April 29, 2026

RE-RELEASE: Homeschooled by Susan Wise Bauer w/ Chris Bauer

53 minutes

This week we're re-releasing one of our most popular episodes from last season - we'll be back to new episodes next week!

In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett interview Susan’s son, Chris Bauer, for the inside scoop on what it was like to be homeschooled by the author of The Well-Trained Mind.

As promised, here is the "Daniel fingers!" blog post Chris mentions.
At 50:53 Susan mentions her history growing up in a fundamentalist cult, for more on her story check out Season 1, Episode 1:
Our Education Journeys, or Season 4, Episode 1: Honest Reflections on My Homeschool Experience w. Susan Wise Bauer

(00:00) - Intro with Chris (Christopher) Bauer

(01:25) - Chris was the test case

(02:52) - Who is Chris?

(09:45) - Chris' homeschool experience in 3 words | Consistent, flexible, and varied

(10:30) - Earliest homeschool memories

(16:23) - Typical homeschool days

(23:51) - Susan invites negativity

(27:07) - The rest of Chris' homeschool day

(30:19) - Break

(30:21) - Chris' biggest challenges

(34:05) - How homeschooling shaped Chris' life

(39:17) - Beta testing WTM

(45:32) - What would Chris change?

(47:00) - What Chris is passionate about

(48:03) - Definite do and don't for Chris' hypothetical future children

(52:04) - Outro

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By Susan Wise Bauer & Susanna Jarrett

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April 29, 2026

RE-RELEASE: Homeschooled by Susan Wise Bauer w/ Chris Bauer

53 minutes

This week we're re-releasing one of our most popular episodes from last season - we'll be back to new episodes next week!

In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett interview Susan’s son, Chris Bauer, for the inside scoop on what it was like to be homeschooled by the author of The Well-Trained Mind.

As promised, here is the "Daniel fingers!" blog post Chris mentions.
At 50:53 Susan mentions her history growing up in a fundamentalist cult, for more on her story check out Season 1, Episode 1:
Our Education Journeys, or Season 4, Episode 1: Honest Reflections on My Homeschool Experience w. Susan Wise Bauer