Today we are honored to speak with Britton LaTulippe, a homeschooling father of eight kids and founder / president of Blue Manor Education and Blue Manor Online Academy. Britton is the author of over 70 children's books, the creator of several early-learning curriculum sets, and author of The Art of Raising Children to Greatness series. After attending an elite prep school in Virginia, Britton realized that the greatest disparity between the rich and poor was not their wealth, but the quality of their education. Now, it's Britton's mission to bring elite education into the world of homeschooling.

Links:

Blue Manor Education: https://bluemanoreducation.com

Blue Manor Online Academy: https://www.bluemanoracademy.com

The Art of Raising Children to Greatness: https://www.amazon.com/Education-Art-Raising-Children-Greatness/dp/1660150825

Today it is all about the dads! In this episode you will hear about:

• The importance of partnership between spouses
• Dealing with home life changes when beginning homeschooling
• How income should never be a reason to not homeschool
• How and why the Homeschool Loft began
• Boundaries between work and family time
• How faulty mindsets can keep dads from pivoting in their career

Links:

The Homeschool Loftcast: https://www.homeschoolloftcast.com

The Homeschool Loft: https://www.homeschoolloft.com

OMG! Can you believe the Homeschool Resource Roadmap is celebrating it's ten year anniversary? We can't either!

If you use the Homeschool Resource Roadmap daily or you have never used it before, this episode of the Loftcast will answer:

• What is the Homeschool Resource Roadmap?
• What is the origin story of the Roadmap?
• What is the Common Core Project and why homeschoolers should care?
• How many resource providers are listed on the Roadmap?
• Who is listed and how is this list kept up to date?
• How to enlist a guide along your journey through the Roadmap?
• What info besides curriculum is found on the Roadmap?
• How you can obtain a customized report of resources specific to your families beliefs, learning styles, and strengths.

Links:

The Homeschool Resource Roadmap: https://www.homeschoolroadmap.org

The Homeschool Loft: https://www.homeschoolloft.com

Are you interested in being a guest on the Homeschool Loftcast? Visit us at https://www.homeschoolloftcast.com and fill out a guest request! We'd love to talk to you!

Join Tina as she brings back homeschool alum, Noah Tetzner, for an in-depth discussion about the truths and the myths of socialization for home educated children.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• What is "socialization"?
• What is the true foundation of socialization from a historical view?
• Family versus schools in the socialization of children.
• How and when homeschool kids actually socialize and with whom.
• Advice for parents when you get the infamous "socialization" question from your friends or family.

Links:

Homeschool Loft: https://www.homeschoolloft.com

National Home Education Research Institute: https://www.nheri.org

The Homeschool Resource Roadmap: https://www.homeschoolroadmap.org

Ashton Tate is the founder of Glory to Glory Fitness in Franklin TN, and the creator of The F.O.R.M. Curriculum, a turn-key and biblically-based health curriculum for schools and families. The company's mission is to provide quality health education to every student in America. Ashton aims to accomplish this by partnering with Christian schools and homeschool families all over the nation.

Links:

Glory to Glory Fitness: https://www.formcurriculum.com/homeschool

The Homeschool Loft: https://www.homeschoolloft.com

Today, we listen in as Tina and Jenny discuss their thoughts about educating children in the early elementary years.

Take-Aways:

• There is no need to "start ear1y". Let the child demonstrate readiness instead.
• No one method (or curriculum) is right for everyone. What's right is what works for your kids/family. No need to buy expensive curriculum.
• Focus on the 3Rs at first (reading; 'riting; and 'rithmetic).
• Short lessons (15 min. each w/breaks in between), less than 2 hours a day on academics (to grow & maintain a child's love of learning).
• Other subjects (history, science, health, etc.) can be occasional and less formal.
• Look for learning in everyday living & non-traditional resources (children's literature, movies, games, outings, etc.).
• TRUST God and the process.
• Family dynamics/character/atmosphere is most important.
• Find a "tribe" of like-minded homeschoolers in SOCIAL homeschool groups (not academic co-ops).

Recommendations:

• Egermeier's Bible Story Book, The Child's Story Bible by Catherine Vos
• A+ Learning (a reading game)
• Amish Pathways Readers
• Pentime Penmanship
• All About Spelling
• Christian Light Education (math)
• Professor Noggin (games)
• TruthQuest History
• Berean Builders (science)
• Cedarmont Kids (music)

Links:

• Homeschool Loft: https://www.homeschoolloft.com
• The Homeschool Resource Roadmap: https://www.homeschoolroadmap.org

Today we're hanging out with Jenny's son, Noah Tetzner, a 2019 history buff and homeschool graduate who started his own podcast and podcast-production business when he was just 16 years old. Along the way, Noah published two books related to his love of history

You've heard from Noah before both as a guest and co-host and today we're here to talk with him about his young-adult life and current political aspirations.

Homeschool Loft: https://www.homeschoolloft.com

Noah for De Pere: https://www.facebook.com/noahfordepere