SCAIHS Stories: Homeschooling in South Carolina

Cathie Marshall is a homeschool mom who homeschooled all four of her children.  She talks about homeschooling being a calling, homeschool routines, teaching time management, finding curriculum via conventions, used book sales, or through her support group, finding a support group, homeschooling in line with God’s priorities, the “ah ha” moments of homeschooling, socializing with entire families, having a love-hate relationship with accountability, SCAIHS counselors keeping her going and helping with record keeping, receiving good advice and comfort from her SCAIHS counselor, using the Special Needs department, being a one-income family, be with your kids while you have the chance, reading aloud to her students, and reading for herself, being afraid of messing up her kids, and hearing Zan Tyler speak about the history of homeschooling in South Carolina.

Questions or remarks can be sent to schomeschooling.com or [email protected]. 

Podcast Production: Bob Slone Audio Productions
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Carol Kurlowich is a homeschool mom who’s graduated all four of her daughters.  She talks about crashing and burning when she first tried homeschooling, learning how to homeschool and not just trying to do school at home, the history of homeschooling in South Carolina, benefits of homeschooling, homeschooling through high school, the creativity that homeschooling allows, teaching core values, and SCAIHS helping her through her homeschool journey. 

Questions or remarks can be sent to schomeschooling.com or [email protected]. 

Podcast Production: Bob Slone Audio Productions
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Beth Moore is a homeschool mom who graduated both her children.  She talks about homeschooling in South Carolina, the differences between being a classroom teacher and a homeschool teacher, lesson planning, keeping her children eager to homeschool, flexibility of homeschooling, incorporating personal values in her homeschool, doing unit studies, convincing her husband that homeschooling could work, reading aloud to her kids, encouraging reading in her students, homeschooling children with dyslexia, finding used materials, creating a homeschool network through friends and family, working and homeschooling at the same time, homeschooling through serious illness, planning 180 school days, including vacation time in the plans, field trips, relaxing through the homeschool journey, the atmosphere of the education, and exploring career options in high school.  

Questions or remarks can be sent to schomeschooling.com or [email protected]. 

Podcast Production: Bob Slone Audio Productions
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 Abby is a homeschool graduate.  She talks about always being homeschooled, hands-on learning, flexible schedules, field trips, and homeschooling with a learning disability.  

Questions or remarks can be sent to schomeschooling.com or [email protected]. 

Podcast Production: Bob Slone Audio Productions
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Louise is a homeschool mom who graduated both of her students.  She talks about being a public school teacher, God’s calling to homeschool, SCAIHS accountability and reputation lending her homeschool credibility, having a flexible routine, teaching how to push through the hard times, learning how to ask her children forgiveness, there are other things more important than academics, what to do when life doesn’t live up to ideals, starting a co-op, and hang in there, you’re not alone. 

Questions or remarks can be sent to schomeschooling.com or [email protected]. 

Podcast Production: Bob Slone Audio Productions
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 Beth is a homeschool mom who’s graduated all three of her students.  She talks about homeschooling despite being a public school teacher, deciding annually to homeschool, homeschool conventions, diving into homeschooling and figuring it out as she went, structure and flexibility in their routine, problem-solving homeschooling, balancing 3 students, teaching life-long learning, the socialization question, amazing rich and varied experiences that happened because of homeschooling, and SCAIHS providing her peace of mind.

Questions or remarks can be sent to schomeschooling.com or [email protected]. 

Podcast Production: Bob Slone Audio Productions
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/bobslone

Katina Prescott introduces the podcast: SCAIHS Stories.  In which Katina will interview a different homeschool parent or graduate each episode.  Episodes will air every other Friday.  SCAIHS Stories is sponsored by SCAIHS or the South Carolina Association of Independent Home Schools.  The hope is to encourage and promote homeschooling in South Carolina by inspiring and empowering listeners to homeschool.  Questions or remarks can be sent to schomeschooling.com or [email protected].  

Questions or remarks can be sent to schomeschooling.com or [email protected]. 

Podcast Production: Bob Slone Audio Productions
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/bobslone