The Homeschool Advantage Podcast

Intro   Carabeth Rahtjen consultant at HomeWorks by Precept where they provide the homeschool community with the best textbooks and resources available. HomeWorks Consultants are veteran homeschool moms available to help equip parents to give their children a strong Christian homeschool education.   Their goal is to equip parents with the tools needed to produce a strong, creative, and engaged lea...

Intro   Maggie Cure Founder of Counting lives: back to the basics, before she became a mom, she taught second grade. It never once crossed her mind to homeschool her own kids one day. When her oldest was a year away from entering kindergarten, she figured she’d have nothing to lose by giving it a trial year. She went into it focused on the curriculum, schedule, and academics and came out of it bei...

Intro   Tammy Founder of Create A Homeschool Life, Tammy found that homeschooling is more natural than she thought and understanding that it is human nature to over-complicate things, she soon realized that this area is not immune to that perception. Letting go of preconceived notions of what she thought homeschooling was, allowed her to find a rhythm that worked for their family.   And thus was b...

Intro   Dr. Amit Dongol founder of Neurostem has a passion to give back as well as be part of an intellectual, healthy, and growing community. After earning a PhD in physics like all great intellects he realized there must be more all the while challenged to find a school that would meet his gifted son’s educational needs at the elementary school age. Through trial and error they enrolled him in p...

Intro   Mrs. Mae, the founder, and creative mind of CoGoMee Academy. Her family loves to explore new places, play games, and spend time together and seeing how it blessed her family, she for the past 9-years has provided South Florida with fun, family-friendly enrichment programs, and now she’s bringing it all home - to your homes! When they started their homeschool journey, she could not have ima...

Intro   Jen Fauls CEO of The Little Tree Homeschool Center, she was inspired when she made the decision to Homeschool her daughter after being a special/regular education teacher for 12 years. She felt she could bring a unique perspective to the homeschool community with her classroom experience. At Little Tree Homeschool Center, she offers Homeschool Coaching, end of Year Evaluations for Pennsylv...

Intro   Jodi and Eunice CEO and Founders of Edu-Fun Box. Jodi is a Teacher in Bangkok and Mom is the creative Entrepreneur both are very passionate about literacy. Jodi’s Education has been and will continue to be, a tool that has both terrified and delighted her while also preparing her for the future. Her first-year teacher saw that she was having some difficulties when she initially started her...

Intro   Jean Hall Author and CEO of Starlight Magazine, she is a writing coach for teens and has spent most of her adult life ding fun things with children of every age. But she always wanted to be a writer and felt a call to do so. In 2016 her dream of writing stories for children was realized and Jean signed her first book contract with Little Lamb Books. She was going to share her Bountiful Ble...

Intro   Crystal Wagner CEO of Triumphant Learning and host of the All in a Homeschool Day Podcast,  As a life and homeschool coach with over 13 years of homeschooling experience Crystal helps parents cultivate a thriving home atmosphere. She loves reading books, researching and finding great resources, organizing and making lists, and sharing what she knows and finds with others.  What sparked all...

Intro   Brad Baldridge is a College Funding Specialist who has helped thousands of families plan and save for college with smart and proven strategies to save time, money, and stress. As a financial expert, blogger, and host of the Taming the High Cost of College podcast, Brad has been sharing his college planning insights with clients, subscribers, and listeners for nearly 20 years. He teaches pa...

Intro  Jim Gaven Founder and CEO of Key of Awesome Music has written and released over 2 dozen albums of music (solo project, and in the bands Postmark Twain, Age of Wisdom, and Mouth of Wilson). His solo project's music is reminiscent of the artists John Mayer, Third Eye Blind, and the Goo Goo Dolls. A registered composer and publisher with the performing rights organization, BMI, his music can b...

Intro Dran Reese CEO of Public School Exit, she is also Founder and President of the 501(c)(3) non-profit ministry: The Salt & Light Council™ and initiatives. The mission of Public School Exit is to facilitate an exodus of American children and families from government-controlled education by educating the public and helping families. We are more than an organization, we are a movement.  The S...

Intro   Sandra Balisky Author of the Framework Math Series has a Masters's in Teaching with a focus on Math, a double major in Math and English. Sandra has taught in 4 different school districts and 2 online schools, has tutored Math to students of all ages, and is passionate about creating Math resources. She is currently homeschooling her 4 children and appreciates their continual help with beta...

Intro   Lindsay Founder of A Heart For All Students, Lindsay has a mission to support moms raising and homeschooling children with ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, and other complex backgrounds. She believes in equipping kids with exactly what they need to thrive as who God designed them to be. She is an ADHD Homeschool Mom. Twenty years ago, she earned her Master of Arts in Teaching at the University of Ca...

Intro   Vea Lewis is an author and a mom to eight amazing kids! She loves writing with and reading to her children. Her characters are funny and engaging. With over 30 books in her catalog and more to follow, she knows that your little reader is sure to find something that they will love. She hopes all of the kids that read her books know they can dream BIG and make it happen!    Top three takeawa...

Intro   Kerry Beck Host of  How to Homeschool My Child.  She share the lessons she’s learned in homeschooling and fun ways you can get your kids to “love learning”. She invites some of her homeschool friends to join her to encourage homeschool families at whatever stage they are right now through her Podcast,  Homeschool Coffee Break , and their 2 annual events,  Homeschool Super Heroes Week  each...

Intro  Zor Shekhtman CEO and Founder of Unizor, the intent of Unizor is to provide students with advanced educational materials while enabling their parents or supervisors to control the educational process. Unizor contains both educational material for students to study and plenty of functionality to facilitate supervisory control over the educational process. Parents or supervisors can enroll th...

Intro  Aubrey Hargis, M.Ed teacher, writer and Co-founder of Child of the Redwoods with her husband David. Aubrey is a Montessori parent educator she is best known for her empathetic approach and appreciation for the beauty of childhood. As a life-long Montessori advocate, former public school teacher, and AMS certified Lower Elementary guide, her passion has always been to bring Montessori into t...

Intro  Brittany Stordahl Founder of Promises School K-12 Brittany and her husband decided to homeschool their first son because of the failures of the public school system. After seeing the transformation in her son’s education, they decided to start homeschooling their other son when he was scheduled to enter Transitional Kindergarten. Through homeschooling, she was able to challenge him based on...

Intro  Diane Lewis Founder and CEO is an educator, entrepreneur, and philanthropist committed to helping students to reach their highest potential. She began tutoring a friend's daughter and within one year, had 21 students from referrals. The best part was that she loved her students as they poured laughter and joy into her heart. Tutoring quickly became Diane's passion and life purpose.  She fou...

Intro  Kelly Tisdel Experienced Mentor, Teacher, Guide, Serving families around the world. With over 20 years of experience working with teens in one-on-one mentoring and counseling sessions, in circles and backpacking trips, and in the Waldorf classroom as a class teacher, she knows the importance of holding space and being with young people in an authentic way. She does this with heart, presence...

Intro  Elizabeth Founder of Foundation Worldview She holds a B.S. from Gordon College in Elementary Education and Spanish, an M.S.Ed. from Northern Illinois University in Literacy Education, and an M.A. in Christian Apologetics from Biola University. Elizabeth began her professional career as an elementary teacher in a Christian school.  Several years into her teaching experience, Elizabeth realiz...

Intro  Emma and Beth, CEO's and hosts of the peaceful homeschool podcast,  These two homeschooling moms and longtime friends have raised  their kids together in our homeschool community for the past 14 years are here to tell you that YOU can homeschool your kids. That YOU can have a peaceful relationship with them (most of the time). YOU can help your children to be successful and well-educated. Y...

Intro  Erika Sagert is one of the teachers of the Hope Learning Center. Erika knew from a very young age that she wanted to be a teacher. Her  grandmother and mother were both teachers and being able to realize this dream from such an early age has been nothing but a blessing in her life." Erika took a hiatus from teaching to raise her four children and once her oldest grew to school age, it was a...

Intro  Samuel Young, MEd and Director of Young Scholars Academy. Samuel is a growth-minded, two-time Fulbright Scholar. Samuel is a neurodivergent educator who has ADHD. As an ADHD learner, he has a tremendous understanding of, experience in, and respect for all things related to neurodiverse education.   Young Scholars Academy is a virtual enrichment program for neurodivergent students that offer...