GOAT Homeschooling with Erin and Amanda

Erin has graduated her first homeschooled student!  Listen this week as Erin & Amanda talk through their first graduation experiences and what comes next in their homeschools.  We hope you are encouraged! 

References: 
Joe's episode:  A Father's Perspective on Homeschooling with Joe McGhee

Show Me Homeschool:
ShowMeHomeschool coaching:  showmehomeschool.com
ShowMeHomeschool email:  [email protected]

Dandy Acres: [email protected]
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Cristy Stebelton, Podcast Editor:  Podcast With Faith
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Listen in this week as Erin & Amanda catch up and talk through transitions each are facing in their lives and homeschools.  Have you leaned in to your homeschooling community when you've needed to?  Have you sent an email to explore your child's passion within the community?  Who are your encouragers? 

Erin and Amanda tackle these questions and more. 


Resources & Links
https://www.azurestandard.com
Finding Community

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This week, Erin & Amanda talk with College Funding Consultant Brad Baldridge about the cost of college, the planning it takes and the way to pay for it.  There are a lot of ins and outs to pursuing college for any student and their family, with added components for homeschoolers.  
Brad is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to financial planning and gives insight into how it can be approached by parents and students.  He specializes in late stage college funding planning and the chief podcaster of Taming The High Cost Of College.  He provides customized planning using the latest financial aid, tax, cash flow and academic strategies.  With these strategies Brad may help a family save a significant amount of money on their college expenses and make a student’s college dream a reality.

Over the past 10 years Brad has directly helped hundreds of families plan and pay for college. He has provided in-depth college plans resulting in increased financial aid, scholarships, identification of the right schools at the right price, and better loans.

Brad is a registered representative of Cambridge. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER, TM, professional and is a member of the local and national chapters of the Financial Planning Association. Brad received his Bachelors of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in 1990.

Resources & Links
https://tamingthehighcostofcollege.com/
Baldridge College Solutions website
Taming The High Cost of College on Facebook
Taming The High Cost of College on LinkedIn

Scholarship Guide
College Visits Questionnaire
Brad Baldridge Taming The High Cost of College Podcast
Quick tips for FAFSA

Modern States for CLEP classes

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Listen this week as Erin & Amanda talk with Patti Garibay, Founder and CEO of American Heritage Girls.  Patti shares about her life in the 90s going through Girl Scouts and how she felt led to start AHG. 
Patti is a wonderful resource and such a pleasure to speak with.  We hope you enjoy listening in as much as Erin & Amanda enjoyed talking with her. 

Resources & Links
https://americanheritagegirls.org/
American Heritage Girls on Instagram
American Heritage Girls on Facebook
America Heritage Girls on Twitter

FREE e-books
why curse the darkness book
Grit with Grace Leadership program:  https://store.americanheritagegirls.org/pages/grit-with-grace
Raising Godly Girls Blog and Minute

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Do you have entrepreneurial students in your homeschool?  Listen this week as Amanda talks with CEO and founder of The Homeschool Printing Company, Melissa Ekloff as they talk about encouraging entrepreneurship for your students.  How did Melissa start her company?  How's it going?  What advice can she give to other homeschoolers who want to start and run businesses? 
Melissa gives some excellent practical advice.

Resources & Links
https://thehomeschoolprintingcompany.com/
The Homeschool Printing Company on Instagram
The Homeschool Printing Company on Facebook

Jimmie Quick at ihomeschool:  https://ihomeschoolnetwork.com/

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Did you pull your kids out of school and suddenly feel like you were free falling off a cliff, wondering what you'd gotten yourself into and completely anxious about what to do next? 
Join us this week as we talk through "deschooling" with Laura Swain.  Laura is a homeschool coach, portfolio reviewer, encourager, blogger, homeschooling Christian mom, and supporter.  She provides us some warm and eye opening analogies and quips to keep us encouraged as we fight against the pressures (internal and external) within our homeschool. 
Laura provides homeschool coaching services, a community of support and help along the way with our homeschooling journeys. 

Resources & Links
You can reach Laura Swain online at:  her website
Laura Swain on Instagram
Learn with Laura Swain on Facebook
For Deschooling Tips:  http://www.deschoolingmadesimple.com

The Underground History of American Education, Volume I: An Intimate Investigation Into the Prison of Modern Schooling by John Taylor Gatto:  https://amzn.to/3IqCWWw

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It's perfectly reasonable to still have questions about homeschooling, even if you've been doing it for a while ... we know we do!  Sometimes questions arise just because you're in a new season, or because your kids are transitioning from elementary age to middle school age, or even entering high school... and you have more questions than you have answers!  That's why we are here... to help support you and put your mind at ease.

Listen today as Erin and Amanda discuss some of the most common questions asked about homeschooling ... ranging from "Is it hard to homeschool high school?" to the one many of us dislike, "What about socialization?"  Wherever you are in your homeschooling journey, you'll enjoy the conversation between these two homeschooling veterans.

HSLDA (Home School Legal Defense Association) www.hslda.org
HSLDA's Transcript Service, www.transcripts.hslda.org
Josten's, for diplomas, caps and gowns
The Home Scholar, Lee Binz' website

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Are you feeling the "mid year burnout?"  It's definitely real for homeschoolers!  Generally, the weather doesn't help much, and we're all trying to stay encouraged in our teaching and not get bogged down in the lessons that might just not be as exciting as they were at the beginning of the year!

In today's episode, Erin and Amanda discuss how they have struggled in their homeschools mid year and offer up some ways to encourage yourself.  Listen as they find ways for all types of homeschooling parents to find connection and encouragement to last the rest of the year.

Resources & Links
Bloom & Blossom Conferences
Clinton Home Educators (on Facebook)
Midwest Parent Educators

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Why can't the educational, social or emotional needs of our boys be met in traditional schools? How can we help our sons to love learning, feel valued and still have that drive and enthusiasm that will spur them on to pursue their interests and reach their goals as men?  What can we teach them now to grow and encourage their faith throughout their teens and into their adulthood?

Today, listen as Erin and Amanda speak with Mark Hancock for real solutions, the author, award-winning writer, and conference speaker who also serves as Chief Executive Officer of Trail Life USA.   They discuss how we can raise boys to become Godly men, and the indispensable role fathers play in making that happen, especially with discipleship ministries like Trail Life USA.  Mark is the author of the book “Why Are We Sitting Here Until We Die?” as well as the two booklets “Let Boys Be Boys: 3 Winning Strategies for Leaders of Boys” and “5 Critical Needs of Boys.”

Resources & Links
You can reach Mark Hancock online at:
Trail Life USA on Twitter
Trail Life USA on Instagram
Trail Life on Facebook
To see if there's a Trail Life USA troop near you, or download "Raising Godly Boys," visit the website: www.traillifeusa.com
Listen to Mark's podcast, "Raising Godly Boys Minute,"  available here or wherever you listen to podcasts!

"Boys Will Be Boys: Celebrating the Adventurous Spirit in Every Little Boy" by Jim Daly, on Amazon

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