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Ep. 123 - Homeschool Hot Takes: Unschooling, Curriculum Overload, and Starting Later | Live Q&A

Ep. 123 - Homeschool Hot Takes: Unschooling, Curriculum Overload, and Starting Later | Live Q&A

Season 1 Episode 123 Published 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Is unschooling going too far — or is it exactly right? In this live Q&A from the Summer Homeschool Help Desk series, homeschool expert Christy-Faith pulls no punches on unschooling's real risks, curriculum overload, whether it's too late to start in high school, and what it actually takes to raise a well-educated child at home.

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In this episode, you'll learn:

  • Why Christy-Faith believes pure unschooling carries real risks — and what she calls educational neglect
  • The difference between unschooling, deschooling, and interest-led learning
  • How to use BJU Press without doing every single thing in the curriculum
  • Whether it's too late to start homeschooling in middle or high school (spoiler: it's not)
  • How working moms and single moms can realistically homeschool
  • What to do when your child can't spell and it's affecting their confidence
  • How to source curriculum so it doesn't require you sitting next to your kid every second
  • Real questions from real homeschool moms in the Summer Homeschool Help Desk

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