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Scholé Sisters: Camaraderie for Classical Homeschooling MamasSS #166: Artificial Intelligence (with Jami Marstall!!)Our guest today is Jami Marstall. Jami has been homeschooling for almost 20 years with Charlotte Mason's rich, living methods. She and her husband John have four children, three of whom have graduated. Jami is not particularly looking forward to homeschool retirement when her youngest graduates. She firmly believes that mothers are born persons and have minds which hunger for ideas too! Her personal reading stack usually includes works of educational philosophy, history, biography, literary classics, and a detective novel. In this episode, Abby, Jami, and Brandy discuss AI – yes, Artificial Intelligence. We talk about cheating in co-ops and...
2025-11-211h 22
Scholé Sisters: Camaraderie for Classical Homeschooling MamasDiscussion is Part of a Classical Education (with Everett Vencel!!)Our guest today is Brandy's son, Everett Vencel. Everett recently graduated from New College Franklin and now works as an audiovisual engineer at Cornerstone Presbyterian Church and as a personal assistant to the owner of a water heater company. In his spare time, he reads anything he can get his hands on and is studying Information technology. He and his wife, Emily, are expecting their first baby in June. Today's conversation is all about DISCUSSION. What place (if any) should it have in a classical education? What are some common objections to using discussion in the classroom...
2025-03-281h 10
Scholé Sisters: Camaraderie for Classical Homeschooling MamasYou Probably Think This Episode is About YouToday's conversation is a discussion about the vice of vainglory. The sisters have been reading a book by Rebecca DeYoung called Vainglory: The Forgotten Vice and it's so good! You're going to love this conversation! *** If you've considered upgrading your Sistership membership from FREE to Sophie level, now is the time to do that! The live replay of the workshop Abby did with Jami Marstall on teaching literature co-op classes for teenagers was absolutely FANTASTIC. To get the replay and so much more, all you have to do is make sure you are a Sophie...
2025-03-141h 14
Scholé Sisters: Camaraderie for Classical Homeschooling MamasFreedom Isn't Free (with Lauren Scott!!)Our guest today is Lauren Scott! Lauren and her husband Nathaniel, a second generation homeschool dad, have enjoyed home educating their two sons from babyhood to the teen years. Lauren holds a degree in history, is a leader in her local homeschool community, and often finds herself vacillating between "brown thumb" and "crazy plant lady" when caring for her large flower and vegetable garden. You can find her writing at keptandkeeping.com , where she encourages Christian women to Rest in Grace and Labor in Love. Today, Lauren, Mystie and Brandy discuss the school choice issue, consequences of...
2025-02-281h 42
Scholé Sisters: Camaraderie for Classical Homeschooling MamasDeath of the Scrappy HomeschoolerWelcome to Season 26 of Scholé Sisters! At the risk of sound like grumpy old ladies, we are kicking off this season with a conversation about homeschool history and how you can tap in to some of homeschool culture's strengths. You're going to love this conversation! *** If you've considered upgrading your Sistership membership from FREE to Sophie level, now is the time to do that! Our 2025 book clubs are underway and they are fantastic! Modern Times, Norms and Nobility, Bleak House, and more! There is something for everyone. And in March, Abby, along with Jami Marstall, w...
2025-02-141h 12
Scholé Sisters: Camaraderie for Classical Homeschooling MamasOutsourcing for High School (with Jami Marstall!!)Our very special guest today is Jami Marstall. Jami has been homeschooling with Charlotte Mason's principles, primarily following AmblesideOnline, for the past 17 years. She has graduated three of her four children from the family homeschool and has one high schooler left. Jami loves to read about and discuss educational history and philosophy. She always dreamed of being a professional student and homeschooling continues to be the perfect career to fulfill that ambition. Today's episode is a conversation Abby and Brandy absolutely loved having with Jami. It is so common to put homeschoolers into public school for high...
2023-11-031h 12