Homeschool Unrefined

We're in Summer Mode, and you know what that means. We dive into our series topics: what's going well and what needs tweaking. We want you to be part of our Summer Mode series, too, so we're answering listener questions! This week's question addresses the universal homeschool worry about how much is too much seat work.

We created a Patreon Page and we'd love to have your support! In return, we're recording new podcast episodes we're calling Homeschool Unrefined: Off the Record. We just released two episodes all about marriage! Please go here to watch a little intro video we created: https://www.patreon.com/homeschoolunrefined

How To Raise a Wild Child by Scott Sampson

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We all know getting into nature is good for us. But do we really know why? And how do we overcome all the hurdles of actually making it happen? We are kicking off our summer book club with an inspiring discussion of chapters 1 & 2 of How to Raise a Wild Child by Scott D. Sampson. Read along throughout the summer, or just listen in to grab the highlights.

We created a Patreon Page and we'd love to have your support! In return, we're recording new podcast episodes we're calling Homeschool Unrefined: Off the Record. We just released two episodes all about marriage! Please go here to watch a little intro video we created: https://www.patreon.com/homeschoolunrefined

How To Raise a Wild Child by Scott Sampson

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Are you in Summer Mode? Join us as we kick off this new series with real talk about boredom, rhythm & reading and what that looks like in this season. In Summer Mode, we'll discuss what's going well, what needs tweaking, and we'll answer a listener question. As always, we'll share our LTWs throughout the summer. Let's do this summer together!

Next week, we will be chatting about nature and the first few chapters of the book How To Raise a Wild Child by Scott Sampson. We will use this book to guide our nature discussions all summer long. Please join us but do NOT feel like you need to read the book, unless of course, you're interested.

We created a Patreon Page and we'd love to have your support! In return, we're recording new podcast episodes we're calling Homeschool Unrefined: Off the Record. We just released an episode all about marriage! Please go here to watch a little intro video we created: https://www.patreon.com/homeschoolunrefined

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Christy Thomas is the guru for play, and we are so happy to have her on the podcast. Christy shares with us the power of play and why it is vital to our families. She helps us process through our angst of needing to do all the "important" things first and how we can make play a priority. If you need a little nudge in the right direction, a pass to play, this is it!

We created a Patreon Page and we'd love to have your support! In return, we're recording new podcast episodes we're calling Homeschool Unrefined: Off the Record. Please go here to watch a little intro video we created: https://www.patreon.com/homeschoolunrefined

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Play 4 Life Moms

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This week we're getting to some of the homeschool related questions you all sent in. We talk about things like what our typical days look like, if we ever homeschool into the summer, choosing curricula and more of what we don't do.

We created a Patreon Page and we'd love to have your support! In return, we're recording new podcast episodes we're calling Homeschool Unrefined: Off the Record. Please go here to watch a little intro video we created: https://www.patreon.com/homeschoolunrefined

61: Where We Do a Curriculum Check-In

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We are giving ourselves all the permission to wind down as needed (or desired) in this episode! We process through the angst of ending school, and hope to reach a comfort zone of activities and down time for the summer. What would you like your summer will look like? Busy? Nothing on the calendar? Somewhere in between?

We created a Patreon Page and we'd love to have your support! In return, we're recording new podcast episodes we're calling Homeschool Unrefined: Off the Record. Please go here to watch a little intro video we created: https://www.patreon.com/homeschoolunrefined

25: Where We Suggest Simple Summer Projects

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You've decided to homeschool, but now what? Listen to this episode where we dive into a simple, doable way to get started. We address different ages, preferences, and needs (including your own). And we pose some great questions that will help point you in the right direction. Veteran homeschoolers, this is a great episode to share with a friend and it will help reboot your own homeschool!

We created a Patreon Page and we'd love to have your support! In return, we're recording new podcast episodes we're calling Homeschool Unrefined: Off the Record. Please go here to watch a little intro video we created: https://www.patreon.com/homeschoolunrefined

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Listeners new and old will enjoy getting to know us better in this bonus episode. Things we cover: where (exactly) we met, our favorite go-to meals, whether or not our husbands are friends and just how many pair of Costco socks we own. Listen in for all of that and more (including which SNL character Maren used to perform on stage). We hope you have as much fun listening to this episode as we did recording it.

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If you've been around the homeschool community for any length of time, you probably know Jamie Martin and her work as the editor at simplehomeschool.net. For many years, Jamie and her team of writers have been encouraging parents in keeping homeschool less complex and more joyful. We loved talking with Jamie about personalities, essentialism, Thomas Jefferson Education and what simple homeschool means to her. We hope you leave this conversation feeling inspired.

A Thomas Jefferson Education

Leadership Education: The Phases of Learning

Essentialism for the Highly Sensitive Homeschool Mom by Jamie Martin

Simple Homeschool

Simple Homeschool on Facebook

Jamie Martin on Instagram

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Thinking about homeschooling, but worried that because you're not a superhero, maybe it's not for you? We're here for you! We'll hash out those, "I want to homeschool, but I could never..." moments. We'll calm your nerves. We won't coax you into homeschool, but we will encourage some healthy ways to cope with the things that might be setting you back. And we'll reflect on the ways homeschool has been even better than we imagined. Don't miss this episode, veteran homeschoolers! You'll want to share this with your friends who are curious.

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