Wrong
Episode 174
Rapkat was born in northwest China, fled to Malaysia at five, landed in Brooklyn, bounced through public, private, and charter school, married at sev…
4 weeks ago
#173: When the Right School Didn't Exist, They Built It. Here's How.
Episode 173
What happens when two parents with a 70-acre property, a wedding venue, and a 2% chance of having children decide the local school system just isn't …
1 month ago
#172: They Didn't Want Smart Kids — The Truth About How Public School Was Designed | Nicki Truesdell
Episode 172
What if the problems in public school weren't accidents? What if low literacy rates, changing math standards, social emotional learning, and ideologi…
1 month, 1 week ago
#171: Homeschool Mom of 5 Gets Real About the Chaos — Multiple Ages, One Income, and Starting a Business
Episode 171
What does it actually look like to homeschool five kids across wildly different ages — while running a business, managing a rambunctious toddler, and…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
#170: They Shut Down Her Classroom Because Kids Were Getting Too Much Help
Episode 170
Elyse Scheeler spent years inside the public school system as a speech language pathologist. She had a classroom full of kids making real, measurable…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
#169: Homeschooled, Sheltered & Addicted Young: A Conversation Every Parent Needs to Hear
Episode 169
What happens when someone who hated being homeschooled grows up and chooses to homeschool his own children anyway?
In this deeply honest conversation,…
2 months ago