ASSURED: How to Homeschool and Not Get Burned Out By It

For ASSURED Season 2, we are unpacking homeschool exhaustion and exploring different perspectives and possibilities for how you can personally recharge. In this episode, you are going to hear a special clip from my talk at the RECHARGE Homeschool Virtual Summit. In the following episodes of this season, I'm sharing exclusive clips of conversations I had with 11 other guest homeschooling expert...

It all comes down to knowing and homeschooling in alignment with your purpose. In this episode, I will break down how to create your own homeschool purpose statement — and this is so much more than just WHY you're homeschooling! Now, if your purpose includes critical thinking, you can start to view moments of questioning and defiance as an area you are trying to grow your child in. Instead of...

The purpose of assessment is NOT to judge your child, the purpose is to inform and adjust the way you go about teaching them. I'm going to show you how you can use the right kind of strategies to draw out reflective thinking from your child, including the traffic light example I've mentioned before! This way, you can glean the benefits of assessment without the test anxiety. Traffic light...

Your child needs you to reach higher levels of thinking than they can on their own. In this episode, I'm going to give you the exact questions to ask in order to get them there. Sometimes though, we get caught up with doing these things to make learning successful. The problem here is that learning does not have a defined endpoint for when it is a success - learning is life long! Instead, we n...

What good is a done-for-you curriculum if you don't know what to do with it so it will actually work in your homeschool? The answer is NOT changing curriculum, all you need to do is switch up HOW you approach teaching it. In this episode, we'll explore the different ways that your child may tend to think through the Multiple Intelligences so you can help them enjoy learning more. View the...

Communication is the key to deeper connection with your child. Learn how to ask the kind of questions that will draw out more meaningful conversation in your homeschool. As we dive into how to ask open-ended questions, we'll also talk about how we can use these for ourselves when we feel our buttons being pushed while homeschooling. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Right now, I’m taking a step back from...

Homeschooling in 2024 no longer sparks images of denim jumpers... but instead, portrays strength and freedom as moms all over the world become the ones to provide what they know is best for their child. We are coming together to change the voice around what homeschooling means. Join me as we unpack the purpose behind ASSURED and what you'll get out of it by following along. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMEN...

Welcome to the ASSURED podcast where we talk about how to homeschool and not get burned out by it. I'm here to share the practical learning strategies you can incorporate into your homeschool teaching, and tackle the underlying belief systems that have been holding you back from having a deeper connection with your child. Follow along with each season to hear a mix of solo teaching, interviews...