Let's Talk Homeschool

What educational options require conviction? Homeschooling is definitely going to be on that list. And Al Mohler recently said on The Briefing that he believes every family needs to think of their family as a school. We blend both ideas into this show.

We are close to finishing this series titled: Doing Family. In this show we talk about evening and bedtime routines with infants, toddlers, elementary-aged children, and teens.

We start every year with an episode on planning, goal setting, commitments, and that dreaded word...resolutions. In this show, we remind you to set action items that you can control to finish big projects, develop your character, improve your life. We're glad to send you our templates. Make your request by sending an email to podcast@apologia.com

Every year at Christmas, we play this dramatization of the Christmas story. Rachael plays the role of Mary, a young mother to be, as she remembers that historic day when she became the mother of God's Son. The show includes an original son from the perspective of one of Jesus's siblings. It's titled: This Brother of Mine. And the episode concludes with a gospel message.

In this Advent season, you might be looking to the skies and thinking about stars. In this show, I interview Damian Ludwiczak, NASA scientist and author of Apologia's 7th-12th grade course titled: Exploring Creation with Astronomy.

For years, we had a family tradition of watching a movie trilogy (ex: Lord of the Rings) on New Year's Eve. This usually involved our teens inviting their friends, and included breakfast, lunch, dinner, and games during intermissions. Tune in to hear more of what this event was like for our family.

In this episode, we encourage families to "Do Family" by taking the first 6-8 weeks of bringing a newborn home and really focusing on them, even if this means stepping away from "school" for a period of time.

In this show, Davis interviews Abbie Halberstadt. She is a homeschooling mama of 10 and author of two books: M is for Mama and Hard is Not the Same as Bad.

A recent Washington Post article reports that homeschooling has been the fastest growing form of education in the last three years growing 50% compared to only 7% for private schools and a 4% decline in the number of public school students.

We're talking about Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years. How can you lower the stress level and increase the joy? We offer some practical ideas.

In the year 2000, the British Medical Journal set out to list the top medical advances since 1840. Using Kevin Swanson's book EPOCH as a reference (pp 434-441), I summarize the top 8. You will note that all the scientists, researches, and physicians were Christians. Maybe one of your homeschool children is a budding creation-based scientist who will come up with a medical advancement to help mankind over the course of the next century.

In this episode, we talk about our trip to San Antonio, TX to witness the annular solar eclipse of Oct. 14, 2023. We also discuss the difference between a TOTAL solar eclipse and an ANNULAR solar eclipse.

As we continue this series, in this show we talk about ideas for making the most of projects and responsibilities with your kids. Some keys include doing it with them, not worrying about how long it will take to complete, and not being obsessive about the quality of the work. IOW, focus on the relationship building!

In this show, we talk with Rachael Yunis, co-author of Apologia's advanced biology course - The Human Body.

How long does a typical homeschool last? One year? Two years? Three? For those that make it for the long-haul, when do they come to that decision? Davis shares ran data from NC to help answer these questions. And he makes some real life application.

In this short devotional, we encourage listeners to learn the big picture of the Bible (with its 66 books) in the same way you would want to know the context and big picture before you set out on a road trip along historic Route 66.

In this show, we share a list of 26 words of wisdom (from 26 years of homeschooling) to help you have an awesome homeschool year.

In this show, I interview Doug Powell, author of the iWitness series. There are 8 books in this collection of beautifully illustrated, highly visual, and throughly engaging apologetics books.

We actually have a list with hundreds of good reasons to homeschool. We picked ten of the top ones to share with you in this episode.

We continue the "Doing Family" series by discussing extra-curricular activities and how to practically, intentionally, and best practice Deuteronomy 6 moments as you "walk along the way."