Andrew Pudewa on Any Family Can Homeschool (& Why You Should Consider It)

Episode Highlights With Andrew

• Why the pandemic led to an increase in homeschooling but why this is still happening even with schools open now
• Homeschooling vs other alternative education options
• Do homeschooled kids actually not get enough opportunities for socialization?
• Why homeschooling can take much less time than regular school and still accomplish just as much
• Why boredom can be a good thing and the downside of how much we’ve eliminated it
• How to teach as a homeschool parent even if there are topics you don’t know yourself
• The way high school kids can take college enrollment courses virtually and get credit
• How to get started homeschooling if you’ve never tried it before, including how to know your state's requirements
• What bedtime story culture is and why he feels it is so important
• Can homeschool students still go to college? Yes, but is that the best option?
• Why he shares my opinion that entrepreneurship is a great way to teach life skills
• Reading out loud to children is the number one predictor of writing skills in adults and the number one predictor of adults who like to read
• Shockingly, over 2/3 of high school age students have not read one book in the previous year
• Parting advice: the least important part about growing up is academics
• Key Point: When you look at great people, many of them didn’t even do great in school but they made huge contributions to the world because of their character

Resources We Mention

• IEW - Institute for Excellence in Writing
• Christian Halls Association - CHI
• Home School Legal Defense Association
• Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker
• Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself by William W Li MD
• The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso) by Dante Alighieri

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