Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network

Before you decide your child is behind, be sure you know what you are measuring against. Grade level is an average, not a standard. This is part of 13 Things We’d Tell a Brand-New Homeschool Mom — thirteen short episodes marking thirteen years of the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network. In this episode Why half of all children are below the middle by definition The four patterns that genuine...

There is a weak version of the socialization question and a serious one. Homeschoolers have gotten so good at dismissing the weak one that we sometimes miss the real one underneath it. This is part of 13 Things We’d Tell a Brand-New Homeschool Mom — thirteen short episodes marking thirteen years of the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network. In this episode Why age-segregated classrooms are an...

393: Canva Learn Grid: A New Free Resource for Homeschooling Looking for free, ready-to-use educational resources for your homeschool? Canva Learn Grid offers worksheets, presentations, infographics, and interactive activities that can save you time and make learning more engaging. What You’ll Learn How to access Canva Learn Grid and search for ready-to-use educational resources. How to filt...

The thing that breaks multi-age homeschools is running parallel grade levels: four separate little schools under one roof, taught by one person. This is part of 1 3 Things We’d Tell a Brand-New Homeschool Mom — thirteen short episodes marking thirteen years of the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network. In this episode Which subjects combine beautifully, and which cannot One lesson, several lev...

This week on Homeschool Highschool Podcast: Encouragement for Homeschool Moms with Jessica Anderson. Encouragement for Homeschool Moms with Jessica Anderson Need a little homeschool encouragement? We invited our dear friend, Jessica Anderson from Intentional in Life , to come share some homeschool goodness with us. When you talk with Jessica, you usually feel like you are in the presence of wisdom...

If you’re worried, hurried, and exhausted, there’s a good chance you’re doing too much in your homeschool. You may be homeschooling too many hours, teaching too many subjects, or carting kids to too many activities. When we hoped to escape the traditional school rat race, why do we so often overdo it in our homeschools? I’ll share three common reasons with practical steps for recovering your homes...

In this episode, Sue Meyer interviews Dr. Andreas Tilch, a German physician, homeopath, author, and educator who has spent more than 30 years caring for individuals and families—some now spanning three generations.  Dr. Tilch first discovered homeopathy as a medical student in 1984. A central focus of his work is the homeopathic remedy Streptococcinum. Streptococcinum Tilch is a strep nosode made...

Why homeschooling works is simple: do you realize that the worst day of homeschooling beats the best day of traditional school? In this podcast, Felice Gerwitz shares the advantages and disadvantages of homeschooling. Why Homeschooling Works I began homeschooling in the early 90’s, and it was not as popular and well-known then. In fact, the children and I rarely went to do errands before 3:0...

Ep 4: Read Aloud Longer Than You Think You Should Most parents stop reading aloud the moment a child can read alone. It is almost exactly the wrong moment to stop. This is part of 13 Things We’d Tell a Brand-New Homeschool Mom — thirteen short episodes marking thirteen years of the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network. In this episode Why listening comprehension runs years ahead of reading ab...

How Much Curriculum Should I Buy? Here is a sentence that may save you several hundred dollars this year: you do not need a curriculum for every subject. You need one for the subjects that build in a strict order. This is part of 13 Things We’d Tell a Brand-New Homeschool Mom — thirteen short episodes marking thirteen years of the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network. In this episode The two...

Your six-year-old finished everything in ninety minutes and you are standing in your kitchen feeling like a fraud. That feeling is the most common feeling in a first-year homeschool, and it is aimed at completely the wrong thing. This is part of 13 Things We’d Tell a Brand-New Homeschool Mom — thirteen short episodes marking thirteen years of the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network. In this...

392: Tips for Completing the FAFSA: What Parents Need to Know Completing the FAFSA can feel intimidating, but the process has become much simpler than it used to be. In this episode, Meryl talks with Robert Farrington, founder of The College Investor , about what families need to know when completing the FAFSA. Robert explains why almost every college-bound student should complete the FAFSA—even f...

This week on Homeschool Highschool Podcast: How to Have Good Conversations with Your Teen. How to Have Good Conversations with Your Teen Communication is key with teens! Join Vicki for tips on strengthening relationships with your homeschool high schoolers by having meaningful conversations. Featured in this post: Strategies for having good conversations with teens Approaches for having good conve...

News from the government and public schools has been disturbing recently, and homeschool organizations are reporting an increase in inquiries from families who are now considering moving away from the public school option. There are always questions though – is this legal here? Will my kids be able to get into college or a job one day? Will my family turn out weird? This episode, we’ll...

Have you heard of herbalism? What about Biblical Herbalism? If you’ve ever wondered whether herbs belong in a Christian home—or worried that “natural remedies” somehow tip into New Age territory—this conversation is for you. Felice Gerwitz sits down with Camila Johnson of The Eden Institute to talk about reclaiming plant knowledge for the glory of the Creator. Learn about the curriculum she built...

In “Vacation Highway or Military Express?,” Episode #261, Meredith Curtis introduces you to the US Interstates. Discover how and why it was built, what inspired the system, and who started it. How do they number the Interstates? Why are they limited-access roads with exits instead of lights and stop signs? What happened to the US Routes (like Route 66) after the highway system was built? Which Int...

What do you do when consequences just don’t work? You’ve taken away screen time. You’ve removed privileges. You’ve tried increasingly serious consequences—and your child does the same thing. It’s frustrating, and it can leave you wondering whether you’re being too lenient, too strict, or simply missing something. As a clinical psychologist and mom of six grown children, I’ve learned that when cons...

Thirteen years ago, on the very first episode of this show, Felice Gerwitz said something out loud that most people would have edited out: “When I had this idea to create this radio network, I had no idea if it would even work.” Within three weeks, the shows launched anyway. HomeschoolingIRL on September 13th. The Homeschool Sanity Show on the 14th. Vintage Homeschool Moms on the 17th....

Do you already feel behind? It doesn’t matter if this is week one, week three or even week twenty-three. Sometimes we feel like we’ve accomplished nothing when, in reality, homeschooling is so much more. Tune in for this episode of Vintage Homeschool Moms. Already Behind in Your Homeschool by Week Three? ~ Episode 587 I hear this every fall. A mom writes me, or it happened to me more o...

It’s Not About Money is part of the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network — and the network has a birthday this month. This month the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network turns thirteen, and this is the birthday episode. The format is simple. Hosts from across the network each took one real question from a homeschool parent — the kind that actually lands in an inbox — and answered it. Thirteen questi...

  The Crunchy Christian Podcast is part of the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network — and the network has a birthday this month. This month the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network turns thirteen, and this is the birthday episode. The format is simple. Hosts from across the network each took one real question from a homeschool parent — the kind that actually lands in an inbox — and answered it....

College Prep Genius is part of the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network — and the network has a birthday this month. This month the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network turns thirteen, and this is the birthday episode. The format is simple. Hosts from across the network each took one real question from a homeschool parent — the kind that actually lands in an inbox — and answered it. Thirteen questio...

The Homeschool Curious Podcast is part of the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network — and the network has a birthday this month. This month the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network turns thirteen, and this is the birthday episode. The format is simple. Hosts from across the network each took one real question from a homeschool parent — the kind that actually lands in an inbox — and answered it. Thirt...

  The Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network turns thirteen this month, and for the birthday every host sat down and answered one real question from a homeschool parent. One question each, all in one episode. Homeschooling in Real Life is in it — because of course it is. This was always the show that covered what the convention would not. Their question: “Somebody in your homeschool group has ma...

The Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network turns thirteen this month. To celebrate, every host on the network answered one real question from a homeschool parent — thirteen questions, one episode, running on every feed. One of those questions is the one you already know: “It is lab science, and you are not a scientist.” It is the fear that arrives the year a kid hits high school, and it is the reason...