This episode is a year-end wrap up providing information on the Podcast analytics, as well as some info About me, and finally, changes that will be happening with the podcast - and I need your help with those changes!! Blessings!

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Part 2 of my interview with Rose Vanderley and her mom and homeschool teacher, Joy Vanderley. We are recording in a side room of our church while others are outside enjoying the beautiful weather and each others' company, so you will hear their voices in the background.

Topics discussed included:

-Favorite books

-living books vs. textbooks

-curated thought and imagination

-things you would have done differently?

-regrets

-non-negotiables?

-and more!

Joy Vanderley and I team up again to interview a homeschool graduate, none other than Joy's daughter, Rose Vanderley.

I get to ask some - possibly - humbling questions about homeschool regrets and mistakes, but we also get to hear Rose's perspective on her homeschooling education, and how that has either served or hindered her in her adult life.

This is Part 1.

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Joy Vanderley and I had the privilege of sitting down with Kelsi Rea and hearing about her school (more info below), and her thoughts on a Charlotte Mason education: parents as Guide, Philosopher, and Friend, issues that she notices through her consults, and advice for parents of high school students.

About Kelsi:

"In 2019, Kelsi founded Heritage Christian Academy,  Indiana's first Charlotte Mason micro-school in Mishawaka, IN on the campus of Bethel University.  The Academy has since tripled in size and in 2022, Kelsi and her husband Rusty opened Heritage Meeting House, which is also the home of Heritage Children's Library, an 8,000+ volume Preservation library that is now open to the public, as well as a cafe + coffee shop and homeschool resource center.

Additionally, Kelsi has been developing a Charlotte Mason Sunday School curriculum that has been used in her local church for the last 7 years.  It is being prepared for publication and will be released in 2022.

Kelsi travels extensively, speaking at conferences and churches and consulting with schools and co-ops nationwide, offering leadership development and teacher training workshops in the Charlotte Mason Method.  She is concentrating much of her teaching and consulting on working with neurodivergent children, CM application at home and in the classroom, and developing a foundational understanding of Miss Mason's philosophy.

The Reas live in South Bend, IN with their four children where Kelsi is also actively consulting with local City and State leaders on education in Indiana." - kelsirea.com

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Strong Willed or Weak Willed?

Joy Vanderley and I discuss the strong/weak-willed child and how parents can work WITH their child in helping them to strengthen their will, and avoiding power struggles, plus more!

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I was a little late to the party...or book club, rather. But! I gleaned so much from just listening in on their conversation as they discussed the second half of "Know and Tell, The Art of Narration" by Karen Glass.

Narration is a key tool used in the Charlotte Mason method of education, which is very popular among homeschoolers. There are many conferences, podcasts, videos, and resources all about the CM method. (A good place to start to find out about what is a Charlotte Mason education is simplycharlottemason.com

I choose to just listen in to the other book club members in attendance: Joy Vanderley (host- speaking first), Julie Wheelock (second speaker), Melissa Suppnick (third speaker).

I hope you will enjoy our conversation and reach out if you have any questions, comments or need some encouragement on your homeschooling journey.

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