Jean Burk, founder of College Prep Genius, dishes on the tactics about scoring high on standardized tests like the SAT, gap years, teacher recommendations, and whether to guess on multiple choice. Did you know there are no full-ride scholarships for soccer? And that some kids are starting to prepare for college admissions in 6th grade? Before you break out in a cold sweat, listen to this whole episode and share today with a high schooler in your life.

Additional resources:

Collegeprepgenius.com

info@collegeprepgenius.com
Our episodes:

#65--"When the Empty Nest Hurts"

#58--"How to Get the Most out of College"

#37--"Classical Learning for a Change"

Economist Dr. Clara Piano talks about declining birth rates, failed pronatalist policies, "luxury beliefs," and how families benefit cities in ways that singletons don't. Leah tells "a lovely story," since she doesn't know much about economics.

Additional resources:

--"The fertility gap and economic freedom," CE Piano and LR Stone, Contemporary Economic Policy

--"Autocratic family policy," CE Piano, Constitutional Political Economy

--Essays in the Economics of Religion and Family, CE Jace (Piano)

Related Conversation Balloons episodes:

Episode 50: Religious Reproduction with Dr. Eric Kaufmann

Episode 55: Taboo with Dr. Eric Kaufmann

The Children of Men--a novel by PD James

The Two-Parent Privilege--Melissa Kearney

Hans Rosling, Religions and Babies, TED Talk https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_religions_and_babies?referrer=playlist-the_best_hans_rosling_talks_yo&autoplay=true

Timothy Eaton, PhD Education, University of Alberta, inspires and instructs homeschooling parents on how to start their own homeschooling journey. He talks about the 6 roles of a homeschool father, and about how grandparents and other relatives can enrich the students' lives.

Additional resources:

hello@thisgoldenhour.org

Thisgoldenhour.org

Classicalconversations.com

HSLDA.org

https://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/homeschooling-101/quickstart-guide-to-homeschooling/

https://ultimateradioshow.com/

Leah swapped chairs with Dr. Eaton and was on his show, This Golden Hour! It's Episode 100 on This Golden Hour. On Spotify it's at https://open.spotify.com/episode/602rQRtgv7b5np4EMxObE9?si=uOVAuVlxSPWNAy89Beu3ew There we talked about part-time homeschooling, how she decided to homeschool, and Leah's work as a lawyer on behalf of home educators.