HEFPodcast

Today's Topic: Commissioner of Education, Henry Mack delivered his keynote speech to address the Florida Association of Colleges of Teacher Education On Educating for Rationality. Quote: "If we want students prepared for the future, we must prepare educators who can cultivate rationality in others. That means strong content knowledge, effective instructional practice, meaningful clinical...

Every Monday at Noon, join Brenda Dickinson, a veteran lobbyist for parent-directed education, Jason Crawford, the new voice for homeschool freedom, and Crystal Crawford, connecting the homeschool community, for a lively discussion on all things homeschooling in Florida. Get informed, inspired, and connected! We welcome your questions and participation. Together, let's protect and promote educ...

Every Monday at Noon, join Brenda Dickinson, a veteran lobbyist for parent-directed education, Jason Crawford, the new voice for homeschool freedom, and Crystal Crawford, connecting the homeschool community, for a lively discussion on all things homeschooling in Florida. Get informed, inspired, and connected! We welcome your questions and participation. Together, let's protect and promote educ...

Jason Crawford hosted Mike Lassiter, District Relations Manager for Florida Virtual School (FLVS), on Episode 160 of the HEF Podcast. The conversation focused on the evolution of virtual learning in Florida, the integration of Career and Technical Education (CTE), and the preservation of parental authority within the "Classroom of One" framework. Every Monday at Noon, join Brenda Dickins...

Every Monday at Noon, join Brenda Dickinson, a veteran lobbyist for parent-directed education, Jason Crawford, the new voice for homeschool freedom, and Crystal Crawford, connecting the homeschool community, for a lively discussion on all things homeschooling in Florida. Get informed, inspired, and connected! We welcome your questions and participation. Together, let's protect and promote educatio...

Every Monday at Noon, join Brenda Dickinson, a veteran lobbyist for parent-directed education, Jason Crawford, the new voice for homeschool freedom, and Crystal Crawford, connecting the homeschool community, for a lively discussion on all things homeschooling in Florida. Get informed, inspired, and connected! We welcome your questions and participation. Together, let's protect and promote educ...

Today's Episode: What "THEY" get wrong about homeschooling Every Monday at Noon, join Brenda Dickinson, a veteran lobbyist for parent-directed education, Jason Crawford, the new voice for homeschool freedom, and Crystal Crawford, connecting the homeschool community, for a lively discussion on all things homeschooling in Florida. Get informed, inspired, and connected! We welcome your...

Today's Topic: You've seen it all over the internet. Teachers are complaining about parents. Parents are complaining about teachers. The students are losing as time marches on ...what's to be done about it? Every Monday at Noon, join Brenda Dickinson, a veteran lobbyist for parent-directed education, Jason Crawford, the new voice for homeschool freedom, and Crystal Crawford, connecting...

Today we welcome our special guest: Cheryl Bastian! Many of you might know who, but there are some who do not. She's a marvelous guest, and a VERY experienced mother in parent-directed education. Listen to her years of experience. Every Monday at Noon, join Brenda Dickinson, a veteran lobbyist for parent-directed education, Jason Crawford, the new voice for homeschool freedom, and Crystal Craw...

Today: HEF Interviews Laura, a homeschool mom from Orange County, with some issues she ran into with requirements the county was placing on parents, that it had no legal standing to require. Parents, please remember that the County can REQUEST you provide all sorts of information, but what is REQUIRED is only what's found in 1002.41 Florida Statutes. Every Monday at Noon, join Brenda Dickinson...

Our Annual DONATION MATCH CHALLENGE! Brenda and Jason visit the Florida History of Parental Education Rights and advocacy. Every Monday at Noon, join Brenda Dickinson, a veteran lobbyist for parent-directed education, Jason Crawford, the new voice for homeschool freedom, and Crystal Crawford, connecting the homeschool community, for a lively discussion on all things homeschooling in Florida. Get i...

Today's Topic:2026 Annual Donation Match Challenge? Every Monday at Noon, join Brenda Dickinson, a veteran lobbyist for parent-directed education, Jason Crawford, the new voice for homeschool freedom, and Crystal Crawford, connecting the homeschool community, for a lively discussion on all things homeschooling in Florida. Get informed, inspired, and connected! We welcome your questions and par...

Today's Topic: Is Homeschooling a Scam? Every Monday at Noon, join Brenda Dickinson, a veteran lobbyist for parent-directed education, Jason Crawford, the new voice for homeschool freedom, and Crystal Crawford, connecting the homeschool community, for a lively discussion on all things homeschooling in Florida. Get informed, inspired, and connected! We welcome your questions and participation....

Today's Topic: Home Education Core Values? What are they? Is EVERYTHING just "homeschooling" ? Here's our starter list, and we'd love to see what values YOU would add to this list - comment below. 1. Do It Yourself. 2. Reading Unlocks Everything. 3. The World is the Classroom. 4. Teach a Man to Fish, not Give a Man Fish. 5. “Teachable moments are the only moments education is...

Today's Topic : TBHC - Post Conference Conversation, Parental Rights, Self-Governance, Education Is in YOUR hands, YOU CAN DO IT, YOU ARE ENOUGH! ***ALSO - Today's the last day to register for VOTING IN THE PRIARIES (7-20-2026). And, the Tampa Bay Homeschool Conference was AMAZING! Every Monday at Noon, join Brenda Dickinson, a veteran lobbyist for parent-directed education, Jason Crawford...

Today's Topic: We interviewed the CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA with questions hyper-focused on education. Hear what they had to say. Every Monday at Noon, join Brenda Dickinson, a veteran lobbyist for parent-directed education, Jason Crawford, the new voice for homeschool freedom, and Crystal Crawford, connecting the homeschool community, for a lively discussion on all things homeschooli...

Today's Topic: America 250, Independence Day Celebration, Message on Freedom and Rights, Spirit of 76 game, TBHC Conference, and so much more! Hear from host Jason Crawford, and special guests from TBHC Group and the James Madison Institute, as well as a special appearance from BENJAMIN FRANKLIN! Every Monday at Noon, join Brenda Dickinson, a veteran lobbyist for parent-directed education, Jas...

Today's Topic: The new SB 538 bill that was signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis to take effect July 1, 2026. This updates the Craig Dickinson Act which gives all home education, PEP, Private school, charter school, etc students the right to participate in sports at public schools and private schools across the state and governs the participation. There are changes, and updates, and we&#39...

Today's Topic: Are Florida school districts overstepping their legal boundaries with arbitrary deadlines? From Counties blocking "Letter of Intent" submissions to enforcing unauthorized annual evaluation windows, well-intentioned school board staff are frequently infringing on parental rights. In this video, we dive deep into the Florida Education Code as an advocate for parental rig...

TODAY'S TOPIC: Florida is rank WHAT in Education?! Well, depends on who you ask...and what they're really talking about. Everyone's trying to sell something, and making their pitch to do it...and YOUR KIDS are their leverage in the conversation. Candidates for Governor, School Boards, State Representatives, Senators, etc. Everyone has a statistic, a claim, a platform, and a cause...But...

Today's Topic: Interview with Mr D from Mr D Math. We discuss everything from the Testimony to the Human Spirit, to the challenges in public education and how curiosity is killed, but also how some of those same challenges face the homeschool community, especially those parents who feel overwhelmed and stuck with a specific system or approach, and how every parent and student can take the rein...

This segment is a part of what went missing form the Full episode 142 when a power outage hit during the live broadcast.: I was sitting nearby and watching my kids participate when I overheard a conversation of a dad with someone else. He was complaining that it's only been a week and already he can't wait for the kids to go back. "We have to find summer camps quick. I don't think...

Today's Topic: We discuss the Tagline for the Home Education Foundation on our Website - OUR CLASSROOM IS THE WORLD. and a recent news article in which the 17 year old student makes that very statement. We wish we knew her! But we definitely echo her voice. Parents: You are the Parent. The kids are YOURS. The WORLD is your classroom. Every Monday at Noon, join Brenda Dickinson, a veteran lobby...

Today's Topic: Memorial Day and FPEA was Amazing! Every Monday at Noon, join Brenda Dickinson, a veteran lobbyist for parent-directed education, Jason Crawford, the new voice for homeschool freedom, and Crystal Crawford, connecting the homeschool community, for a lively discussion on all things homeschooling in Florida. Get informed, inspired, and connected! We welcome your questions and parti...

Today's Topic: Interview SUFS: Are Scholarships REALLY destroying public schools? - How many people are REALLY spending the scholarship money on theme parks and paddle boards? - What's overwhelming majority of purchase data show the scholarship is being spent on?- Are Public Schools able to be participants and vendors to the scholarship recipients? - Is the School Choice Scholarship and th...