The Heidi St. John Podcast

In this 2 part series, Heidi hosts a homeschooling mom of 4 teens who is sharing what she learned was a necessary encouragement on her journey and how you can engage in this life changing event too!

In this 2 part series, Heidi hosts a homeschooling mom of 4 teens who is sharing what she learned was a necessary encouragement on her journey and how you can engage in this life changing event too!

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Homeschooling can hold us hostage. Did you know that? But there is a way to find freedom, and I'm talking about it today because this concept has saved my sanity more than once! God has designed it to be a GOOD thing. If you homeschool, don't miss this podcast.

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Part 1

2 Corinthians 12:9

Resources & Quotes

Home School Legal Defense Association – When two attorneys and homeschooling dads—Mike Farris and Mike Smith—founded Home School Legal Defense Association in March 1983, homeschooling was just a tiny blip on the educational radar screen. The age-old concept of parents teaching their children at home had fallen into obscurity. Families who chose such a “nontraditional” education route often encountered opposition, sometimes even legal challenges, from the educational bureaucracy as well as from their own friends and relatives.

Seeing a need for affordable legal advocacy, the two Mikes joined forces to establish a nonprofit ministry to defend and advance the constitutional right of parents to direct the education of their children and to protect family freedoms.

Learning is not the product of teaching.  Learning is the product of the activity of learners. ~ John Holt

Public Comment on the State Board of Education Draft Statement and Guidance on Safe and Supportive Learning Environments for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) Students

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3 Reasons NOT to Homeschool, and Why We Decided to Give it a Try – There’s much more on my mind than whether or not parents should homeschool their kids. I think there are some very compelling reasons for Jesus followers to NOT take on the responsibility and commitment of homeschooling.

What is the Goal of Education? – “It is a reminder that it matters who teaches your children. You see, discipleship is the goal of education. Christian homeschooling should not only be about teaching the ABC’s. Yes, academics are an essential component in homeschooling, but the foundation and power of homeschooling is found in the quiet resolve of two parents who are committed to teach their children to be fully devoted, mature followers of Jesus Christ.”  

Homeschooling Held Hostage –

We’ve gone from a few brave moms who, without access to mainstream “curriculum”, managed to give their children an excellent education—but we’ve forgotten what made it excellent.

It was excellent because these moms had a vision for homeschooling—they weren’t trying to re-create school at home. They were simply being obedient to the One who had called them to be different. They knew that if He had called them, He would equip them.

 

Homeschooling started with just a few brave souls years ago, and today we're going to talk about how it all began and more importantly - why it began.

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Homeschooling started with just a few brave souls years ago, and today we’re going to talk about how it all began and more importantly, why.Resources & Quotes

Home School Legal Defense Association – When two attorneys and homeschooling dads—Mike Farris and Mike Smith—founded Home School Legal Defense Association in March 1983, homeschooling was just a tiny blip on the educational radar screen. The age-old concept of parents teaching their children at home had fallen into obscurity. Families who chose such a “nontraditional” education route often encountered opposition, sometimes even legal challenges, from the educational bureaucracy as well as from their own friends and relatives.

Seeing a need for affordable legal advocacy, the two Mikes joined forces to establish a nonprofit ministry to defend and advance the constitutional right of parents to direct the education of their children and to protect family freedoms.

Learning is not the product of teaching.  Learning is the product of the activity of learners. ~ John Holt

Public Comment on the State Board of Education Draft Statement and Guidance on Safe and Supportive Learning Environments for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) Students

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Homeschooling Held Hostage –

We’ve gone from a few brave moms who, without access to mainstream “curriculum”, managed to give their children an excellent education—but we’ve forgotten what made it excellent.

It was excellent because these moms had a vision for homeschooling—they weren’t trying to re-create school at home. They were simply being obedient to the One who had called them to be different. They knew that if He had called them, He would equip them.

 

Social media has a lot of benefits, but one downfall is that it can be really easy to share too much. We're talking today about what the might look like and how we can discern how much is too much.

Scriptures

Proverbs 21:6

Proverbs 13:20

Matthew 12:36

Philippians 4:8

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OverExposed –  “I love social media. I love the doors it opens. I love the way it helps me stay in touch with friends whom would probably never communicate with apart from Facebook.  More than anything else, I love that it is allowing me to share my love for God and passion for family via The Busy Mom. It works for me, this new way of communicating.  I think it’s because, in all honesty, I’m not a terribly “private” person.  At least, I don’t think of myself that way. I’m a what-you-see-is-what-you-get kind of girl.  Lately though, I’ve discovered that there is a very real down side to social media…”

All children will lie at some point, whether inadvertently or intentionally. It's important to know the difference, to know what the Bible says about it and how you might want to handle it when it happens.

All children will lie at some point, whether inadvertently or intentionally.  It’s important to know the difference, to know what the Bible says about it and how you might want to handle it when it happens.

Scriptures

Proverbs 6:16-19

Mentioned in Podcast

Teaching Parent Association – Wichita Convention

Necklaces

Firmly Planted Family

Resources

The Strong Willed Child – Is a willful little darling driving you to distraction? The New Strong-Willed Child is the resource you need―a classic bestseller completely rewritten, updated, and expanded for a new generation of parents and teachers. Challenging as they are to raise, strong-willed children can grow up to be men and women of strong character―if lovingly guided with understanding and the right kind of discipline. Find out what Dr. James Dobson, today’s most trusted authority on parenting, has to say about what makes strong-willed children the way they are; shaping the will while protecting the spirit; avoiding the most common parenting mistake; and much more.