Homeschooling IRL

Andy and Kendra Fletcher

4.8 (219)
RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY
UPDATED BIWEEKLY

Homeschool Podcasts and Family Learning

NOV 19

Best of HIRL Holiday Series – Traveling With Kids

Join us on this episode of Homeschooling in Real Life as we talk about the ins and outs of traveling with kids. On this episode we are NOT talking about vacation planning. Instead we are talking about giving your family a love for travel, a love for God's world and a love for taking your love for Jesus around the world as a family ambassadors living on mission. Live from the Teach Them Diligently convention floor in Nashville, TN, Kendra interviews family travel expert Jen Reyneri from WordTraveling.com. Listen as they discuss about traveling and finding the Glory of God all over the world. This episode will encourage you and motivate you as a homeschool family to show your children something more than your own backyard. SHOW NOTES: Recommended Resources: WordTraveling with Jen Reyneri Betty The Surf Dog Twitter Feed - Home of Betty the Surf Dog Fletch Twitter Kendra Twitter Previous Episodes Mentioned: Music clips used on this episode: Jet Airliner - Buy it on iTunes Here Special Thanks to our Network Sponsor, Now Programs! LISTEN HERE Are you ready to listen to Fletch and Kendra get real about homeschooling? Press the PLAY button below.
NOV 7

Why The Rise In African American Homeschooling, Part 1 (Replay)

The Rise of African American Homeschooling Last month, Fletch read an interesting article in The Washington Post called, Racism in Schools is Pushing More Black Families to Homeschool Their Children. The title alone was enough to get him interested, but in the article the writer discussed why there has been such a sharp rise in African American Homeschooling. We thought this was a good discussion to have with our listeners, so we pursued the author for an interview. Thanks to our sponsor! NowPrograms.com – visit the website for more information. Dr. Ama Mazama, professor of African American Studies at Temple University and homeschooling parent, joins us for an important discussion. In our interview, Professor Mazama discusses her research and shares with us why she believes there has been a distinct rise in homeschooling among black families. You will want to listen to this interview and join us as we explore the questions and challenges that this discussion creates. Timeline 3:00 - Introduction 9:30 - Interview Part 1 35:20 - Interview Part 2 Show Notes Dr. Mazama's Biography Racism in Schools is Pushing More Black Families to Homeschool Their Children. Music clips used on this show: "Night Cave" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Join Fletch (from theMangoTimes) and Kendra (from Preschoolers and Peace and KendraFletcher.com) for the HomeschoolingIRL podcast every week as they interview guests and talk through some of the goofiness they have experienced in nearly two decades of Homeschooling In Real Life.
OCT 29

Affording College – HIRL Episode 126 (Replay)

When our students hope to go to college, the perennial question remains: how in the world will they pay for it? We decided to return to the topic of affording college with College Prep Genius Jean Burk because we know she has valuable information to share. We think you'll be encouraged and feel equipped as you help your college-bound student get the education they are pursuing! Affording College EPISODE TIMELINE 1:32 - Fluff : Discussion on tragedy, college visits, real life. 8:01 - Interview with Jean Burk, Part 1 25:43 - Interview with Jean Burk, Part 2 34:30 - Goodbye! The Show Is Over! SHOW NOTES: Recommended Resources: College Prep Genius Follow Fletch/Kendra: Fletch Twitter Kendra Twitter Follow the Studio Dogs: Betty the Surf Dog - Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Website Rasta The Chocolate Lab - Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Website Previous Episodes Mentioned: None Music clips used on this episode: None SUBSCRIBE AND LEAVE AN iTUNES REVIEW: Allow the magic of the internet to deliver Homeschooling In Real Life to your tablet or smart phone. Let us show you how easy it is: * Follow this link to our iTunes page. * IMPORTANT STEP: Under our big red HomeschoolingIRL logo, just click on View in iTunes * The iTunes program will automatically launch and take you to our podcast page. * FIRST - Click SUBSCRIBE. Voila! All or our podcasts will come directly to your computer and smart phone. * NEXT - Click RATINGS AND REVIEW. Remember the best reviews are 5-stars (hint hint!). * Thanks for being one of our listeners! HIRLers rock! WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO LISTEN TO HomeschoolingIRL? * You can listen right on this page. There is an audio player below. * You can listen on your iPod, Smartphone or tablet. Open the PODCAST app on your device, search podcasts for "HomeschoolingIRL" and click subscribe. Easy peasy lemon squeezy. * Subscribe to the HomeschoolingIRL website and you will be notified when every new episode is released. Follow this link and begin your FREE SUBSCRIPTION. ADVERTISERS/SPONSORS: CTC Math | Homeschoolers can save 50%! Details here. LISTEN HERE Are you ready to listen to Fletch and Kendra get real about homeschooling? Press the PLAY button below. Join Fletch (from theMangoTimes) and Kendra (from a href="http://pr...

40 min
OCT 24

HomeschoolingIRL Episode 3: Homeschooling, Halloween and Harry Potter

Homeschooling, Halloween, and Harry Potter Homeschooling, Halloween, and Harry Potter? Are we nuts? Well, yes, but that didn’t stop us from tackling two hot-potato topics that homeschoolers traditionally love to argue over. You, too? In this episode, replayed in honor of the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast's 11th Birthday and sponsor, Fletch and Kendra talk about Halloween and the opportunity to love the places where God has put our families. We discuss fear and the life of the believer, and then Fletch elaborates about a character in the Harry Potter series that taught him a valuable lesson. We promise if you listen, you won’t turn into a newt. You won’t be made fun of or persuaded to change your mind (unless the Holy Spirit does that), and we won’t send you out into the neighborhood looking for the scariest costume this year. We just thought we’d put it all out on the table, with a big bowl of candy corn just to make sure we keep it sweet. Join us? Show Notes for Episode #3 70 Vintage Halloween Costumes That Were Really Creepy, from Stuff You Should Know From Christians and Halloween, Grace to You: Evil spirits are no more active and sinister on Halloween than they are on any other day of the year; in fact, any day is a good day for Satan to prowl about seeking whom he may devour (1 Peter 5:8). But "greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world" (1 John 4:4). God has forever "disarmed principalities and powers" through the cross Christ and "made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them through [Christ]" (Colossians 2:15). Dolores Umbridge Speech (YouTube clip) from Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix For more information about this podcast or to connect with Fletch and Kendra directly you can follow HomeschoolingIRL on Facebook and Twitter. Fletch blogs regularly on theMangoTimes and is a monthly contributor to the Homeschool Post. Kendra can be found on either of her blogs Preschoolers and Peace or on her author site, KendraFletcher.com.

1h 38m
OCT 18

Special Replay! Homeschooling Will Save Your Kids, HIRL

Homeschooling Will Save Your Kids? Most of us won’t say outright that we think homeschooling will save our kids, but many of us pack this idea in the back of our minds: if we only do it right, our kids will turn out to be good, godly adults. Is that true? Can we trust that homeschooling will save your kids? On this episode, we share our own homeschool journey. Where we think we got it right, where we know we got it wrong, and then we'll bring some levity to the whole show by recommending some things we love and a new segment called "Q and A with K and A." Join us for Homeschooling IRL Episode #4 Where we peel back the layers of our own hearts and expose the areas where we may be relying on our own good works to deliver our kids to the finish line. Thanks to our sponsor, CTCMath.com We are pleased with their continued excellence in education and dedication to the homeschool community. It is due to sponsorships that our programs continue to come to you without cost. Please visit the website and check out their curriculum. SHOW NOTES: EPISODE 4 - HOMESCHOOLING WILL SAVE YOUR CHILDREN, PART 1 Join Fletch (from theMangoTimes) and Kendra (from Preschoolers and Peace) podcast every two weeks as they interview guests and talk through some of the goofiness they have experienced in nearly two decades of Homeschooling In Real Life. Enjoy This Podcast? Check these out! Faith and Homeschooling Moms Fill Up Your Tank

32 min
OCT 11

I Love Homeschooling But I Hate Teaching Math – HIRL Episode 31

Hate math? And I hate teaching science. And writing. Or . . . Let's get real homeschoolers. Most of us have at least one subject we don't enjoy teaching. What? That is difficult to justify when we are the ones in charge of teaching all the subjects. So what is a homeschooling parent supposed to do when there are core subjects that must be covered, but there is no motivation by mom or dad to get that subject done every week, or they feel unqualified to teach it? In this episode of HomeschoolingIRL, Fletch and Kendra discuss the reality of teaching multiple subjects to multiple grade levels and resources for getting some help. Join them as they encourage their listeners to think a little bit outside of the proverbial box. Episode Timeline for I Love Homeschooling But I Hate Teaching Math Thanks to our sponsor CTCMath, a wonderful Math curriculum for the entire family of school-aged children. This one-stop shop has grades K-12; check it out. Homeschoolers can save 50%! 5:28 Studio Discussion Part 1 (Sponsored by Compass Classroom) - Sharing our strengths and weaknesses 14:00 Studio Discussion Part 2 (Sponsored by Grapevine Studies) - Staying a step ahead 20:47 Studio Discussion Part 3 - Practical suggestions from Fletch and Kendra 30:14 Listener questions - Fletch's tie-dye wardrobe and parenting with grace. 35:18 Advent Resources/Interview with Amanda White from Truth in the Tinsel Join Fletch (from theMangoTimes) and Kendra (from Preschoolers and Peace) for the HomeschoolingIRL podcast every two weeks as they interview guests and talk through some of the goofiness they have experienced in nearly two decades of Homeschooling In Real Life. Enjoy this podcast? Try these: https://ultimateradioshow.com/hatestowrite/ https://ultimateradioshow.com/i-hate-homeschooling-let-me-tell-you-why/

43 min
OCT 4

Homeschooling Through Hard Times

Hard times! As much as we might like it to be, life is not all ponies, rainbows, and watercolor daisies. On this episode of HomeschoolingIRL we discuss the issue of homeschooling when life gets hard. Difficulties can look different in every family - marital stress, tragedies, health challenges, financial loss - and we'll consider how each of these hardships can put unusual stress on a homeschooling family. What is our response? What should it be? Join us as we interview homeschooling mom and blogger Linda Difino, who shares her story of homeschooling through multiple hard times. For complete show notes and links to what we discussed on this episode, go to our website: HomeschoolingIRL.com Thanks to NOW Programs, this evidence-based program helps students learn differences. For the rest of the year, we will be running a "Best of" series of the Homeschooling IRL episodes. Many of these episodes were earlier episodes that you might have missed. Enjoy!
SEP 19

What Homeschooling Does To A Marriage – HIRL Episode 17 (Replay)

You are going to want to grab your spouse for this episode! Fletch and Kendra dive right into the middle of the topic and discuss how the stress of homeschooling can leak into your marriage relationship. Throughout this episode, you will hear live interviews conducted with couples on the floor of the Teach Them Diligently Conference in Nashville, TN. Be prepared for answers that you might not expect! Fletch and Kendra also spend time talking and laughing with TTD conference founders and directors David and Leslie Nunnery about the challenges we've seen in our own marriages and some helpful ideas on how to preserve intimacy in the middle of family, life, and school. Pull up a chair and prepare to get real with Fletch and Kendra as we look at What Homeschooling Does To A Marriage. Thanks to our sponsor, CTCMath.com – we are pleased for their continued excellence in education and dedication to the homeschool community. It is due to sponsorships that our programs continue to come to you without cost. Please visit the website and check out their curriculum. For complete show notes and links to what we discussed on this episode, go to our website: HomeschoolingIRL.com Join Fletch (from theMangoTimes) and Kendra (from Preschoolers and Peace) podcast every two weeks as they interview guests and talk through some of the goofiness they have experienced in nearly two decades of Homeschooling In Real Life. Enjoy this episode? Check out these: Top Vintage Homeschool Moms Podcasts Homeschool Lifestyle Last Minute DIY Tips Money Saving Field Trips All About Teaching Raising Spiritually Strong Kids Six Homeschooling Insider Tips Best Staycations for Kids Avoid Curriculum Pitfalls Top 10 Parenting Secrets 45 Family Date Night Ideas

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A new favorite

10/14/2021

nickname jules

The podcast I never knew I always needed! Listening to these two always leaves me feeling encouraged and HOPEFUL, even when the topics are tough. I so appreciate the perfect blend of humor, humility and hard hitting honesty!
Real People, Really Relatable, and Really Gospel Driven

09/25/2021

TerriArtisTree

I have been listening to the Fletcher's for a few months now. It's so refreshing to hear a veteran homeschool family discuss real life situation in such a down to earth manner and voice that homeschooling isn't the magic bullet to save your kids. I think every homeschooler regardless of your style or philosophy should add this to your playlist.
Great show

02/07/2020

omcrider

You will find helpful encouragement for you as a parent and as a couple. Andy and Kendra are awesome together and speak from the heart.
Great podcast

03/07/2019

ValZoeOli

Thanks for sharing this podcast. It’s very helpful. We are planning to homeschool our kids and we are clueless where to start. It feels so overwhelming. Listening to your podcast helps us a lot.