55 episodes
GOAT Homeschooling with Erin and Amanda GOAT Homeschooling with Erin and Amanda
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4.8 • 10 Ratings
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Welcome to GOAT Homeschooling with Erin and Amanda. We've created the podcast we wish WE could've listened to all these years we've been home educating our kids. We will discuss the rights and wrongs of trying to homeschool for the "long haul," in other words, past those first five years ... and what we've learned works and doesn't. It's time to have the conversation with other homeschoolers about getting your kids to the finish line in a strong and excellent way. We've got a lot of great info to share and we're looking forward to having you listen in. Find us wherever you listen to podcasts.
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GOAT #54: Homeschooling Entrepreneurship with The Homeschool Printing Company
Do you have entrepreneurial students in your homeschool? Listen this week as Amanda talks with CEO and founder of The Homeschool Printing Company, Melissa Ekloff as they talk about encouraging entrepreneurship for your students. How did Melissa start her company? How's it going? What advice can she give to other homeschoolers who want to start and run businesses?
Melissa gives some excellent practical advice.
Resources & Links
https://thehomeschoolprintingcompany.com/
The Homeschool Printing Company on Instagram
The Homeschool Printing Company on Facebook
Jimmie Quick at ihomeschool: https://ihomeschoolnetwork.com/
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Website: www.goathomeschoolingpodcast.com
Facebook: @G.O.A.T.Homeschooling
Instagram: @goat_homeschooling_podcast
Pinterest: @goathomeschoolingpodcast
Email: goathomeschoolingpodcast@gmail.com
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GOAT #53: Deschooling with Laura Swain
Did you pull your kids out of school and suddenly feel like you were free falling off a cliff, wondering what you'd gotten yourself into and completely anxious about what to do next?
Join us this week as we talk through "deschooling" with Laura Swain. Laura is a homeschool coach, portfolio reviewer, encourager, blogger, homeschooling Christian mom, and supporter. She provides us some warm and eye opening analogies and quips to keep us encouraged as we fight against the pressures (internal and external) within our homeschool.
Laura provides homeschool coaching services, a community of support and help along the way with our homeschooling journeys.
Resources & Links
You can reach Laura Swain online at: her website
Laura Swain on Instagram
Learn with Laura Swain on Facebook
For Deschooling Tips: http://www.deschoolingmadesimple.com
The Underground History of American Education, Volume I: An Intimate Investigation Into the Prison of Modern Schooling by John Taylor Gatto: https://amzn.to/3IqCWWw
Be sure to subscribe to GOAT Homeschooling with Erin and Amanda wherever you listen to podcasts, and join us in continuing the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, or via email.
Website: www.goathomeschoolingpodcast.com
Facebook: @G.O.A.T.Homeschooling
Instagram: @goat_homeschooling_podcast
Pinterest: @goathomeschoolingpodcast
Email: goathomeschoolingpodcast@gmail.com
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GOAT #52: Homeschooling FAQs
It's perfectly reasonable to still have questions about homeschooling, even if you've been doing it for a while ... we know we do! Sometimes questions arise just because you're in a new season, or because your kids are transitioning from elementary age to middle school age, or even entering high school... and you have more questions than you have answers! That's why we are here... to help support you and put your mind at ease.
Listen today as Erin and Amanda discuss some of the most common questions asked about homeschooling ... ranging from "Is it hard to homeschool high school?" to the one many of us dislike, "What about socialization?" Wherever you are in your homeschooling journey, you'll enjoy the conversation between these two homeschooling veterans.
HSLDA (Home School Legal Defense Association) www.hslda.org
HSLDA's Transcript Service, www.transcripts.hslda.org
Josten's, for diplomas, caps and gowns
The Home Scholar, Lee Binz' website
Be sure to subscribe to GOAT Homeschooling with Erin and Amanda wherever you listen to podcasts, and join us in continuing the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, or via email.
Website: www.goathomeschoolingpodcast.com
Facebook: @G.O.A.T.Homeschooling
Instagram: @goat_homeschooling_podcast
Pinterest: @goathomeschoolingpodcast
Email: goathomeschoolingpodcast@gmail.com
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GOAT #51: Helping Homeschool Mid Year Burnout
Are you feeling the "mid year burnout?" It's definitely real for homeschoolers! Generally, the weather doesn't help much, and we're all trying to stay encouraged in our teaching and not get bogged down in the lessons that might just not be as exciting as they were at the beginning of the year!
In today's episode, Erin and Amanda discuss how they have struggled in their homeschools mid year and offer up some ways to encourage yourself. Listen as they find ways for all types of homeschooling parents to find connection and encouragement to last the rest of the year.
Resources & Links
Bloom & Blossom Conferences
Clinton Home Educators (on Facebook)
Midwest Parent Educators
Be sure to subscribe to GOAT Homeschooling with Erin and Amanda wherever you listen to podcasts, and join us in continuing the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, or via email.
Website: www.goathomeschoolingpodcast.com
Facebook: @G.O.A.T.Homeschooling
Instagram: @goat_homeschooling_podcast
Pinterest: @goathomeschoolingpodcast
Email: goathomeschoolingpodcast@gmail.com
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GOAT #50: Helping Boys Become Godly Men with Mark Hancock of Trail Life USA
Why can't the educational, social or emotional needs of our boys be met in traditional schools? How can we help our sons to love learning, feel valued and still have that drive and enthusiasm that will spur them on to pursue their interests and reach their goals as men? What can we teach them now to grow and encourage their faith throughout their teens and into their adulthood?
Today, listen as Erin and Amanda speak with Mark Hancock for real solutions, the author, award-winning writer, and conference speaker who also serves as Chief Executive Officer of Trail Life USA. They discuss how we can raise boys to become Godly men, and the indispensable role fathers play in making that happen, especially with discipleship ministries like Trail Life USA. Mark is the author of the book “Why Are We Sitting Here Until We Die?” as well as the two booklets “Let Boys Be Boys: 3 Winning Strategies for Leaders of Boys” and “5 Critical Needs of Boys.”
Resources & Links
You can reach Mark Hancock online at:
Trail Life USA on Twitter
Trail Life USA on Instagram
Trail Life on Facebook
To see if there's a Trail Life USA troop near you, or download "Raising Godly Boys," visit the website: www.traillifeusa.com
Listen to Mark's podcast, "Raising Godly Boys Minute," available here or wherever you listen to podcasts!
"Boys Will Be Boys: Celebrating the Adventurous Spirit in Every Little Boy" by Jim Daly, on Amazon
Be sure to subscribe to GOAT Homeschooling with Erin and Amanda wherever you listen to podcasts, and join us in continuing the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, or via email.
Website: www.goathomeschoolingpodcast.com
Facebook: @G.O.A.T.Homeschooling
Instagram: @goat_homeschooling_podcast
Pinterest: @goathomeschoolingpodcast
Email: goathomeschoolingpodcast@gmail.com
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GOAT #49: Conveying Truth in Fiction and Family Devotions with Tim Shoemaker
Are you a homeschooling family that struggles to find devotions that teach spiritual truth but also hold your kids' attention? Do you wish you could find clean, riveting fiction for your children to read that doesn't shy away from real-life characters, but is also well-grounded in living out genuine faith?
In this episode, Erin and Amanda speak with Tim Shoemaker, author of twenty books and a popular speaker at conferences and schools around the country. With over twenty-five years working with youth, he is able to relate to his reading (and listening) audience in a very unique way... creating object lessons that convey spiritual truth as well as writing mystery, adventure, and suspense that is clean, powerful, and definitely not “hokey” Christian fiction. Tim is all about helping kids grow to be men and women of faith and character … and about encouraging the parents who love them.
Novels by Tim Shoemaker:
The High Water Novels, a five-book series for Focus on the Family targeted primarily at 12-14-year-olds. Escape From the Everglades, and Every Hidden Thing, the first two books in the series, are already available. Book three, The Second Storm, comes out in the Spring of 2023.
A contemporary suspense novel, Code of Silence (book 1 of The Code of Silence Novels), was named in the “Top Ten Crime Novels for Youth” by Booklist, and is followed by Back Before Dark and Below the Surface.
Devotional books by Tim Shoemaker:
Smashed Tomatoes, Bottle Rockets...: And Other Outdoor Devotionals You Can Do with Your Kids
Mashed Potatoes, Paint Balls and Other Indoor/Outdoor Devotionals You Can Do With Your Kids by Tim Shoemaker
Tim Shoemaker on Instagram, @timshoemaker1
Be sure to subscribe to GOAT Homeschooling with Erin and Amanda wherever you listen to podcasts, and join us in continuing the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, or via email.
Website: www.goathomeschoolingpodcast.com
Facebook: @G.O.A.T.Homeschooling
Instagram: @goat_homeschooling_podcast
Pinterest: @goathomeschoolingpodcast
Email: goathomeschoolingpodcast@gmail.com
Smells Like HumansLike listening to funny friends discuss curious human behavior.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
Support the show
Customer Reviews
Great Homeschooling Podcast
These two ladies are awesome! Great down to earth homeschooling advice.
Love their down to earth and genuine conversation!
I am not a longhauler (yet) but have found this podcast so refreshing! Very practical, realistic discussion that allows for nuance and acknowledges that we as parents will also grow and change over time along with our kids.
Great insights for long-haulers like me
I have thoroughly enjoyed this podcast, so far, and I look forward to future episodes. I have been waiting for a podcast to come along that would encourage and uplift me in these years of homeschooling, and I believe I have found that in GOAT Homeschool. Thanks, ladies, for your heart and your insight!
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