Think homeschooling is an insurmountable task or unbearable burden? In this episode, Janna interviews Sharon, a massage therapist who now homeschools her two children after a theater career. They discuss the lazy (IE easy) way to homeschool — with BookShark! It's simple to use and fully planned, yet still parent-intensive. But it's enjoyable because you're learning by reading great books (only 4 days a week) and discussing them. There's room for rabbit trails of exploration to foster curiosity, too.
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TIMESTAMPS
02:04 Sharon's introduction.
04:30 Being with your kids all day.
07:51 Lit-based vs. screen-based learning.
08:59 Easy, but parent-intensive.
10:45 The four-day schedule.
11:43 Discovering how your kids learn.
14:17 Being so-called behind. Letting things go undone; adjusting the curriculum.
16:21 Spiral learning lessens your load.
23:35 Tough concepts are made understandable through literature.
24:44 Sharon's weekly prep.
29:47 Sharon's final advice to a mom/dad on the fence about homeschooling. "Never sell yourself short. You can do more than you think and especially with given the right tools. And I know where you can find those tools and it's with BookShark. It'll all come in one box and it'll be, all the instructions will be inside to the point where they can give you a script to read if you don't know what to say. If you don't know what to say, it'll be right there. And if you do what to say, then just love your kids and you're not going to make a mistake because you've already cared enough to even try."
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