101 Homeschool Ideas

Ever worry about helping your homeschool student get into college? Worry about their success once they get there? These are some of the most common concerns of homeschool parents. One thing that the public school system offers parents is a measuring stick to gauge their children’s preparation. Constant grades, regular tests, and teacher feedback can CONTINUE The post Homeschool Ideas Ep 12 Ashley Hill and College Admissions appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

This podcast describes 4 things that teachers do that kill discussions. I also describe one of my favorite creative writing assignments that you can use on any given day. You will also see how quickly you can adapt it to come up with multiple creative writing assignments. Please do not think that just because the students CONTINUE The post Homeschool Ideas Ep 11 appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

Here is my interview with Kathryn Wylie. She gives some great information including a curriculum review of unit studies style homeschooling and why she and her family loved that particular method. She also shared how she organized her children’s day to keep them on task and help them become a little more “in charge” of CONTINUE The post Homeschool Ideas Ep 10 Kathryn Wylie appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

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You are going to love the this interview. There is so much information here about educational apps, curriculum, and educational websites. What are you waiting for… get listening!!!   [su_heading size=”30″ margin=”40″]Jamie and Petter Olsen[/su_heading] After we got done laughing about what a dork I am for messing up the first interview that I did CONTINUE The post Homeschool Ep. 08 appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

[su_heading size=”30″ margin=”40″]Don’t Ever Give a Boring Lecture Again. Three Types of Questions That Will Turn Your Lectures Into ENGAGING Discussions[/su_heading] I changed the format on this episode a little (I hope that is OK). I wanted to give some of my tips on leading discussions with great questions. So here is my run down. CONTINUE The post Homeschool Ideas Ep. 007 appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

In this podcast I interviewed Audrey Rindlisbacher from the Ten Boom Institute. I really wanted to interview Audrey because I stumbled across her name at a homeschooling conference and looked into the Ten Boom Institute. There were some things about her goals with the Institute that I wanted to know more about, and so I CONTINUE The post Homeschool Ideas Ep 6 Audrey Rindlisbacher appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

[su_heading size=”29″ margin=”40″]Interview with Richard Wells[/su_heading] I loved doing this interview. There are some great ideas for those of us that are not able to be a major part of the homeschool process because we are away from the home working. Here are the Show Notes. You will hear Richard mention the following: His concerns CONTINUE The post 101 Homeschool Ideas Ep. 5 appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

This is my interview with Dina Wells. She is a fantastic lady who really loves education and has done some incredible things with homeschool and Rise Up Academy. Among the many important ideas that Dina shared is the change in approach to education that she had to take to avoid power struggles with her children. CONTINUE The post Homeschool Ideas Ep. 4 appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

Episode 003 I had the opportunity to visit with Kathy Baker yesterday. This was a great interview. Kathy started homeschooling her children 18 years ago when the social stigma of “homeschoolers” was even more negative than it is today. She explains how they dealt with that pressure. Kathy also shared how she found the resources CONTINUE The post Homeschool Podcast appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

In this episode, I interview my wife, Jessica Ricks, about her reasons for homeschooling, her early challenges when she was starting and how she overcame them. Jessica mentions how important a Salt Lake City Homeschool Convention was to building her confidence and getting her off on the right foot because of the networks that she CONTINUE The post 101 PRACTICAL HOMESCHOOLING IDEAS EP. 002: Jessica Ricks Interview appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

In this episode I will point out some of the problems with the public education system today and why fixing the system is not as easy as the politicians want us to think it is. I will discuss how multiple expectations on the public school teachers actually limit their ability to meet any of the CONTINUE The post 101 Practical Homeschooling Ideas Ep. 001: Issues with Public Education appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.