Homeschool Made Simple

If you’ve attended or listened to our seminar, A Literature Based Approach to Education, you know how much Carole loves the math curriculum Math-It. Unfortunately, it has long been difficult to find! For a while it was out of print. So many of our families have had a hard time find it!  Well, do we have exciting news for you today?! In this episode, Carole talks with the folks at Hewitt Learn...

As we inch closer toward Thanksgiving and Christmas, life begins to ramp up a bit. A lot of times that means added stress to continue the usual homeschool schedule while adding in all the holiday festivities.  In today’s episode, Carole talks with Sonya Manson about what their family of ten has done over the years of homeschooling. Sonya shares how they to continue homeschooling during the ho...

Carole Joy Seid and Rachel Winchester share an exciting announcement!  In this episode, you'll hear about:  the new Homeschool Made Simple website! the roots of the homeschool movement doing your research the purpose of this podcast the difference between the HMS seminars and this podcast RESOURCES +Build Your Family’s Library: Grab our FREE book list here +Get our FREE ebook: 5 Essentia...

In this episode, Carole helps you integrate music into your child's life so that they naturally and easily grow familiar with classical music. You'll hear about: - Cultivating a familiarity with classical music - How to use a composer study for two or three months at a time - A chronological approach that allows your child to create a musical timeline - The best time to start formal music training...

What place does art have in the Christian's life?  We want to raise children who know the beauty of quality art and the gift we each have to create as God creates.  In this episode, you'll hear: Why a Christian worldview effects our concept of art Expose our babies to quality art Teach children to enjoy making their own art Resources to help you share great art with your children! RESOUR...

Today we are coming back to Carole’s conversation with Russ Ramsey, author of Rembrandt is in the Wind . After talking about the book, Carole turns toward the topic of introducing children to fine art. Russ shares some great insights to doing that and even a few lessons we adults can learn from children as well.  In this episode, you'll hear about:  Why do we even study art? What is the...

Art is one of Carole's long-time passions. She wants every child to grow up familiar with the great artists. In this episode, Carole interviews Russ Ramsey about his book, Rembrandt is in the Wind .  In this episode, you'll hear about:  Significance of beauty How Russ was introduced to art as a child Carvaggio and Hopper Russ' desire for everyone to form connections with art Help us shar...

One of the benefits of attending a Homeschool Made Simple event is that you get to submit questions to be answered at the end of the event. Recently, J. J. Seid and Carole Joy Seid taught our basic seminar, Begin with the End in Mind , in an online webinar. In this episode, you'll hear some of the questions asked during the Q&A discussion. RESOURCES +Build Your Family’s Library: Grab our FREE...

Every so often, Carole likes to read aloud a favorite story. In this episode, she reads the Greek myth, Pandora's Box. For more read aloud episodes, listen to episode 111, 114, 118, 130, and 131. RESOURCES +Build Your Family’s Library: Grab our FREE book list here +Get our FREE ebook: 5 Essential Parts of a Great Education . +Attend one of our upcoming seminars this year! +Click HERE for more info...

The Cavins were your typical public school family until their oldest daughter started to experience difficulty in her math classes. After homeschooling now for four years, they share a few of the things they've learned and experienced in making this switch for their family. In this episode, you'll hear about:  what prompted the Cavins to start homeschooling how the Cavins chose this method wh...

Every so often, Carole shares what she’s been reading lately. I would be surprised if you can listen to this episode and do not hear a book you could get for every single person in your family! Did you know we have a free book list?! Carole picked over 150 of her favorite books to include on the list. This list will help you build your family’s library with great books, because a bad book is a big...

If you’ve been listening for the podcast for long, you’ll be familiar with the Arroyo family. Carole has interviewed both parents and two of their four children. Well today, we get to hear from the Arroyo’s third son, Joaquin Arroyo.  Joaquin shares his own experience being homeschooled from 6th grade through high school. After graduation, he ended up going to Cornell University where he has...

Lots of families wonder if it is too late to start homeschooling. In this interview, Carole talks with Vidal Arroyo about his experience being homeschooled for only one year - his senior year of high school - and how it still made a difference in his educational experience. It's not too late to start homeschooling! +Build Your Family’s Library: Grab our FREE book list here +Get our FREE ebook: 5 E...

One of the key ingredients to raising a really smart kid is being a warm and responsive parent. Perhaps it seems to be a small or insignificant part of education, but the parent-child relationship is key to homeschooling successfully. This week, Carole interviews Natalia Barba on her experience being homeschooled from first grade through high school. Natalia shares how her parents decided to homes...

While homeschooling can benefit every student, it’s especially beneficial for the kids who don’t fit the traditional educational mold. In this episode, we hear a replay of a conversation with Frankie Beck about what happens when parents give their children the freedom to explore their own interests at their own pace. You’re going to love hearing from him! Click HERE to learn about upcoming seminar...

In this episode, we hear a replay of a conversation with Luciano Arroyo of how being homeschooled completely changed the trajectory of his education even though he was only homeschooled during high school! Since this interview first aired, Luciano has graduated from Stanford University with a degree in philosophy. He plans to continue on for one final wrestling season and then pursue his entrepren...

One of the great things about homeschooling in this day and age is there are so many people to talk to who were homeschooled. In this episode, Carole talks with Sienna DeMoss about her family's story of starting to homeschool and what she considers to be the most important parts of homeschooling. Sienna even went to Bible college before attending Liberty University and shares her life-changing exp...

In this episode, Carole interviews Lizzie Frykman about her home education. Lizzie shares how she felt prepared for college, has a true love for literature, and experienced great spiritual benefit from being homeschooled. RESOURCES +Build Your Family’s Library: Grab our FREE book list here +Get our FREE ebook: 5 Essential Parts of a Great Education . +Attend one of our upcoming seminars this year!...

The secret to educational success is great books! A child who loves to read loves to learn. Rather than focusing so much energy on teaching kids how to read, we ought to focus on teaching children to want to read. In this excerpt of our seminar, A Literature Based Approach to Education, J. J. Seid teaches a segment of the workshop called How to Make Your Child a Lover of Books. J. J. shares three...

Carole is joined again by her assistant, Rachel Winchester, to answer a few questions about recognizing if screens are a problem for your child, unplugging your family, teaching children to practice silence and solitude, and practical tips for a daily rest time. RESOURCES +Build Your Family’s Library: Grab our FREE book list here +Get our FREE ebook: 5 Essential Parts of a Great Education . +Atten...

One of the keys to giving children educational success is being a warm, responsive parents, in a word: present.  In this episode, Carole talks with David Arroyo about how his family decided to homeschool, why they went all in with this method, and the ways his four children have found their own unique path in life.  For more from David's family, listen to episode 57 with his son, Vidal,...

The great thing about homeschooling is it can be customized to fit each child like a tailored suit! In this episode, Dan Beck, homeschooling dad of 8, shares his family's homeschool journey! If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear more from the Beck family, check out episode 49 with Dan's wife, Kara, and episode 116 with Dan's son, Frankie. Also be sure to listen to episode 99 on Better Late...

Carole is joined again by her son, J. J. Seid, to talk about a dad's role in homeschooling especially how dads can get kids outside and set the tone for working together in the home! In this episode, you'll hear about:  Dad as Nature Guy The role of wilderness in a child's education  Teaching kids to work gladly and willingly Participating in the work of the home Setting the tone as the...

Oftentimes the homeschool world focuses on the mom’s role in homeschooling, but what about dad?!  In this episode, you’ll hear about: The particular calling of parents to homeschool How to press on when something is hard  Ways a dad can help support his wife Dad’s role in reading  How to cultivate a reading life pertaining to your own interests  The high point of the homeschool...

Leadership often means lots of opportunities to realize our own weakness. Parenting presents a lot of these moments! Recently, J.J. Seid gave a teaching on leading community groups at his local church, but so much of what he teaches applies to leadership and community in general. In this episode, you'll hear: - how we end up leading out of self-reliance - leading in dependency on God - two things...