Unsocialized: The Homeschool Podcast With Scott Moore

By now, you’ve probably heard the term “microaggression”. If not, my heartiest apologies for dragging you into this brave new world, but apparently, microaggressions are here to stay, at least until the next generation finds new and more microscopic ways to be offended. microaggression: a subtle but offensive comment or action directed at a minority or […]

My wife was away last week. She went to Seattle to visit her sister who was having a baby. So, I stayed home with four kids for a week. The catch? They all started feeling sick right before my wife left. After several days of massive coughing fits and fevers that came and went, I […]

It’s easy to do this homeschool thing alone, if you’re not careful. Do you have a homeschooling community? I know homeschoolers have differing opinions about this, but here are my top five benefits of Homeschool Co-ops. It gives you at least one day a week to get out of the house. Friends! Messy Mondays video […]

There are many different styles of homeschooling. What’s your style? Here are some of the most common approaches to homeschooling: Traditional (aka, School-at-Home) Classical (the “We want our kids to go to Harvard” approach) Charlotte Mason (for naturalists and artsy readers) Unit Studies (The 3 R’s crammed into one subject – dinosaurs) Unschooling (aka, Free […]

Are homeschool teachers just “parents playing teacher” with their “stay-at-home kids”? That’s what one Chicago public school teacher thought, until he started teaching at the college level and found that his best students were homeschoolers. What changed this teacher’s mind about home schooling What does a real day in the life of a homeschooling family look […]

This episode is a little different. I recorded it while sitting in a Panera restaurant with my portable digital recorder, so it sounds quite a bit different than my studio-recorded episodes. Two of my kids were participating in a musical theatre camp in Dayton, Ohio, so I was killing time while they learned from the […]

Homeschooling is growing in popularity by leaps and bounds in America and around the world. It has become a trendy educational option in all sectors of society. It’s really not that hard to find information about homeschooling. A quick Google search and you’re on your way. I don’t have any data on this, but I’m […]

Are you planning on sending your child to college? I don’t know yet. Honestly, my children will be highly involved in the decision about what to do after they graduate high school, so it’s technically not up to me I suppose. However, I like to think they’ll follow my advice if for no other reason […]

It’s a little late, but Merry Christmas! And Happy New Year! The holidays were a little crazy at my house, but like the Whos down in Whoville, Christmas came. And it was awesome. Now, I’m a little stressed because I have a high school junior who keeps changing her mind. Can I get an ‘Amen’?

Have you ever wondered what all the fuss is about with Star Wars? Me neither. I know it’s awesome! But the writing is… less than stellar. The good news for homeschooling parents is that, since they’re never going to stop making Star Wars movies, even if your children aren’t that great at writing, they could […]

You know that one book? That one curriculum that was all-important? That one that was going to be the foundation for your child’s education? That one that’s still on the shelf — unopened… Throw it away. You heard me. Or give it away! Sell it! Get it out of your house so it stops haunting […]

You just pulled your kid out of school (for whatever reason) and you want someone to tell you how to homeschool them. You found a volunteer homeschool co-op and you think, “My problems are solved! Surely, they can help me (aka, do this for me).” “They said homeschooling would be easy!” The astonishing amount of […]

Does God have a plan for the education of children? The prevailing wisdom among the education gurus seems to be that the government should educate our children from 3 years old to well into their adult years. What do you think? Is Pre-K Broken? 5 Surprising Ways Homeschooling Prepared Me for College (Plus 5 Ways it […]

What do you need to homeschool successfully? A computer? A white board? A custom-made Homeschool sign on your house? Here are my five essentials for homeschooling successfully… Read a lot. Play a lot. Pray a lot. OK, pray some. Don’t Do a lot. Stay a lot. 10 Homeschool Essentials (Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers) My Top 10 […]

There are a variety of reasons people quit homeschooling – some good, some not so good. These are my top five. Fear – This is never a good reason to do or not do something. What fears? Fear of failure, fear that you’re not a good teacher, fear that you’re kids aren’t learning anything, etc. […]

Do you know your child’s learning style(s)? I have a couple children that fit fairly well into a category of learning style, though they sometimes overlap with the others. I also have a couple of children that seem to resist labels and defy boundaries of all kinds. And that’s okay. It’s helpful to know about […]

It’s back-to-school time! Are you ready? Here are my 3 tips for getting back to school without losing your mind: Allow for a do-over. Phone a friend. Field Trip! How do you get back to school without going crazy? The Frightening Power of the Home-Schooling Lobby 50 Fabulous electives for homeschooled high schoolers

A baby’s crying out, but no one hears her scream Left alone to die before she has a name When does it become a matter to address? Our silence is a sin that can’t just be confessed What about their choice? The ones without a voice Where’s your soul in all this noise? What about […]

My kids are bored — and that’s good! Why? I’ve noticed that my kids are becoming addicted to entertainment. I hesitate to use that word, “addicted,” because we seem to throw it around a lot nowadays, but it fits, at least in a small way. When I was a kid, I remember getting bored in […]

On today’s episode, I talk with Steve Demme about homeschool conventions and homeschooling in general. Steve is a pioneer of the modern homeschooling movement, as well as a great math teacher. He created the popular math program, Math-U-See through his family-owned company, Demme Learning. Check out the podcast Steve and I do together at BuildingFaithFamilies.org.