Misty

In today’s episode, we will be answering a question from a listener, “I’m about to start my daughter in kindergarten this year. My daughters cousin is always telling my daughter to “come to public school because she misses out on all the “good stuff I dont mind them comparing, but their conversations usually end up with my daughter and I arguing over public school And at some point in our homeschool journey, most of us will deal with homeschool kids who want to go to school.

Thanks to programs like Teaching Textbooks, I have realized that ditching the textbooks does not mean our children aren’t getting a high-quality education. I couldn’t teach the way they learned, and they couldn’t learn from the way I taught, so we switched to our very first computer-based program, Teaching Textbooks. Computer-based homeschool programs like teaching textbooks online subscription can be a great solution for many families. Teaching Textbooks math program truly makes homeschooling easy thanks to the flexibility of the program and the ability it gives my children to work independently.

Oh guys, I am so thankful to each and every one of you who has made this podcast possible, I thank you for sharing the podcast with others, leaving reviews, and supporting this podcast and the ministry of Joy in the Journey through purchasing items from my store, links in the show notes and of course listening to the podcast and reading the blog. After spending years teaching in a traditional classroom, Jamie Erickson returned home to not only teach her own live-in circus of five but also to encourage and equip a growing tribe of homeschooling moms on her blog, The Unlikely Homeschool. One big thing Jamie advocates for in this episode is self-care for the homeschool mom, and how too often times we allow ourselves to get too busy because we consider it a badge of honor. Be sure to check out Jamie’s new book through the link in the show notes and thank her for her wisdom by heading over to her blog and social media.

I dive in deep and ask Julie questions about getting past the craft mess, and following a more relaxed approach in high school. If you listen to no other episode EVER on the Joyfully Homeschooling episode this is the one you do NOT want to miss 🙂 Julie Bogart is the popular voice of common sense and compassion for home educators. Julie’s the creator of the award-winning, innovative online writing program called Brave Writer and the fast-growing weekly habit called Poetry Teatime. Today, Julie lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, and can be found sipping a cup of tea, planning her next visit to one of her lifelong-learning kids.