We all have a homeschooling journey. And they are all different in small (and LARGE) ways. Join Tina and Christy for the homeschooling journey of Candice Kunesh, and be encouraged!

Oh!

And if you are considering pulling your children from the school system and teaching them at home, take the advice from Candice, and "Just do it!"

Episode Links:

The Homeschool Loft

The Homeschool Resource Roadmap

The Homeschool Loft email - homeschoolloft@gmail.com

The Homeschool LoftCast 2.0 email - loftcastinfo@gmail.com

Does it sometimes feel like the current goal of the world is to suppress messages of faith and belief in God that so many of us hold dear?

Well, it's not just a feeling. It's true!

Listen in on this conversation with Polly Colvin about her homeschooling journey, the battle she fought against a Green Bay, Wisconsin Technical College and their attempt to violate her First Amendment rights, and all the events that came from that. Be encouraged by this extremely interesting conversation!

Episode Links:

Life With Polly Anna Website

Free Speech for Campus Website

Green Bay Press-Gazette Article

Campus Reform Article 1 Campus Reform Article 2 Campus Reform Article 3

Wisconsin Law & Liberty

The Homeschool Loft

The Homeschool Resource Roadmap

The Homeschool Loft email - homeschoolloft@gmail.com

The Homeschool LoftCast 2.0 email - loftcastinfo@gmail.com

Every homeschooling family has reasons that they decided to take their children out of the government school system. But have you considered the wider reasons that your decision could contribute to? Emily Fort and the Homeschool Freedom Coalition has more information that could strengthen your resolve!

"The Homeschool Freedom Coalition exists to teach homeschoolers how to be politically effective, and to be politically feared." -- Emily Fort

Join Tina and Christy for this enlightening conversation!

Episode Links:

Homeschool Freedom Coalition Web Site

Homeschool Freedom Coalition Facebook Page

The Homeschool Loft

The Homeschool Resource Roadmap

The Homeschool Loft email - homeschoolloft@gmail.com

The Homeschool LoftCast 2.0 email - loftcastinfo@gmail.com

Life certainly can have its challenges. And as home schooling families, there are additional sources that can generate trouble. If that trouble includes the local school district, the Home School Legal Defense Association can be there to help! Join Tina and Christy as they talk with Amy Buchmeyer, a homeschool graduate who knew from an early age that she wanted to be a lawyer, and became a lawyer for the HSLDA! What a fascinating journey she has had!

Episode Links:

HSLDA - Home School Legal Defense Association

HSLDA Categorization of State Laws

HSLDA Grants for Homeschooling

Wisconsin Homeschool Law LoftCast Episode

Article - Wisconsin Homeschooling FAQs

The Homeschool Loft

The Homeschool Resource Roadmap

The Homeschool Loft email - homeschoolloft@gmail.com

The Homeschool LoftCast 2.0 email - loftcastinfo@gmail.com

Be honest - who has ever been asked what homeschooling looks like? What a great question, since the answer is easy - it looks like whatever you want it to, and whatever works for your family! Enjoy this hilarious conversation (what activity can be counted as health, counting and body part identification?) about what homeschooling can look like!

Episode Links:

Curiosity Untamed

The Learning Corner - Subject Explorer

The Homeschool Loft

The Homeschool Resource Roadmap

The Homeschool Loft email - homeschoolloft@gmail.com

The Homeschool LoftCast 2.0 email - loftcastinfo@gmail.com

If we're being honest with ourselves, all homeschooling families love books. Books, books, books, books and more books! But how frustrating is it to bring home a new book only to find out that it is pushing a worldview or perspective that you don't want for your family? For your children? For yourself? Well, have we got a solution for you! Michelle Lazor has curated a MASSIVE list of books that will encurage, enlighten and enrich your reading! Enjoy this episode with Mud Hen Mama, Michelle Lazor!

Episode Links:

Mud Hen Mama Website

Mud Hen Mama on Facebook Page

Mud Hen Mama on Instagram

Michelle on Worldview Matters Podcast

The Homeschool Loft

The Homeschool Resource Roadmap

The Homeschool Loft email - homeschoolloft@gmail.com

The Homeschool LoftCast 2.0 email - loftcastinfo@gmail.com

How many of us have heard this from concerned friends and family, when hearing that we are homeschooling our children - "But, how will they ever get into college?" Well, fear not! Please enjoy this uplifting, encouraging and insightful conversation with Charis Carter, a homeschool grad, author and Doctor of Physical Therapy!

Episode Links:

The ABCs of Physical Therapy

Gross Motor Milestones

The Homeschool Loft

The Homeschool Resource Roadmap

The Homeschool Loft email - homeschoolloft@gmail.com

The Homeschool LoftCast 2.0 email - loftcastinfo@gmail.com

What is "Mock Trial"? How does a Mock Trial work? What would my kids learn by being a part of a Mock Trial Group? All these questions and more will be asked and answered as Tina and Christy haave an in-depth conversation with Daniel Brellen of the Valley Home Schoolers Mock Trial team. Listen, learn and enjoy!

Episode Links:

Valley Home Schoolers (VHS)

Kristen Brellen - "Death at the Paper Palace" episode

Wisconsin High School Mock Trial

Wisconsin High School Mock Trial for Educators

The Homeschool Loft

The Homeschool Resource Roadmap

The Homeschool Loft email - homeschoolloft@gmail.com

The Homeschool LoftCast 2.0 email - loftcastinfo@gmail.com