Homeschooling can be lonely. Raising a special needs child can be lonely. Homeschooling a special needs child can be lonely. My heart with this podcast has been to encourage and build up, families who homeschool. Heather reached out via Instagram and told me she had a story to share that would encourage the special needs homeschooling families. Take a listen as we chat about how to navigate special needs in the homeschool environment. 

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This is a short episode today, but it is packed FULL of information. I've got so much to share, including CONFERENCE info!

Take a listen to hear about the first Four In Tow organized conference, Parent-Teacher Conference, encouragement for the homeschool parent's journey. Be sure to secure tickets to the conference for you and your friends by going to: FourInTowPodcast.com/Conference

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This episode is the last from my Instagram friend's who reached out in response to my request for Unschooling Stories.

Gina and Ryan, from Arizona, share their experience unschooling their two kids. And Ryan shares what it's like to be a second generation homeschooler. 

Books and Resources discussed on this episode are: 

Unschooling To University by Judy Arnall Khan Academy

ABCYA.com

ABC MouseArcademics.com Duolingo.comDumbing Us Down - by John Taylor Gatto Weapons of Mass Instruction - by John Taylor Gatto Find Gina on Instagram @ginadobmeier Find Ryan on Facebook  @Ryan Dobmeier

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Part three of four in the the Unschooling mini series. If you haven't listened to the other episodes in this series, go back and listen to Episodes 20 and 21 to hear more about unschooling. 

This episode I chat with another Instagram friend, Chelsea who unschools her kids in Florida. We talk about the ins and outs of homeschooling, using the unschooling method, while following the homeschooling laws of Florida. 

If you would like to reach out to Chelsea, you can find her on Instagram @mrshenning

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Our second episode of the Unschooling Stories series is with Caitlin. This episode was recorded before Christmas, and after the other interviews with the unschooling moms in this series. Caitlin unschools her two children in Colorado. It was a joy to spend time learning about how she unschools while living the RV life, following her husband's job. I've listed the resources Caitlin suggested in the notes below. Enjoy! 

Follow Caitlin on Instagram: @caitlinkanayan

Books: 

Dumbing Us Down - by John Taylor Gatto

The Underground History of American Education, Volume I: An Intimate Investigation Into the Prison of Modern Schooling- John Taylor Gatto

How Children Learn - by John HoltOsmo for the iPad

The Tuttle Twins - economics

The Tuttle Twins - The Education Vacation

Free To Learn - by Peter Gray

Home Grown: Adventures in Parenting off the Beaten Path, Unschooling, and Reconnecting with the Natural World - by Ben Hewitt 

Ballanced and Barefoot - by Angela Hanscom

February 2020 is the month of the Unschooler for Four In Tow Podcast! This month I am interviewing four Unschooling moms (and an unschooling dad) who have found what works best for them on their homeschool journeys. 

This first episode I interview Beth Dreyer about her years of experience with unschooling her children. She is full of understanding and has studies the how-to's. I really enjoyed my time with Beth. 

Resources we discussed on the episode: 

Websites: 

Sue Elivis - Stories of an Unschooling Family

Pam Laricia - Living Joyfully

Khan Academy Podcasts: 

Stories of an Unschooling Family

Exploring Unschooling Books:Free To Learn by Peter Grey

The Big Book of Unschooling by Sandra DoddFind Beth on Instagram @bethdreyer

And her blogs: bethdreyer.com freedomismessy.wordpress.com

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Part four of four, this episode rounds out the Homeschool Influencer series. This episode gives you a REALLY good picture of what it's like to sit at my dinning room table and chat with me about homeschool life.  Misty and I met over instagram, and talked for the first time over the internet during this interview and we hit it off RIGHT from the git-go. We covered a huge list of resources, and I have attempted to list them all below. 

Follow Misty's podcast: Joyfully Homeschooling, on your favorite podcast app. 

Her blog can be found at: Findingjoyinthejourney.net 

Follow her on Instagram @mistybailey_And on Facebook @jointhejourneywithmistybailey

Curriculum referenced: 

Heroes of History books by Janet and Geoff Benge

Christian Heroes Then and Now series - by Janet and Geoff Benge

Heart of Dakota

Mystery of History

Notgrass History

Apologia

Christian Light Education

Teaching Textbooks

Mr. D Math

Hooked On Phonics

Nessy Reading Program

All About Reading

Reading Eggs

Logic of English

Homeschooling With Dyslexia - Marianne Sunderland

Teaching From Rest - by Sarah MacKenzie

Read-Aloud Revival - Sarah MacKenzie 

Desperate - by Sarah Mae 

The interview Misty did with Sarah Mae on Joyfully Homeschooling: E. 87

Lies Homeschool Moms Believe - by Todd Wilson

Educating the Whole Hearted child - by Clay Clarkson with Sally Clarkson

The Brave Learner - by Julie Bogart

Homeschool Bravely - by Jamie Erickson

NIV, Homeschool Mom's Bible - Zondervan

Four In Tow Podcast The Overwhelming Task of Choosing A Curriculum E.3 & E.4

Part three of four in the homeschool influencer mini series. Today's episode is a delightful conversation that I had with Jean Miller of Waldorf Inspired Learning. She explains the style and tenants of the Waldorf Method, and shares what she offers for homeschool parents on her website. If you have been curious about the Waldorf Method, check out THIS EPISODE! 

Find Jean at her website: WaldorfInspiredLearning.com

The free guide she offered can be found at: WaldorfInspiredLearning.com/freeguide

The other resources Jean mentioned were:

Her Blog Post about the basics of the Waldorf Method including resources. 

Simplicity Parenting by Kim John Payne and Lisa M. Ross

Understanding Waldorf Education: Teaching from the Inside Out by Jack Petrash 

Waldorfish with Brian and Robyn Wolfe

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Part two of four, in the Homeschool Influencers mini series. In this episode I chat with Molly from The Modern Homeschooler Podcast about the Classical Conversations approach to homeschooling. 

To hear more from Molly, check out her podcast: The Modern Homeschooler Podcast

And find a Classical Conversations homeschool group near you by visiting their website: Classical Conversations

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To kick off the new year, I'm introducing our first mini series! This month I'm going to be releasing interviews with homeschool influencers who use specific styles of homeschooling. 

In this episode, Part One, I have the privilege of interviewing Sonya Shafer of Simply Charlotte Mason about the Charlotte Mason Approach to homeschooling. Below you will find a link to her website, as well as sites to other Charlotte Mason related resources. 

Like what you hear? Rate and review the show. And share it with your friends! Let's go on this homeschool journey together. 

Simply Charlotte Mason 

Greenleaf Book Group (Greenleaf Press)

Ambleside Online 

Living Books Curriculum

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