SCAIHS Stories: Homeschooling in South Carolina

Interviews with homeschool parents and students. We'll talk about why people chose to homeschool, what the experince was like, what went well and what didn't, how it compared to public or private school, and how South Carolina Assocication of Independent Home Schools (SCAIHS) helped.

Geoffrey - Homeschooling, the Pros Far Outweigh the Cons

Geoffrey, currently homeschooling his 4 daughters, talks about the freedom and flexibility that homeschooling provides; allowing for him to better protect his girls. He discusses his thankfulness for SCAIHS and his counselor, and urges anyone considering homeschooling to “Do It”. Questions or remarks can be sent to schomeschooling.com or scaihs@scaihs.org. Podcast Production: Bob Slone Audio Productionshttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/bobslone

12-22
18:47

Jennifer - Homeschooling with Purpose

Jennifer, a single mom, talks about homeschooling her 7 year old son while working full time. Jennifer enjoys a holistic approach to homeschooling as with all things in her life, and discusses Questions or remarks can be sent to schomeschooling.com or scaihs@scaihs.org. Podcast Production: Bob Slone Audio Productionshttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/bobslone

12-08
35:04

Tammy - Growing Children in Character

Tammy, a homeschool mom of 7 children, talks about her adoption journey, homeschooling ESL students, homeschooling students with special needs and learning differences (such as dyslexia, and low IQ), homeschooling an academically gifted student, shopping for colleges, finding encouragement by looking at what has been accomplished, homeschool sports, co-ops, and extracurriculars, along with building and developing character in her children (and herself).Questions or remarks can be sent to scho...

11-24
56:34

Manuela - Accidental Homeschooler Found Success

Manuela, a self-described “accidental homeschooler” graduated her youngest after two and a half years of homeschooling high school. She talks about the transition to homeschool from private school, how homeschool helped her relationship with her son, his transition to college, and helped him learn personal responsibility and time management. Questions or remarks can be sent to schomeschooling.com or scaihs@scaihs.org. Podcast Production: Bob Slone Audio Productionshttps://www.buyme...

11-10
25:30

Katina - Homeschooling through the Hard Times

In this episode, Meredith Taylor, the Special Needs Director, guest hosted to help Katina tell her story. Katina is a widow, full-time working single mother of two teenagers. Katina talks about homeschooling her special needs students while being a single mom, and how SCAIHS has aided in her homeschool journey. Questions or remarks can be sent to schomeschooling.com or scaihs@scaihs.org. Podcast Production: Bob Slone Audio Productionshttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/bobslone

10-27
38:40

Moryah - The World is Our Classroom

Moryah graduated the oldest of her two through SCAIHS and continues to homeschool the younger. She talks about loving to learn, using the public school, transitioning to homeschool, encouraging self-directed learning, critical thinking, and independent thinking. Questions or remarks can be sent to schomeschooling.com or scaihs@scaihs.org. Podcast Production: Bob Slone Audio Productionshttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/bobslone

10-13
26:09

Kimberly - Be Prepared and Be Flexible

Kimberly graduated her four children through SCAIHS. She talks about her experience switching from public school to homeschool, how homeschool strengthened their family relationship, field trips, and promoting the love of learning in their children. Questions or remarks can be sent to schomeschooling.com or scaihs@scaihs.org. Podcast Production: Bob Slone Audio Productionshttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/bobslone

09-29
34:19

Brantlee - Learning is Relational

Brantlee, a homeschool mom who has graduated both her children. She talks about homeschooling, setting up her students as independent learners, her experience with the differences between brick-and-mortar public school, virtual charter school, and homeschooling, discovering how her students learn and challenging her students to reach their potential. Questions or remarks can be sent to schomeschooling.com or scaihs@scaihs.org. Podcast Production: Bob Slone Audio Productionshttps:/...

09-15
29:23

Meg - One Year at a Time

Meg is a homeschool mom who started homeschooling “just for preschool” and recently graduated her oldest from homeschooling and is graduating her younger this year. Meg talks about making the choice every year to continue to homeschool, making the most of their time together as a family and how homeschooling has brought them closer together as a family.Questions or remarks can be sent to schomeschooling.com or scaihs@scaihs.org. Podcast Production: Bob Slone Audio Productionshttps://www...

09-01
20:02

Tori - Prayer, Endurance, and Enjoyment

Tori is a homeschool mom who has graduated both her children. Tori talks abouther experience being a classroom educator and transitioning to homeschool. She talks aboutthe endurance that homeschooling has cultivated in her family, and the need for prayer above allelse as they face various challenges.Questions or remarks can be sent to schomeschooling.com or scaihs@scaihs.org. Podcast Production: Bob Slone Audio Productionshttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/bobslone

08-18
38:32

Paola - Embracing the Freedom of Homeschooling

Paola is a homeschool mom of four who’s graduated her elder two and is homeschooling the younger two. Paola discusses being a reluctant homeschooler, transitioning from corporate America into being a stay-at-home mom, transitioning from public school to homeschooling. The freedom that homeschooling brings, and building a homeschool network.Questions or remarks can be sent to schomeschooling.com or scaihs@scaihs.org. Podcast Production: Bob Slone Audio Productionshttps://www.buymea...

08-04
25:43

Zan Tyler - The History of SCAIHS

Zan Tyler, founder of SCAIHS, shares the story of the founding of SCAIHS. Discussing variouslegal battles, lobbying efforts, and the struggles of being allowed to homeschool in SouthCarolina in the 1980s and 1990s.Questions or remarks can be sent to schomeschooling.com or scaihs@scaihs.org. Podcast Production: Bob Slone Audio Productionshttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/bobslone

07-21
41:25

Lisa - Classical Homeschooling and Student Success

Lisa is a homeschool mom of three, having graduated one and currently homeschooling the others. She talks about the transition of her oldest to college from homeschooling, their experience with private school and how it compares to homeschooling, her experience using Classical Conversations, setting goals for homeschooling, what it’s like having a SCAIHS counselor, encouraging her students in their passions, flexibility, and building relationships with her kids.Questions or remarks can ...

07-07
22:31

Elise - Finding a Philosophy for Homeschooling

Elise Edson is a homeschool mom who homeschooled all four of her daughters, and helped homeschool some of her granddaughters. She talks about being a rebel in her desire to not send her children off to school, being a one-income family, homeschooling two of her daughters through high school, homeschooling in Iowa, connecting with Zan Tyler in South Carolina, homeschooling while working, having a good support system, learning World War II history from her father a WWII veteran, a daily h...

06-23
48:15

Cathie - Loving Teaching Your Kids

Cathie Marshall is a homeschool mom who homeschooled all four of her children. She talks about homeschooling being a calling, homeschool routines, teaching time management, finding curriculum via conventions, used book sales, or through her support group, finding a support group, homeschooling in line with God’s priorities, the “ah ha” moments of homeschooling, socializing with entire families, having a love-hate relationship with accountability, SCAIHS counselors keeping her going and ...

06-09
16:14

Carol - Enjoy Your Kids

Carol Kurlowich is a homeschool mom who’s graduated all four of her daughters. She talks about crashing and burning when she first tried homeschooling, learning how to homeschool and not just trying to do school at home, the history of homeschooling in South Carolina, benefits of homeschooling, homeschooling through high school, the creativity that homeschooling allows, teaching core values, and SCAIHS helping her through her homeschool journey. Questions or remarks can be sent to ...

05-26
34:40

Beth - The Importance of a Homeschool Network

Beth Moore is a homeschool mom who graduated both her children. She talks about homeschooling in South Carolina, the differences between being a classroom teacher and a homeschool teacher, lesson planning, keeping her children eager to homeschool, flexibility of homeschooling, incorporating personal values in her homeschool, doing unit studies, convincing her husband that homeschooling could work, reading aloud to her kids, encouraging reading in her students, homeschooling children wit...

05-12
28:37

Abby - When Learning Doesn’t Look the Same

Abby is a homeschool graduate. She talks about always being homeschooled, hands-on learning, flexible schedules, field trips, and homeschooling with a learning disability. Questions or remarks can be sent to schomeschooling.com or scaihs@scaihs.org. Podcast Production: Bob Slone Audio Productionshttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/bobslone

04-28
12:43

Louise - Can’t Imagine Homeschooling Alone

Louise is a homeschool mom who graduated both of her students. She talks about being a public school teacher, God’s calling to homeschool, SCAIHS accountability and reputation lending her homeschool credibility, having a flexible routine, teaching how to push through the hard times, learning how to ask her children forgiveness, there are other things more important than academics, what to do when life doesn’t live up to ideals, starting a co-op, and hang in there, you’re not alone. ...

04-14
28:23

Beth - Finding Peace of Mind

Beth is a homeschool mom who’s graduated all three of her students. She talks about homeschooling despite being a public school teacher, deciding annually to homeschool, homeschool conventions, diving into homeschooling and figuring it out as she went, structure and flexibility in their routine, problem-solving homeschooling, balancing 3 students, teaching life-long learning, the socialization question, amazing rich and varied experiences that happened because of homeschooling, an...

03-31
34:23

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