You Can Homeschool!

In this episode of the You Can Homeschool podcast, Tracy and I discuss the "Top 10" from our past 100! But more importantly, we talk about why and how those episodes can help you.

Find all the links we talk about in our show notes, as well as any other relevant links and resources we mentioned:

https://breakthroughhomeschooling.com/top-10-episodes-you-can-homeschool/

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Tracey talks to retired home educator and co-founder of Owl Home Education Network, Chauncy Lynn Childs. Listen in and glean some wisdom from a veteran homeschooler, and hear the philosophy behind a new resource currently in development!

Links mentioned in this episode:

Owl Home Education Network - https://www.owlhomeeducationnetwork.com/

Join their Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/474178910743586/

YCH094 - An inter...

Do you know what your homeschool's "one thing" is? Did you know it can change and grow over time and with your circumstances? In today's episode, Tracey and I talk about how taking the time to discover this can make all the difference in your homeschool *and* your family life!

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Homeschool dad and co-founder of Owl Home Education Network, Shane Eastman, shares his family's story of discovering homeschooling, what it looks like for them, and a new platform he's currently developing to help support home educators everywhere!

Links mentioned in this episode:

Owl Home Education Network - https://www.owlhomeeducationnetwork.com/

Join their Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/474178910743586/

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Looking back at this time of year and this season in our lives, Tracy and I discussed things we wish we’d known about homeschooling…before we started! Listen and learn...hope this helps and encourages!

Find the extended show notes here: https://breakthoughhomeschooling.com/before-i-started-homeschooling

Links mentioned in this episode:

Techie Homeschool Mom: https://breakthroughhomeschooling.com/techiemomshop *

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Whether it's a student-created project or incorporating online learning, there are many reasons to include video in your home education program. And many fun ways to do it!

Links mentioned in this episode:

How to Teach Public Speaking (Even if it's Your Biggest Fear) - YCH085

Incorporating Fine Arts Into Your High School Program - YCH078

Find the extended show notes here: https://breakthroughhomeschooling.com/use-video-creatively

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Don't neglect electives in your teen's high school program! Listen in as Pat and Tracey talk about the rich opportunities and future possibilities engaging and rigorous elective courses provide.

Links mentioned in this episode:

YCH078 - Incorporating Fine Arts Into Your High School program - Interview with Gena Mayo of Music In Our Homeschool

YCH034 - The Link Between Primitive Reflexes and a Child's Ability to Learn - Intervi...

For years, every spring, Pat's Christian family celebrated the Passover in their home. In this conversation, she and Tracey talk about how they did it, why they did it, and the story behind the book she wrote for homeschooling (and non-homeschooling!) families.

Links mentioned in this episode:

Pat's book, "Celebrating the Passover: A Guide for Christians to Celebrate the Feast" - https://amzn.to/3DCXOFA *

article - Christian Passov...

Please welcome our guest today, Andria Smith, aka @thehumoroushomeschooler. After working for a number of years in public education,  Andria was "forced" into homeschooling her two children, ages 5 and 9, during the pandemic. She never dreamed she would fall in love with homeschooling as she has, tho, and isn't looking back.   I found her on Instagram, where she is spot-on and "keepin' it real" about the homeschool m...

"Down the road from nowhere in small-town, USA (as a friend of mine used to say) lives today's guest, Caleb Allen (so please forgive the periodic sound quirks from spotty wifi!). He joins us as the next guest in our series of "Homeschool Graduates: Where Are They Now?" Caleb was home-educated in the "way back when" years of homeschooling and pushed through learning with dyslexia, which remained undiagnosed until he was in college. ...

Even if it's your biggest fear!

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Remember that reading slogan from long ago "Reading is FUNdamental?" Well, sometimes it feels like the "fun" has gone out of reading for some of us, and today we want to put an end to that! Let's celebrate reading!

In today's episode, Tracey and I go into detail about how to get your kids (and the whole family) back "into" books - the real, paper-and-print kind.

Find extended show notes here: breakthroughhomeschooling.com/celebrate...

The job of a good guidance counselor is to give...guidance and counsel! What better person than you, mom (and dad!) than to give that to your teen? I know at times you may feel ill-prepared to do that related to your teen's high school years and their movement ahead, but trust us: you are better prepared than you think. Plus, there are so many resources available to you! Listen and be encouraged, friend...you GOT this!

Links mentio...

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To paraphrase Shakespeare's famous soliloquy"To break or not to break? That is the question..." Sometimes it's hard to decide whether we want to take a "hard stop" on homeschooling or just back off the studies for a bit. And this is the time of year when it may be uppermost in your mind! But no worries - you can choose to do one at some point and the other at another point. (Part of the beauty of homeschooling, my friend.) In today...

In this episode, homeschool graduate Erin Fantoni (nee Battaglia) talks about her homeschooling experiences and how they prepared her for the futre. Since recording this interview, Erin has gone on to complete her Doctorate and is moving ahead with her career.

If you have any questions for her about her homeschooling experiences, she welcomes them via email at erinrbattaglia@gmail.com.

You can also find her on Instagram @raque...

We don't only talk about what jobs kids can work at, but WHY you might want them to even have a job! There are lots of benefits to allowing your teens to work, not the least of which is this piece of research: studies have shown that teens who worked in the summer had greater job satisfaction and greater future earnings than those who didn’t. But there are also issues to keep your eyes open for as a parent. So no matter how you fee...

Preparing our teens for college and beyond means we should be enabling them to be well-round, thinking individuals. And who says Fine Arts is only for the "artsy?" In this enlightening discussion, Gena Mayo of Music In Our Homeschool.com shares the many ways we can provide a fine arts high school credit for our teens, why it's important to do so even if we don't feel talented (and how to do it!), and shares an unbelievable list of ...

Oftentimes, the terms "coaching" and "consulting" are used interchangeably. But they are really two very different concepts, each valuable in their own right, in different situations. Listen as Pat and Tracey talk about the difference between them, and how coaching can be a very powerful force for a homeschool mom on both a personal and professional level!

Links mentioned in this episode:

Article: How Coaching Helps Your Homeschool...