Education Media Sanctuary

In this Education Media Sanctuary episode, we talk about two big education questions and how to address them in our daily lives.

How to raise children with values
Integrity
Work Ethic
Kindness
Honor
Spiritually
How to prepare children for a changing world
Work
Education
Political Environment
Technology
Values

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In this Education Media Sanctuary episode, we share our thought process for avoiding the topic of COVID - 19 in previous episodes and why we have now decided it is time to talk about it. We open the conversation of the pandemic’s massive impact on education and why we believe it is imperative to work to balance health and wellness with the personal and community needs for good educational practices.

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In this Education Media Sanctuary episode, we share the importance of using the stress and chaos of crazy days when things don’t go as planned to trigger learning and growth. We also share personal stories and empathize with the difficulty of the crazy days. We invite our listeners to take a few minutes to destress and breathe when things get really wild and find peace even in the difficult days.

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In this Education Media Sanctuary episode, we dip into the topic of the excitement and challenges that come by choosing from the many curriculum options. There are so many available to families that are homeschooling or hybrid schooling that this process can feel overwhelming.

To combat the overwhelm, we give a few resources and simplify the process a little so that families feel more empowered and secure in their curriculum choices. Additional curriculum links for more research are as follows:

https://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/homeschooling-101/choose-best-homeschool-curriculum/

https://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/blog/2013/10/homeschooling-101-choosing-curriculum.html

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In this Education Media Sanctuary episode, we respond to a listener question about how to deal with the frustration that can come when personal ideals and educational philosophy and goals seem to get out of sync with the daily educational practices.

We share personal lessons from our lives that helped us learn how to balance our personal goals, philosophy, and expectations with the challenges of life. We end with encouragement to keep working and set simple goals to make reaching personal expectations easier.

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In this Education Media Sanctuary episode, we discuss the importance of adding or subtracting extracurricular activities in our lives. There are endless opportunities to use extracurricular experiences to enhance education throughout life in many different programs as we explore and discover our different interests and talents.

We provide some simple principles to consider when deciding how much time should be dedicated to these activities and discuss the importance of balance in life.

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In this Education Media Sanctuary episode, we share some of our recent learning experiences from going camping with our sons and talk about the value of using outdoor activities as learning opportunities.

As we tie in our recent trip, we also give some easy ways to get started with outdoor learning adventures. We discuss the value of getting away from technology for a little while and how learning from the natural world can bring balance to and compliment academic studies.

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In this Education Media Sanctuary episode, we address some of the challenges and joys of working with children of different age groups. We also give a shout out to Natalie Reeve who is a homeschool influencer in our state of Utah. She can be found on Instagram @lightfilledlearning.

The center of this episode is giving an overview of some important considerations to be taken into account when working with multiple age groups at the same time. We bring up the importance of not making things too complicated and focusing on helping all ages learn to love learning.

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In this Education Media Sanctuary episode, we discuss the key to a great education READING. We believe strongly in the high value of reading as a key to learning throughout life. There are constant opportunities in life to gain the benefits of reading as individuals and as families.

We also share several great titles to read as a family or for personal learning and entertainment, and as promised here are some more in our show notes!

Fiction: Anne of Green Gables, The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe series by C.S. Lewis, Harry Potter by J.K Rowling, Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clawson, The Noticer by Andy Andrews, The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien, Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson, The Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn, Les Miserables by Victor Hugo.

Non-Fiction: As a Man Thinketh by James Allen, How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie, Running with the Kenyans by Adharanand Finn, QBQ! The Question Behind the Question by John G. Miller, The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz, See You at the Top by Zig Ziglar, Mandela’s Way by Richard Stengel, Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor E. Frankl, The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor, Essentialism by Greg McKeown, The Upside by Abdel Sellou, The Compound Effect by Daren Hardy, Later Bloomers by Richard Karlgaard, The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth by John C. Maxwell, Running for My Life by Lopez Lomong, Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek, Natural Born Heroes by Christopher McDougall, Finding Ultra by Rich Roll, Linchpin by Seth Godin.

Enjoy!
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In this Education Media Sanctuary episode, we have a special guest and take everyone on a journey down memory lane to explore the foundations of our love of learning.

Our special guest is Ryan’s oldest son Rigo. We interview him to find out what has helped him to love learning and have a good laugh as he talks about learning to read with Grandma Hokanson. We then cover both Vaughn and Ryan’s path to the love of learning. We invite everyone to take a few minutes to connect to their personal love of learning then follow that love.

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