Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution

Yvette and return guest, Jamie Erickson, discuss her new book Homeschool Bravely: How to Squash Doubt, Trust God, and Teach Your Child With Confidence and her new Mom to Mom podcast! They discuss how Jamie’s homeschooling journey began, the importance of community, how to deal with the naysayers in your life, how to handle homeschool mom overwhelm, and why ⅓ of all new homeschool moms quit after the first year.
 
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Jamie Erickson is a Christian mother to five blissfully abnormal kids, a former school teacher, and wife to her formerly homeschooled husband, Dain. She can be found encouraging and equipping a growing tribe of mothers all across the globe on the Mom to Mom podcast, through her blog The Unlikely Homeschool, at national conferences, and in her book Homeschool Bravely: How to Squash Doubt, Trust God, and Teach Your Child With Confidence. In addition to writing and speaking, Jamie loves talking faith and family over a cup of coffee, and hanging out with her family.
Links:
Jamie’s New Book...
Homeschool Bravely: How to Squash Doubt, Trust God, and Teach Your Child With Confidence
Other Links...
The Unlikely Homeschool Blog: https://www.theunlikelyhomeschool.com/
Homeschool Bravely:  https://www.homeschoolbravely.com/
The Unlikely Homeschool Facebook: Security Check Required
The Unlikely Homeschool Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unlikely_homeschool/
Mom to Mom Podcast: http://momtomompodcast.com/
Mom to Mom Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/momtomompodcast
Listen to more from Jamie:
Jamie Erickson first appeared on episode 11 of the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast. Listen to "Letting Go of 'School' to Homeschool with Excellence", which aired September 10th, 2018.
 
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Aby Rinella is back by popular demand! In this episode, she and host, Yvette Hampton, discuss how we were created to be in the garden, and the importance of getting our kids, and ourselves, OUTSIDE! There are SO many benefits to the great outdoors, including dirt, sun, exercise, and especially, pointing our kids to their Creator through His creation! 
Aby was previously on the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast to discuss "the Why of Homeschooling". Don't miss this episode if you haven't already heard it. It is excellent! She and Karen DeBeus also recorded a special 1-hour roundtable, "The Who, Why, and How of Homeschooling", which you can listen to here.
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Transcripts are provided by MakeCrate. MakeCrate provides your homeschooler with the STEM skills they need for the future! Fun, hands-on electronics kits paired with an online learning platform teach your middle or high schooler engineering and coding fundamentals right at home! No technical expertise is required. Order your MakeCrate today at MakeCrate.Club/SR.
 
But wait...there’s MORE! Schoolhouse Rocked Backstage Pass Members can watch this full interview, which includes 20 minutes of great bonus content. Not a member yet? Use the coupon code "Podcast10" to save 10% on any paid membership. Become a Backstage Pass Member today and watch the extended conversation between Yvette and Aby! Members get access to tons of great homeschool content while helping to support the ministry of Schoolhouse Rocked!
About Aby Rinella...
Aby is, above all, a follower of Jesus. She is also the director of her local homeschool co-op, director of women’s ministry at her church, wife, mom and teacher to the Rinella children. She writes and speaks on homeschool, motherhood, parental rights, the culture war and more and has a passion for encouraging and inspiring women to live the life they were designed to live.
Aby and her husband also write for the outdoor industry about their adventures together, showing their kids the Creator by spending time in His creation. Enjoy this video of their family that was made for the 2019 Homeschool Idaho Convention! 
Also, enjoy this article about 10 Benefits of Taking Your Family Camping written by Aby and originally published by the NRA.
You can find out more about Aby Rinella here!
 
This episode of the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast is brought to you by the Lifeschooling Conference. This free conference will teach you to merge life with homeschooling. learn more at https://lifeschoolingconference.com/?wpam_id=7
 
Great Books about the Outdoors
Books for Parents
Balanced and Barefoot: How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for Strong, Confident, and Capable Children  ~ Angela J. Hanscom
Hands Free Mama: A Guide to Putting Down the Phone, Burning the To-Do List, and Letting Go of Perfection to Grasp What Really Matters!  ~ Rachel Macy Stafford
Picture Books
Miss Rumphius ~ Barbara Cooney
The Curious Garden ~ Peter Brown
The Gardener ~ Sarah Stewart
RoxaBoxen ~ Alice McLerran
Blueberries for Sal ~ Robert McCloskey
Make Way for Ducklings ~ Robert McCloskey
Chapter Books
The Swiss Family Robinson ~ Johann David Wyss
My Side of the Mountain ~ Jean Craighead George
Call of the Wild ~ Jack London
The Bears on Hemlock Mountain ~ Alice Dalgliesh
The Sign of the Beaver ~ Elizabeth George Speare
Hatchet ~ Gary Paulson
 
Encouraging Scripture for enjoying the outdoors
“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.”  ~ Psalm 23:1-2 (ESV)
“But ask the beasts, and they will teach you; the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you; or the bushes of the earth, and they will teach you; and the fish of the sea will declare to you. Who among all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this? In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind.”  ~ Job 12:7-10 (ESV)“For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.”   ~ Romans 1:19-20 (ESV)
“God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.”  ~ Genesis 1:10 (ESV)
“The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.” ~ Psalm 19:1-2 (ESV)
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Join Yvette Hampton and Rhea Perry as they discuss the benefits of teaching our children to be entrepreneurs. This video includes almost 30 minutes of bonus content not heard on the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast. In this interview, Rhea shares about her family and how she raised her children who didn’t fit into the box of traditional school. She and Yvette also discuss the importance of mentorship “Walk with the Wise and be Wise!” (Theresa Bowen).
Join Yvette Hampton and Rhea Perry as they discuss the benefits of teaching our children to be entrepreneurs. This video includes almost 30 minutes of bonus content not heard on the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast. In this interview, Rhea shares about her family and how she raised her children who didn’t fit into the box of traditional school. She and Yvette also discuss the importance of mentorship “Walk with the Wise and be Wise!” (Theresa Bowen).
 
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Transcripts are provided by MakeCrate. MakeCrate provides your homeschooler with the STEM skills they need for the future! Fun, hands-on electronics kits paired with an online learning platform teach your middle or high schooler engineering and coding fundamentals right at home! No technical expertise is required. Order your MakeCrate today at MakeCrate.Club/SR.
Rhea Perry has educated her seven children at home since 1987. When her oldest son was 18, he replaced his dad’s income in just 3 years. Her second son owns and operates a successful commercial and industrial roofing company. Now, a widow and award-winning home business owner, Rhea helps families learn how to educate their kids to be leaders and to build home businesses. She hosts two annual live conferences and mentors families through her home business coaching program. 
Make plans now to join Rhea for her excellent Home Business Conference, taking place August 8-10, 2019 at the Lodge at Lake Guntersville State Park in North Alabama!
Learn more about her online community of entrepreneurs at EducatingforSuccess.com and get a FREE COPY of 10 Things Mama Rhea Taught Her Children about Home Business: Investing in my children's education to enable them to leave home with the knowledge and skills necessary to live financially free.
Follow Rhea on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/rhea.perry
Book Recommendation - 
Evangelpreneur: How Biblical Free Enterprise Can Empower Your Faith, Family, and Freedom, by Josh Tolley
 
Watch the video of this interview, which contains almost 30 minutes of bonus content, on the Schoolhouse Rocked Backstage Pass website. This video is free to all, but paid members get immediate access to over 24 hours of exclusive content, including full interviews from the cast of Schoolhouse Rocked and weekly podcast bonus videos! Save 10% on any paid membership when you use the coupon code "Podcast10".
 
This episode of the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast is brought to you by Classical Conversations. Classical Conversations leads the home-centered education movement by teaching parents and students the classical tools of learning so that they can discover God’s created order and beauty. Share the love of learning through a Christian worldview and fellowship with other families. Our families thrive using three keys to a great education: Classical, Christian, and Community.
For more on this subject, Backstage Pass Members can watch Josh Tolley's excellent interview on homeschooling and entrepreneurship here.
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Don't miss this important production update. Yvette and Brooklyn Hampton discuss the plans for finishing the film. 
PLEASE PARTNER WITH US TO FINISH PRODUCTION ONSCHOOLHOUSE ROCKED: THE HOMESCHOOL REVOLUTION!
 
Dear Friends and Family,
Thank you for your amazing support, encouragement, and prayers over the past several weeks. God is doing BIG things and we are so excited to share them with you. We asked you to pray for the Lord to guide us, and He has! We are SO excited to tell you that in a few weeks, we are driving west from Georgia to Washington to complete the filming of Schoolhouse Rocked with Heidi St. John!
The remainder of what needs to be filmed to complete the movie is the narrative portion. We have interviewed several fantastic homeschool experts and families, but in order for Schoolhouse Rocked to be an entertaining and compelling film, there must be an engaging and relatable storyline to tie all the interviews together. That’s where Heidi comes in. We will join Heidi at the Firmly Planted Homeschool Resource Center in Vancouver, Washington to talk about the ups and downs, benefits and blessings, challenges and victories of homeschooling.
For those of you who are not familiar with Heidi, she is a homeschool mom of 7 and an outspoken advocate for truth. She is dedicated to changing culture through the faithful application of God’s Word. She is a popular speaker and author, and host of the Heidi St. John podcast. You will be BLESSED by her important part in Schoolhouse Rocked!
BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP!  As you can imagine, this cross-country journey and filming in Washington is going to be quite costly. God has been faithful to provide for production up until now, through people like yourself, as well as a few awesome sponsors, and we know He will continue to do so.
In order to complete filming with Heidi, we need to raise approximately $30k, in the next few weeks, for crew, travel, equipment, and other costs. It’s a big number, we know. But, we also know that our God is really big and that where He guides, He ALWAYS provides! Our trip is planned, our family is packed up, and we are going! Will you help us get there?
Here’s how YOU can help – 
 
PRAY~ God hears our prayers and is faithful and able to answer. We have continuously seen Him at work throughout this important project. 
DONATE~ Make a tax-deductible donation of any amount.
SHARE~ Share this message with friends and family who believe in the importance of homeschooling.
We are thankful for you, the homeschool community, who continue to walk this journey with us through prayer, encouragement, and financial support.
We are in this together and can’t wait to update you on God’s amazing provision!
Sincerely,Yvette Hampton, Producer
 
Soli Deo gloria!
 
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"you might not be organized, and you might not love to lesson plan, but the reality is that’s the mom that God gave your kids, and those are the kids that God gave you. And so he perfectly meshes those things together, and there’s no piece of paper that any state can ever give you that qualifies you any more than the God who created both us and our children qualifies us; he’s the one that qualifies us.'" - Aby Rinella
Part 2 - In this special roundtable discussion, Aby Rinella, Karen DeBeus, and Yvette Hampton talk about Why, How, and Who of Homeschooling.
 
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Transcripts are provided by MakeCrate. MakeCrate provides your homeschooler with the STEM skills they need for the future! Fun, hands-on electronics kits paired with an online learning platform teach your middle or high schooler engineering and coding fundamentals right at home! No technical expertise is required. Order your MakeCrate today at MakeCrate.Club/SR.
 
 
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Karen DeBeus is a homeschooling mom learning to live more simply and keep God at the center of it all. She is the author of three best-selling homeschooling books and writes at Simply Living for Him. She speaks nationally at homeschooling conventions and recently was a speaker at the Family Bible Conference in Washington, DC. Her passion is to help others clear the clutter from their lives, seek God first, and to encourage women and families to get in the Word every day.
In 2016, she founded the Simply Living for Him Retreat, which is a time of rest and renewal for all women seeking Jesus. She enjoys life on her hobby farm with her husband and four children. Together they are a work-at-home family pursuing a simple life with purpose and, above all, seeking to glorify God in all they do.
You can find more encouragement from Karen at http://simplylivingforhim.com/about-me/
Aby Rinella is, above all, a follower of Jesus. She is also the director of her local homeschool co-op, director of women’s ministry at her church, wife, mom and teacher to the Rinella  children. Aby writes and speaks on homeschool, motherhood, parental rights, the culture war and more. She has a passion for encouraging and inspiring women to live the life they were designed to live. She and her husband also write for the outdoor industry about their adventures  together, showing their kids the creator by spending time in His creation.
You can find all of Aby’s published work at CalledToTheTop.com.
Yvette Hampton is the producer and host of the upcoming documentary, Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution, being directed by her husband, Garritt Hampton. She is also host of the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast. Yvette has a deep desire to see a culture shift by encouraging people through the truth of God’s Word. Her greatest joy in life is being a wife and mom!
In the fall of 2016, Yvette and her family sold their home and most of their possessions, loaded up in an RV, and began traveling the country to film Schoolhouse Rocked. They have a passion for the homeschool community and are honored that the Lord has called them to tell the story of the millions of families who have been impacted by the homeschool revolution.
This episode of the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast is brought to you by Classical Conversations. Classical Conversations leads the home-centered education movement by teaching parents and students the classical tools of learning so that they can discover God’s created order and beauty. Share the love of learning through a Christian worldview and fellowship with other families. Our families thrive using three keys to a great education: Classical, Christian, and Community.
 
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"I started to really pray about it, and a few people approached me and said, 'Have you thought about homeschooling?' And I was like, 'No, because that’s not something we’re going to do.' And so it really started, though, to chase me down; God started to chase me down. Because I think, deep down, I did sort of admire what I knew about homeschooling, but I just thought, 'That’s not for us.'" - Karen DeBeus
Part 1 - In this special roundtable discussion, Aby Rinella, Karen DeBeus, and Yvette Hampton talk about Why, How, and Who of Homeschooling.
Click here for the transcript of this episode
Transcripts are provided by MakeCrate. MakeCrate provides your homeschooler with the STEM skills they need for the future! Fun, hands-on electronics kits paired with an online learning platform teach your middle or high schooler engineering and coding fundamentals right at home! No technical expertise is required. Order your MakeCrate today at MakeCrate.Club/SR.
 
 
Join us on the Schoolhouse Rocked Backstage Pass membership site for the full, unedited video of this interview (over an hour long!). Save 10% on any paid Backstage Pass Membership by using the coupon code "Podcast10".
Karen DeBeus is a homeschooling mom learning to live more simply and keep God at the center of it all. She is the author of three best-selling homeschooling books and writes at Simply Living for Him. She speaks nationally at homeschooling conventions and recently was a speaker at the Family Bible Conference in Washington, DC. Her passion is to help others clear the clutter from their lives, seek God first, and to encourage women and families to get in the Word every day.
In 2016, she founded the Simply Living for Him Retreat, which is a time of rest and renewal for all women seeking Jesus. She enjoys life on her hobby farm with her husband and four children. Together they are a work-at-home family pursuing a simple life with purpose and, above all, seeking to glorify God in all they do.
You can find more encouragement from Karen at http://simplylivingforhim.com/about-me/
Aby Rinella is, above all, a follower of Jesus. She is also the director of her local homeschool co-op, director of women’s ministry at her church, wife, mom and teacher to the Rinella  children. Aby writes and speaks on homeschool, motherhood, parental rights, the culture war and more. She has a passion for encouraging and inspiring women to live the life they were designed to live. She and her husband also write for the outdoor industry about their adventures  together, showing their kids the creator by spending time in His creation.
You can find all of Aby’s published work at CalledToTheTop.com.
Yvette Hampton is the producer and host of the upcoming documentary, Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution, being directed by her husband, Garritt Hampton. She is also host of the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast. Yvette has a deep desire to see a culture shift by encouraging people through the truth of God’s Word. Her greatest joy in life is being a wife and mom!
In the fall of 2016, Yvette and her family sold their home and most of their possessions, loaded up in an RV, and began traveling the country to film Schoolhouse Rocked. They have a passion for the homeschool community and are honored that the Lord has called them to tell the story of the millions of families who have been impacted by the homeschool revolution.
This episode of the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast is brought to you by Classical Conversations. Classical Conversations leads the home-centered education movement by teaching parents and students the classical tools of learning so that they can discover God’s created order and beauty. Share the love of learning through a Christian worldview and fellowship with other families. Our families thrive using three keys to a great education: Classical, Christian, and Community.
 
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Yvette Hampton and homeschool mom, Jessica Mullen discuss the great blessings of adoption and homeschooling.
Jessica is a homeschooling mom of two and the founder of Option-Adoption.com, which offers hope to the abortion-minded by offering them the love of Jesus Christ and support to make one of he most important decisions of their life.
Click here for the transcript of this episode, which is provided by our new sponsor, MakeCrate. MakeCrate provides your homeschooler with the STEM skills they need for the future! Fun, hands-on electronics kits paired with an online learning platform teach your middle or high schooler engineering and coding fundamentals right at home! No technical expertise is required. Order your MakeCrate today at MakeCrate.Club/SR.
 
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Jessica's passion is helping her husband and kids fulfill their God-given purposes and being on the frontlines of serving Jesus in the areas of pro-life rescue ministry, adoption advocacy, sex trafficking ministry and foreign missions.
She speaks to audiences nationally and internationally about topics such as adoption, abortion and homeschooling so others are encouraged to go from the sidelines to the frontlines.
Learn more about Jessica and her ministry at Option-Adoption.com 
DVD series recommended: Bringing Up Boys
This episode of the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast is brought to you by the Lifeschooling Conference. This free event will teach you to merge life with homeschooling  - to incorporate learning into everyday life, so your children are free to grow into the unique individuals God created them to be. Learn more and grab your free ticket at https://lifeschoolingconference.com.
 
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Yvette Hampton and Sherri Seligson share a conversation about the struggle that many moms feel of “putting their lives on hold” in order to homeschool their children. They also talk about how science can impact our children’s worth and value in Christ and how to transition from the elementary years, to the middle school years, to the high school years.
Click here for the transcript of this episode, which is provided by our new sponsor, MakeCrate. MakeCrate provides your homeschooler with the STEM skills they need for the future! Fun, hands-on electronics kits paired with an online learning platform teach your middle or high schooler engineering and coding fundamentals right at home! No technical expertise is required. Order your MakeCrate today at MakeCrate.Club/SR.
 
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Sherri Seligson is a 21-year veteran homeschool mom of 4 children, a degreed marine biologist, researcher, wife, and Christian. Before being promoted to motherhood, Sherri worked as a marine biologist at Walt Disney World’s Living Seas, publishing shark behavior research. She has authored Apologia’s Exploring Creation with General Science, Marine Biologyand Internship for High School Credit, instructional video courses for Apologia’s science curricula, and companion curricula for feature films including Dolphin Taleand War Horse. An international conference and retreat speaker, Sherri uses transparency, truth, and humor, to encourage moms on their homeschool journey and to teach families and students the importance and excitement of studying God’s creation.
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Books and Materials by Sherri Seligson: - https://www.apologia.com/?a_aid=5ae1f6ff83693Exploring Creation with General Science – 7th Grade text, solutions manual, and instructional video series
Exploring Creation with Marine Biology – High school text, solutions manual, and instructional video series
Instructional video series for High School Biology, High School Chemistry, and High School Advanced Biology (The Human Body)
Internship for High School Credit
 
Other Resources Mentioned by Sherri:
Don’t Make Me Count to Three!, By Ginger Hubbard - https://amzn.to/2DTmduO
Answers in Genesis - https://answersingenesis.org
Creation Ministries International - https://creation.com
Apologia - https://www.apologia.com
Institute for Creation Research - https://www.icr.org/
 
Connect with Sherri online:
Website: www.sherriseligson.com 
Facebook: SherriSeligsonAuthor 
Instagram: @sherriseligson
 
This episode of the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast is brought to you by Typesy, a fun and effective typing program that helps users practice typing by using games, exercises, and activities. They even have a Homeschool version for families which includes an admin interface where parents can manage their students' accounts and view their progress. Typesy is the same comprehensive keyboarding curriculum used by top schools nationwide. It's super-easy for homeschool families to set up and the basic homeschool account includes 5 years of access for up to four students (with options to add more),  It's very affordable and always AD FREE! Visit SchoolhouseRocked.com/type to find out how you can take advantage of their money back guarantee!
 
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Yvette Hampton and Tim Lambert, president of Texas Home School Coalition, discuss the importance of state homeschool organizations and conventions, why he and his wife began homeschooling, the history of homeschooling, and how the movement has changed since the 1980s. They also talk about some of the challenges we face today in homeschooling, the role of fathers, and how fathers can support and encourage their wives.
BONUS - Watch this interview on the Schoolhouse Rocked Backstage Pass site and learn how you can activate a FREE 3-month membership!
 
Click here for the transcript of this episode, which is provided by our new sponsor, MakeCrate. MakeCrate provides your homeschooler with the STEM skills they need for the future! Fun, hands-on electronics kits paired with an online learning platform teach your middle or high schooler engineering and coding fundamentals right at home! No technical expertise is required. Order your MakeCrate today at MakeCrate.Club/SR.
 
Tim Lambert is the president of Texas Home School Coalition and has led THSC to become the largest state homeschool advocacy group in the country. Tim informs the public, legislators and agencies about home education in Texas and trains homeschool leaders in public relations and political activities. He is active in politics and represented Texas on the Republican National Committee from 1996-2004. Tim is passionate about protecting parents' God-given constitutional right to raise their children.
LINKS
Website: https://thsc.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TexasHomeSchoolCoalition
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/texashomeschoolcoalition/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/texashomeschoolcoalition/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/THSC
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TexasHomeSchool
Book recommended by Tim: The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary Chapman
Article on homeschool conventions by Jamie Erickson 
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Yvette Hampton talks with Hannah Leary, winner and now co-host of the National Bible Bee Competition. In this episode, Hannah shares her personal testimony of how God used her time in the Bible during her middle school and high school years, her experience with the National Bible Bee, and her parents' dedication and guidance to prepare her for adult life. They also discuss growing up in a family that prioritized the Word of God, and how she got involved in, and prepared for, the Bible Bee, as well as how being homeschooled impacted her life.
After the podcast, Yvette and Hannah continue their discussion for Backstage Pass members to discuss practical ways to get into the Bible and memorize Scripture.
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Click here for the transcript of this episode, which is provided by our new sponsor, MakeCrate. MakeCrate provides your homeschooler with the STEM skills they need for the future! Fun, hands-on electronics kits paired with an online learning platform teach your middle or high schooler engineering and coding fundamentals right at home! No technical expertise is required. Order your MakeCrate today at MakeCrate.Club/SR.
 
Hannah Leary is a 2015 homeschool graduate and serves as the co-host to the National Bible Bee Competition. As the winner of the inaugural National Bible Bee Game Show and a competitor in the National Bible Bee Competition for six years, she can’t think of a better way to have spent the days of her youth than studying and memorizing the Word of God.  This study has led to her memorizing 12 books of the Bible! 
Now, as she ministers in her local church and community, she is passionate about encouraging and equipping other young people to get into God’s Word and to build a biblical foundation for their lives.  Hannah lives with her parents, six sisters, and three brothers in NY.
National Bible Bee
BlueLetterBible.org
Book by David and Jason Benham: Miracle in Shreveport: A Memoir of Baseball, Fatherhood, and the Stadium that Launched a Dream
 
 
This episode of the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast is brought to you by the Lifeschooling Conference. This free event will teach you to merge life with homeschooling  - to incorporate learning into everyday life, so your children are free to grow into the unique individuals God created them to be. Learn more and grab your free ticket at https://lifeschoolingconference.com.
 
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In this episode Yvette is joined by Katie LaPierre as they discuss motherhood and what homeschooling looks like for this large family. Katie gives a glimpse into her day as she is raising seven children under the age of 11, and homeschooling!  They also discuss Katie’s new one-month devotional and journal about motherhood called Eternally Minded Mamas.
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Click here for the transcript of this episode, which is provided by our new sponsor, MakeCrate. MakeCrate provides your homeschooler with the STEM skills they need for the future! Fun, hands-on electronics kits paired with an online learning platform teach your middle or high schooler engineering and coding fundamentals right at home! No technical expertise is required. Order your MakeCrate today at MakeCrate.Club/SR.
Katie LaPierre is a homeschooling mama of seven children. She is also the author of Eternally Minded Mamas One-Month Devotional and Journal. Her husband, Scott, is the senior pastor of Woodland Christian Church, an author, and conference speaker. Katie enjoys accompanying Scott to his conferences where she often joins him for Q&A sessions. They grew up together in northern California, and they currently reside in Woodland, Washington. You can contact Katie or learn more about her at the following:
Email: mrs.scottlapierre@gmail.com
Website: www.katielapierre.org
Facebook: @eternallymindedmamas
Instagram: @eternallymindedmamas
To receive the most recent news about Katie and her writing, please subscribe to her husband’s newsletter: https://subscribe.scottlapierre.org/
 
This episode of the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast is brought to you by Classical Conversations. Classical Conversations leads the home-centered education movement by teaching parents and students the classical tools of learning so that they can discover God’s created order and beauty. Share the love of learning through a Christian worldview and fellowship with other families. Our families thrive using three keys to a great education: Classical, Christian, and Community.
 
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Caleb Schroeder is a public school teacher and adjunct college professor, and brings his wisdom and insight from his experiences in the public school system to this important interview for the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast.
 
Click here for the transcript of this episode, which is provided by our new sponsor, MakeCrate. MakeCrate provides your homeschooler with the STEM skills they need for the future! Fun, hands-on electronics kits paired with an online learning platform teach your middle or high schooler engineering and coding fundamentals right at home! No technical expertise is required. Order your MakeCrate today at MakeCrate.Club/SR.
 
In this episode of the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast Yvette Hampton talks with Caleb Schroeder, a homeschool dad who was homeschooled himself. He and his wife Leah, who was also homeschooled, now homeschool their six children in Southern California. While their homeschool educations were relatively unstructured, they both went on to get college degrees (Caleb just finished his second master’s degree). In this interview Caleb talks about the philosophy and aims public schools from his perspective as a long-time teacher in the system. 
Book Recommendation:
The Gospel Comes with a House Key: Practicing Radically Ordinary Hospitality in Our Post-Christian World By Rosaria Champagne Butterfield
Links:
Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF)
Young Life
Campus LifeClassical Conversations
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Yvette Hampton and Kathy Barnette speak about how Kathy went from a pig farm to the Big Apple and how the Lord has called her to her most important job yet... homeschooling her own children.
Click here for the transcript of this episode, which is provided by our new sponsor, MakeCrate. MakeCrate provides your homeschooler with the STEM skills they need for the future! Fun, hands-on electronics kits paired with an online learning platform teach your middle or high schooler engineering and coding fundamentals right at home! No technical expertise is required. Order your MakeCrate today at MakeCrate.Club/SR.
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Seen regularly on Fox & Friends, Kathy Barnette is a conservative commentator, and proud mother and wife. Kathy Barnette is a veteran, a former adjunct Professor of Corporate Finance, a conference speaker, and a political commentator. In addition to Fox & Friends, Kathy can also be seen on Neil Cavuto, Martha MacCallum, Fox & Friends First and several local news stations around the Philadelphia area. She served her country proudly for ten years in the Armed Forces Reserves, where she was accepted into officer candidacy school. Her corporate career includes working with two major financial institutions and in corporate America. She also sat on the board of a pregnancy crisis center for five years. Kathy is not only a public advocate, but she advocates for her own family. Perhaps her most cherished opportunity to date, besides being a wife, is the ability to homeschool her two children. You can learn more about Kathy and watch some of her media appearances by going to KathyBarnette.com.
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Join Yvette and return guest, Connie Albers, as they discuss Connie’s new book, Parenting Beyond the Rules, which gives practical advice on how you can parent well and build a stronger relationship even through the teen years. Parenting teens is one of the most challenging seasons of parenting and while this can be a difficult time of transition for parents and teens, there is hope.  
Click here for the transcript of this episode, which is provided by our new sponsor, MakeCrate. MakeCrate provides your homeschooler with the STEM skills they need for the future! Fun, hands-on electronics kits paired with an online learning platform teach your middle or high schooler engineering and coding fundamentals right at home! No technical expertise is required. Order your MakeCrate today at MakeCrate.Club/SR.
Backstage Pass members can enjoy the full video from this episode here. Not a Backstage Pass member yet? Use the coupon code "PODCAST10" to save 10% on any paid membership. Memberships start at just $4.99 per month, but don't wait! These introductory prices won't last long, so use coupon code "PODCAST10" to save 10% when you sign up today.  
After 30 years of parenting five children and 20 years of working with teens, Connie has witnessed the negative impact of well-intentioned but misguided parenting styles, all focused on managing teens rather than guiding them. But through learning to focus on the hearts of your teens, you can avoid those pitfalls and build relationships that last beyond the transition years as you intentionally learn about, connect with, and listen to your teens.
In a world filled with distractions and devices, it is possible to guide their hearts and remain the primary influence in their lives. In Parenting Beyond the Rules, you will discover how to raise a teen according to his or her strengths, talents, and personality type, as these things equip teens to manage life.
You can find Connie’s new book here: Parenting Beyond the Rules: Raising Teens with Confidence and Joy
This episode of the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast is brought to you by HSLDA. Classical Conversations leads the home-centered education movement by teaching parents and students the classical tools of learning so that they can discover God’s created order and beauty. Share the love of learning through a Christian worldview and fellowship with other families. Our families thrive using three keys to a great education: Classical, Christian, and Community.
 
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Join Yvette Hampton as she speaks with audiobook recording artist, Jim Hodges. They discuss homeschooling, how Jim got started recording audiobooks, why he loves G.A. Henty novels, and how audiobooks play an important role in homeschooling.
The video interview continues for Schoolhouse Rocked Backstage Pass members where Jim and Yvette discuss how audiobooks are helpful to students with special needs and tips for parents on reading aloud. The interview ends with Jim reading aloud the first chapter of Stuart Little, to give you a taste of his reading talent! So, grab your kids for the last 10 minutes - you won’t want to miss it! Not a Backstage Pass member yet? Use the coupon code "PODCAST10" to save 10% on any paid membership. Memberships start at just $4.99 per month, but don't wait! These introductory prices won't last long, so use coupon code "PODCAST10" to save 10% when you sign up today. 
 
Click here for the transcript of this episode, which is provided by our new sponsor, MakeCrate. MakeCrate provides your homeschooler with the STEM skills they need for the future! Fun, hands-on electronics kits paired with an online learning platform teach your middle or high schooler engineering and coding fundamentals right at home! No technical expertise is required. Order your MakeCrate today at MakeCrate.Club/SR.
 
Jim Hodges is a committed Christian, husband to Monica for 39 years, father of three grown home-schooled children, and 20-year Navy retiree.  Monica once asked him what is dream job would be? He answered "I'd record books." And so began Jim Hodges Audio Books, producing unabridged recordings of the G. A. Henty historically accurate adventure novels, children’s books, Overtly Christian titles, Classic Literature, and reissues of Old Time Radio Shows.  Loving history, he happily lives in historic Annapolis, MD.
FIND JIM ONLINE:
Website: JimHodgesAudiobooks.com
Facebook: Facebook.com/JimHodgesAudioBooks/ 
 
This episode of the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast is brought to you by Classical Conversations. Classical Conversations leads the home-centered education movement by teaching parents and students the classical tools of learning so that they can discover God’s created order and beauty. Share the love of learning through a Christian worldview and fellowship with other families. Our families thrive using three keys to a great education: Classical, Christian, and Community.
 
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Yvette Hampton and Ruth Adams discuss what it was like for Ruth to be homeschooled in the 80s and 90s and talk about the blessings she received through her homeschool experience. They also discuss what the Lord is teaching her now as a homeschooling mom, lessons she’s learned in 40 years of homeschool involvement, and how to keep discipleship the main thing (hint...Seek First the Kingdom of God, Matthew 3:33)!
Click here for the transcript of this episode, which is provided by our new sponsor, MakeCrate. MakeCrate provides your homeschooler with the STEM skills they need for the future! Fun, hands-on electronics kits paired with an online learning platform teach your middle or high schooler engineering and coding fundamentals right at home! No technical expertise is required. Order your MakeCrate today at MakeCrate.Club/SR.
 
Ruth Adams is the author of the book Legacy Reflections of a Homeschooled, Homeschooling Mama and is the host of the Legacy Homeschool Reflections Podcast. She was home educated herself in the 1980’s and the 1990’s and is now homeschooling her own seven children, seeking to pass on the legacy of faith her parents imparted to her. She has an almost forty-year perspective on the homeschooling movement and encourages parents to reach the hearts of their children with the gospel of Jesus Christ. She offers warnings against falling into ditches and exhorts parents to take a Biblically balanced approach in raising their children for the glory of God. Ruth understands the challenges and joys of being a homeschooling mama and loves mentoring other mothers who desire to disciple the hearts of their children for Christ.
FIND RUTH HERE:
Website: LegacyHomeschoolReflections.com
Podcast: LegacyHomeschoolReflections.com/podcast/
Facebook: facebook.com/legacyhomeschoolreflections/ 
BOOKS MENTIONED:
Legacy: Reflections of a Homeschooled, Homeschooling Mama by Ruth Adams
Ordinary Homeschool Dad by Matthew Adams (Ruth’s Husband) – https://amzn.to/2Bfbvgp
Better Late Than Early: A New Approach to Your Child’s Education by Dr. Raymond S. Moore
Listen to Better Late Than Early – Dr. Dobson Talks with Dr. Raymond Moore
 
This episode of the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast is brought to you by Typesy, a fun and effective typing program that helps users practice typing by using games, exercises, and activities. They even have a Homeschool version for families which includes an admin interface where parents can manage their students' accounts and view their progress. Typesy is the same comprehensive keyboarding curriculum used by top schools nationwide. It's super-easy for homeschool families to set up and the basic homeschool account includes 5 years of access for up to four students (with options to add more),  It's very affordable and always AD FREE! Visit SchoolhouseRocked.com/type to find out how you can take advantage of their money back guarantee!
 
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