Podcast Episodes

It's Not Talent, It's How You Feed It | 160

You've seen the videos. A 10 year old producing tracks that sound professional. A 32 year old turning entire audiences into a choir with his hands. I…

4 hours ago

Do You Love the Curriculum, or Just the Certainty It Promises? | 159

If you've ever bought a curriculum hoping it would finally be the thing that made this year click, this episode is going to feel very familiar.

This w…

1 week ago

Why One Kid Loves the Lesson and the Other Needs a Snack, a Pencil, and a Bathroom Break | 158

If you've ever wondered why one kid dives into a lesson and the other suddenly needs a snack, six sharpened pencils, and a bathroom break… this episo…

2 weeks ago

Even I Almost Went Back to Box-Checking | 157

You already know the difference between managing and mentoring. It can still get you.

This week, it almost got me. In this episode, I share the moment…

2 weeks, 6 days ago

How to Get Your Kids to Listen (A Speech Therapist Explains) | 156

If you've said "listen to me" more times than you can count this week and it still hasn't worked, this one's for you.

Speech-language therapist Dinaly…

3 weeks, 6 days ago

155. Homeschool Socialization: What it Means at Every Age

A mom posted, worried about her 6 year old and socialization. It's not a question I hear as often anymore, but it hasn't gone away, so this episode f…

1 month ago

154. What No One Tells Homeschoolers About SAT and ACT Test Prep

If you've ever assumed test prep is something you deal with junior year, this episode is going to shift that.

Test prep expert Leia LeMaster Horton jo…

1 month, 1 week ago

153. What Summer Reveals About Your Child's Learning

Summer can feel like nothing "real" is happening in your homeschool, but this episode makes the case that it's actually showing you something importa…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

152. Computer Science Skills Basic Curriculum Won't Teach

Most kids will pick up basic computer skills just by living life. But there's a whole layer underneath that, problem solving, logic, design, that onl…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

151. You Left the School System. Did You Bring It With You?

You chose homeschool because something about the traditional system wasn't working for your kid. But what happens when the pressure, the box-checking…

1 month, 4 weeks ago