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GOAT #53: Deschooling with Laura Swain
GOAT Homeschooling with Erin and Amanda
02/28/23 • 45 min
Did you pull your kids out of school and suddenly feel like you were free falling off a cliff, wondering what you'd gotten yourself into and completely anxious about what to do next?
Join us this week as we talk through "deschooling" with Laura Swain. Laura is a homeschool coach, portfolio reviewer, encourager, blogger, homeschooling Christian mom, and supporter. She provides us some warm and eye opening analogies and quips to keep us encouraged as we fight against the pressures (internal and external) within our homeschool.
Laura provides homeschool coaching services, a community of support and help along the way with our homeschooling journeys.
Resources & Links
You can reach Laura Swain online at: her website
Laura Swain on Instagram
Learn with Laura Swain on Facebook
For Deschooling Tips: http://www.deschoolingmadesimple.com
The Underground History of American Education, Volume I: An Intimate Investigation Into the Prison of Modern Schooling by John Taylor Gatto: https://amzn.to/3IqCWWw
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Website: www.goathomeschoolingpodcast.com
Facebook: @G.O.A.T.Homeschooling
Instagram: @goat_homeschooling_podcast
Pinterest: @goathomeschoolingpodcast
Email: [email protected]
GOAT #49: Conveying Truth in Fiction and Family Devotions with Tim Shoemaker
GOAT Homeschooling with Erin and Amanda
01/24/23 • 43 min
Are you a homeschooling family that struggles to find devotions that teach spiritual truth but also hold your kids' attention? Do you wish you could find clean, riveting fiction for your children to read that doesn't shy away from real-life characters, but is also well-grounded in living out genuine faith?
In this episode, Erin and Amanda speak with Tim Shoemaker, author of twenty books and a popular speaker at conferences and schools around the country. With over twenty-five years working with youth, he is able to relate to his reading (and listening) audience in a very unique way... creating object lessons that convey spiritual truth as well as writing mystery, adventure, and suspense that is clean, powerful, and definitely not “hokey” Christian fiction. Tim is all about helping kids grow to be men and women of faith and character ... and about encouraging the parents who love them.
Novels by Tim Shoemaker:
The High Water Novels, a five-book series for Focus on the Family targeted primarily at 12-14-year-olds. Escape From the Everglades, and Every Hidden Thing, the first two books in the series, are already available. Book three, The Second Storm, comes out in the Spring of 2023.
A contemporary suspense novel, Code of Silence (book 1 of The Code of Silence Novels), was named in the “Top Ten Crime Novels for Youth” by Booklist, and is followed by Back Before Dark and Below the Surface.
Devotional books by Tim Shoemaker:
Smashed Tomatoes, Bottle Rockets...: And Other Outdoor Devotionals You Can Do with Your Kids
Mashed Potatoes, Paint Balls and Other Indoor/Outdoor Devotionals You Can Do With Your Kids by Tim Shoemaker
Tim Shoemaker on Instagram, @timshoemaker1
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Website: www.goathomeschoolingpodcast.com
Facebook: @G.O.A.T.Homeschooling
Instagram: @goat_homeschooling_podcast
Pinterest: @goathomeschoolingpodcast
Email: [email protected]
GOAT #38: Conflict Happens in Homeschooling Communities
GOAT Homeschooling with Erin and Amanda
10/18/22 • 31 min
In most relationships, there will be conflict, and it's just as true for homeschooling communities. Whether the situation is your child facing relationship issues with other homeschooled kids or irreconciliable differences you might have with another parent at a co-op, it's important to know that other homeschooling families have and do struggle with conflict.
Today, Erin and Amanda speak to conflict resolution even in homeschooling situations. With practical examples from their own homeschool walks, they share that grace should permeate our relationships (including for ourselves) and that you can adjust your thinking to what's best for you and your family, even when resolving the problem may not seem possible.
Be sure to subscribe to GOAT Homeschooling with Erin and Amanda wherever you listen to podcasts, and join us in continuing the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, or via email.
Website: https://www.goathomeschoolingpodcast.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/G.O.A.T.Homeschooling
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goat_homeschooling_podcast/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com.mx/goathomeschoolingpodcast/
Email: [email protected]
GOAT #33: The Importance of Play
GOAT Homeschooling with Erin and Amanda
08/30/22 • 38 min
Far too many parents focus on academics as the most critical part of their homeschool, when what may be the more important activity, especially for children, is the concept of play. Play is defined as a range of intrinsically motivated activities done for pleasure and enjoyment, positively impacting development and growth and important for all ages, including adults!
In today's episode, Erin and Amanda discuss the benefits of play, the role play has held in their families and some ideas on how to incorporate it in a way that will help you and your children thrive in homeschooling.
Resources and Links
Minecraft, www.minecraft.net
Skeletons: Museum of Osteology, Oklahoma City, OK, www.skeletonmuseum.com
Skeleton model, amzn.to/3crCsTX (affil. link)
USAOPOLY Super Mario Chess Set, amzn.to/3Q4z3sc (affil. link)
Stratego - Original, Strategy Board Game, amzn.to/3AvBmhT (affil. link)
Charlotte Mason homeschooling, www.simplycharlottemason.com
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Website: https://goathomeschooling.buzzsprout.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/G.O.A.T.Homeschooling
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goat_homeschooling_podcast/
Email: [email protected]
GOAT #32: Homeschooling around Catastrophic Disease with Andi Elliott
GOAT Homeschooling with Erin and Amanda
08/16/22 • 41 min
When your family is faced with catastrophic disease, life becomes very different, including how you homeschool. Providing around the clock care to her daughter with a rare, nonhereditary genetic mutation meant that Andi Elliott needed to be diligent to track homeschool hours, stay organized with planning and still be attentive to the rest of her family's needs.
Listen as Erin and Amanda speak with Andi about her journey with her daughter Charlotte, how she developed a tracking planner for homeschoolers for Missouri (and beyond) and the next big plan for this homeschooling family who has kept their eyes on God in the midst of huge changes.
Resources and Links
Charlotte's Story. https://www.kcnb1.org/charlottes-story.html
Andi Elliott's MoHomeschoolPlanner, https://mohomeschoolplanner.etsy.com/
Lake Life Family RV Resort website, https://www.lakelifervresort.com/
Facebook, Lake Life family RV Resort
Be sure to subscribe to GOAT Homeschooling with Erin and Amanda wherever you listen to podcasts, and join us in continuing the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, or via email.
Website: https://goathomeschooling.buzzsprout.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/G.O.A.T.Homeschooling
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goat_homeschooling_podcast/
Email: [email protected]
GOAT #29: Teens
GOAT Homeschooling with Erin and Amanda
07/19/22 • 42 min
Having teenagers as a homeschooling family is a really interesting but much different experience than as a public school family. While jobs, academics, transcripts, even attitudes are common to both groups, homeschooling families often have to find different ways to accomplish these goals without the structure and resources provided by public schools.
Listen as Erin and Amanda discuss some of the ways they've worked with their teens and the options they've found to establish their teens' goals while encouraging them to move forward into their best lives.
Resources and Links
https://hslda.org/post/free-high-school-transcript-templates
Be sure to subscribe to GOAT Homeschooling with Erin and Amanda wherever you listen to podcasts, and join us in continuing the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, or via email.
Website: https://goathomeschooling.buzzsprout.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/G.O.A.T.Homeschooling
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goat_homeschooling_podcast/
Email: [email protected]
GOAT #25: Reading Readiness
GOAT Homeschooling with Erin and Amanda
06/07/22 • 33 min
Feeling pressure for your child to read by a certain age? It may surprise you to know that most children read by the age of 7. Some aren't even interested before then! Regardless, it is not a reflection of your competency as a homeschooler.
In today's episode, Erin and Amanda talk about reading readiness and draw from their experiences with their different readers to help homeschooling parents to relax about reading and encourage families to approach learning to read as a skill that your child will learn, but on their timetable.
Resources (with affiliate links):
Spelling Power
Barton Method
Orton Gillingham materials
SnapWords
Invitations: Changing as Teachers and Learners K-12 by Regie Routman
Learn How to Read in 100 Easy Lessons by Siegfried Engelmann
The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness by Susannah Cahalan
Five in a Row Volume One by Jane Claire Lambert
Beyond Five in a Row by Becky Jane Lambert
Be sure to subscribe to GOAT Homeschooling with Erin and Amanda wherever you listen to podcasts, and join us in continuing the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, or via email.
Website: https://goathomeschooling.buzzsprout.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/G.O.A.T.Homeschooling
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goat_homeschooling_podcast/
Email: [email protected]
GOAT #13: Homeschooling Resources for Encouragement and More
GOAT Homeschooling with Erin and Amanda
03/01/22 • 30 min
Sometimes in this "long-haul" homeschool journey, you just need encouragement to keep going. You know, you're feeling like you're in a slump, or if you've been doing this awhile, you're getting burnt out. There *are* resources out there to help encourage you and GOAT Homeschooling has some terrific recommendations.
In this episode, Erin and Amanda share excellent resources, from experts to websites, and social media to print books, all were created to encourage and inspire. Links to resources are also listed below to find everything mentioned in the show.
Be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and join us in continuing the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, or via email.
Website: https://goathomeschooling.buzzsprout.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/G.O.A.T.Homeschooling
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goat_homeschooling_podcast/
Email: [email protected]
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Charlotte Mason (Simply Charlotte Mason website)
Cathy Duffy's 102 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum
The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home by Susan Wise Bauer
The Midwest Parent Educators Homeschool Conference
Great Homeschool Conventions (GHC Ohio and Missouri)
The GHF Forum
My Little Poppies
Ticket to Ride Board Game
The Brave Learner by Julie Bogart
Brave Writer program by Julie Bogart
Poetry Tea Time by Julie Bogart
Different by Sally & Nathan Clarkson
Teaching Exceptional Children
Invitations: Changing as Teachers and Learners K-12 by Regie Routman
Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler's Guide to Unshakable Peace by Sarah Mackenzie
Mere Motherhood: Morning Times, Nursery Rhymes, and My Journey Toward Sanctification by Cindy Rollins
The Call of the Wild and Free by Ainsley Arment
Shop 4-H Curriculum
Teachers Pay Teachers: Teaching Resources & Lesson Plans
The PizzaHut BookIt Program!
Pinterest
@Ashlee_graceandgrit (on Instagram)
GOAT #46: Gameschooling and More with Cait Curley
GOAT Homeschooling with Erin and Amanda
12/20/22 • 48 min
Do you have that one kid that just fights you on learning, whether it be one subject or all of them? Have you considered using games to move the learning along, called "gameschooling?" When children play games, they learn social skills like getting along, reading directions, waiting their turn, negotiating with someone, interpreting rules and even coming to an agreement when the rules aren't clear. These are all things our children will be doing in their adult life and we can coach it in real time in our homeschools.
In today's episode, Amanda talks with Cait Curley of Never Board Learning and My Little Poppies. They discuss
- how they came to homeschooling when their children's needs couldn't be met by public schooling
- the many facets of gifted kids
- how gameschooling can benefit all kinds of learners
- how outdoor play helps foster creativity and is such an important part of development
- how even moms who don't like playing games can use gameschooling to help their families
Resources & Links
Never Board Learning Community, www.neverboardlearning.com
My Little Poppies, www.my-little-poppies.com
Cait Curley on Instagram: @neverboardlearning and @my_little_poppies
My Little Poppies courses, focusing on unit studies, readalouds, and gameschooling!
"Gameschooling: 100 Educational Games for Homeschooling", www.my-little-poppies.com/100-educational-games/
"Gameschooling By Subject: The Best Games for Your Homeschool,"
www.my-little-poppies.com/gameschooling-by-subject/
Boardgamegeek.com 10x10 challenge starts again in January. Play 10 games 10 times each. 2022 nformation is here.
Some Favorite Games:
Axis and Allies (board game), amzn.to/3V63GzF
Bicycle Playing Cards Learn to Play Today (search engine)
Monopoly, amzn.to/3G1q88R
Battleship, amzn.to/3FGjVxK
Chess set (for beginners), amzn.to/3Wa5Tf1
No Stress Chess, amzn.to/3YzWgrk
Exploding Kittens, amzn.to/3V9gfKO
Stratego, Original Strategy Board Game, https://amzn.to/3FGtLzR
Upwords, amzn.to/3jhPiHG
Scrabble, amzn.to/3YxfMVD
Election Night! A Super Fun Way to Learn Essential Math, Geography and Civics While Strategizing Your Way to The White House
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GOAT 57: The Cost Of College with Brad Baldridge
GOAT Homeschooling with Erin and Amanda
04/25/23 • 47 min
This week, Erin & Amanda talk with College Funding Consultant Brad Baldridge about the cost of college, the planning it takes and the way to pay for it. There are a lot of ins and outs to pursuing college for any student and their family, with added components for homeschoolers.
Brad is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to financial planning and gives insight into how it can be approached by parents and students. He specializes in late stage college funding planning and the chief podcaster of Taming The High Cost Of College. He provides customized planning using the latest financial aid, tax, cash flow and academic strategies. With these strategies Brad may help a family save a significant amount of money on their college expenses and make a student’s college dream a reality.
Over the past 10 years Brad has directly helped hundreds of families plan and pay for college. He has provided in-depth college plans resulting in increased financial aid, scholarships, identification of the right schools at the right price, and better loans.
Brad is a registered representative of Cambridge. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER, TM, professional and is a member of the local and national chapters of the Financial Planning Association. Brad received his Bachelors of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in 1990.
Resources & Links
https://tamingthehighcostofcollege.com/
Baldridge College Solutions website
Taming The High Cost of College on Facebook
Taming The High Cost of College on LinkedIn
Scholarship Guide
College Visits Questionnaire
Brad Baldridge Taming The High Cost of College Podcast
Quick tips for FAFSAModern States for CLEP classes
Be sure to subscribe to GOAT Homeschooling with Erin and Amanda wherever you listen to podcasts, and join us in continuing the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, or via email.
Website: www.goathomeschoolingpodcast.com
Facebook: @G.O.A.T.Homeschooling
Instagram: @goat_homeschooling_podcast
Pinterest: @goathomeschoolingpodcast
Email: [email protected]
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How many episodes does GOAT Homeschooling with Erin and Amanda have?
GOAT Homeschooling with Erin and Amanda currently has 60 episodes available.
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The podcast is about Education For Kids, Homeschooling, Parenting, Kids & Family and Podcasts.
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The episode title 'GOAT 58: Spring Transitions' is the most popular.
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The average episode length on GOAT Homeschooling with Erin and Amanda is 35 minutes.
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The first episode of GOAT Homeschooling with Erin and Amanda was released on Nov 16, 2021.
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