SCAIHS Stories: Homeschooling in South Carolina

Lisa is a homeschool mom of three, having graduated one and currently homeschooling the others.  She talks about the transition of her oldest to college from homeschooling, their experience with private school and how it compares to homeschooling, her experience using Classical Conversations, setting goals for homeschooling, what it’s like having a SCAIHS counselor, encouraging her students in the...

Elise Edson is a homeschool mom who homeschooled all four of her daughters, and helped homeschool some of her granddaughters.  She talks about being a rebel in her desire to not send her children off to school, being a one-income family, homeschooling two of her daughters through high school, homeschooling in Iowa, connecting with Zan Tyler in South Carolina, homeschooling while working, having a...

Cathie Marshall is a homeschool mom who homeschooled all four of her children.  She talks about homeschooling being a calling, homeschool routines, teaching time management, finding curriculum via conventions, used book sales, or through her support group, finding a support group, homeschooling in line with God’s priorities, the “ah ha” moments of homeschooling, socializing with entire families, h...

Carol Kurlowich is a homeschool mom who’s graduated all four of her daughters.  She talks about crashing and burning when she first tried homeschooling, learning how to homeschool and not just trying to do school at home, the history of homeschooling in South Carolina, benefits of homeschooling, homeschooling through high school, the creativity that homeschooling allows, teaching core values, and...

Beth Moore is a homeschool mom who graduated both her children.  She talks about homeschooling in South Carolina, the differences between being a classroom teacher and a homeschool teacher, lesson planning, keeping her children eager to homeschool, flexibility of homeschooling, incorporating personal values in her homeschool, doing unit studies, convincing her husband that homeschooling could work...

 Abby is a homeschool graduate.  She talks about always being homeschooled, hands-on learning, flexible schedules, field trips, and homeschooling with a learning disability.   Questions or remarks can be sent to schomeschooling.com or scaihs@scaihs.org.   Podcast Production: Bob Slone Audio Productions https://www.buymeacoffee.com/bobslone

Louise is a homeschool mom who graduated both of her students.  She talks about being a public school teacher, God’s calling to homeschool, SCAIHS accountability and reputation lending her homeschool credibility, having a flexible routine, teaching how to push through the hard times, learning how to ask her children forgiveness, there are other things more important than academics, what to do when...

 Beth is a homeschool mom who’s graduated all three of her students.  She talks about homeschooling despite being a public school teacher, deciding annually to homeschool, homeschool conventions, diving into homeschooling and figuring it out as she went, structure and flexibility in their routine, problem-solving homeschooling, balancing 3 students, teaching life-long learning, the socialization q...

Katina Prescott introduces the podcast: SCAIHS Stories .  In which Katina will interview a different homeschool parent or graduate each episode.  Episodes will air every other Friday.  SCAIHS Stories is sponsored by SCAIHS or the South Carolina Association of Independent Home Schools.  The hope is to encourage and promote homeschooling in South Carolina by inspiring and empowering listeners to hom...