The Homeschool Compass Podcast

Ruth Chou Simons is a mama to 6 boys, artist, author, Bible study teacher, and founder of Grace Laced, who uses her life and ministry to point people to the transforming power of the gospel. In this episode, Ruth reminds us that when we make our home with God, we are never alone.

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Erin Loechner is a homeschooling mom, author, and founder of a global movement of families who are re-imagining their relationship to tech. In this conversation, Erin shares what it means to be an Opt-Out Family. She believes that if we understand the strategies Silicon Valley employs to leave us isolated, anxious, and locked in to our devices, we can use those same strategies to build a family culture that is more engaging than anything screens have to offer.

Be sure to grab your copy of Erin's new book, The Opt-Out Family: How to Give Your Kids What Technology Can't.

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Leslie Martino is a brilliant thinker and writer with over 20 years of experience in the field of education. She is passionate about helping parents and teachers support children's learning in an interest-based and child-directed way. Leslie homeschools her four children in central Florida, and she shares her expertise through writing curricula, training teachers, and coaching parents. She is also a speaker on topics of education and motherhood and a contributing writer for the Wild + Free homeschool community. The Joy of Slow: Restoring Balance and Wonder to Homeschool Learning is Leslie's first book.

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Lyndsey Mimnagh is a homeschooling mom of four with a background in children's ministry and special needs education. Many of you know her as the creator of Treehouse Schoolhouse, where she shares living books, hands-on learning, nature exploration, and biblical discipleship. Today and Lyndsey and I discuss homeschool planning from the big picture of setting our intentions for the year and choosing curriculum to support our homeschool goals all the way down to the nitty gritty of daily rhythms and chores and making sure our needs as moms get taken the time and attention they deserve.

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Leigh Nguyen is a homeschooling mom of 3, including 2 homeschool graduates, and founder of Little By Little Homeschool. Leigh is passionate about encouraging families to create and embrace the homeschool lifestyle that is best for them.

In this episode, Leigh shares some of the lessons she’s learned along the way and how she worked through challenges like coping with a lack of alone, figuring out how to make homeschooling work on a single income, and maintaining a focus on discipleship and reaching the hearts of her children in the face of challenging behavior. You will leave this conversation reminded that God is faithful in the midst of our imperfect days and that even when it doesn't look exactly like we had planned, homeschooling actually does work.

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Jennifer Pepito is a homeschool veteran, mom of 7, founder of the Peaceful Press, host of the Restoration Home podcast, and author of two books for moms. In this episode, we discuss her latest book, Habits for a Sacred Home: 9 Practices from History to Anchor and Restore Modern Families.

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Erin is a joy-chasing homeschool mama to 4 children - young adult to early elementary. She believes that Charlotte Mason education and classical homeschooling don’t need to be kept separate. We can weave them together in such a way that we experience the best of both worlds. In this episode, Erin shares with us what that has looked like for her family as well as some of the lessons she has learned in her decades of homeschooling.

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Carrie de Francisco is an author, speaker, and mom of 2 homeschool graduates. In this episode, she reminds us that our job is not to be perfect moms or phenomenal teachers. We are called to be faithful disciples, and when we trust that God is our child's ultimate teacher, we can homeschool high school with peace and joy.

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Evgeniia Arasim is a homeschooling mom, holistic health coach and creator of the Nourished Motherhood Program. In this episode we discuss what it looks like to pursue long-term sustainable wellness as busy homeschool moms.

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Jean Burk is a mom of 2 homeschool graduates and creator of the award-winning College Prep Genius program. In this episode, Jean shares how she helped her children access free college by acing their standardized tests and she now guides other families to do the same.

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