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339. Facing Our Limits as Parent Educators
What does it mean to prepare our children for a future we can’t predict?
In this episode, we reflect on homeschooling, parenting, adult children, and …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
338. Narration: It’s Out of This World!
What if your child’s long, winding stories are not a distraction from learning, but the very foundation of it?
In this episode, we explore the art of …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
337. Life Skills
What do our kids actually need to know before they leave home?
In this episode, we explore the everyday life skills that often get overlooked, from t…
5 months ago
336. Do You Suffer From an Adventure Deficit?
What if the crankiness in your homeschool isn’t a behavior problem at all, but an adventure deficit?
In this episode, we explore how too much routine…
5 months, 1 week ago
335. How to Build Mathematical Imagination Through Everyday Life, Play, and Curiosity
What if math felt less like drudgery and more like discovery?
In this episode, we explore “mathematical imagination” and the many ways math is alread…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
334. Rescuing Reluctant Writers: Brave Writer Online Classes
What if an online writing class didn’t mean Zoom fatigue, rigid schedules, or one more thing to manage?
In this episode, Melissa Wiley talks with Kirs…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
333. Resisting FOMU, the Fear of Messing Up
What if the biggest obstacle in your homeschool isn’t what you’re missing—but the fear that you’re doing it wrong?
This week, we explore “fear of mess…
6 months ago
332. Long-term and Working Memory
Why does a child understand something one day and forget it the next?
In this episode, we explore what neuroscience reveals about how learning actual…
6 months ago
331. A Slew of Practical Hacks for Your Homeschool
Ever have one of those homeschool days when your brain feels completely empty?
We’ve been there too. In this episode, we share a long list of practica…
6 months, 1 week ago
330. Board Games: Let Them Do the Teaching!
What if the best critical thinking curriculum is already in your closet?
This week, we explore why board games and card games do more than pass the ti…
6 months, 2 weeks ago