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Complete Episode Transcript

 

[00:00:10 ] Maren: hi, we're Maren and Angela of homeschool, unrefined. Over the past 25 years, we've been friends, teachers, homeschool parents and podcasters. Together with our master's degree and 20 years combined homeschooling. We are here to rethink homeschooling, learning, and education with an inclusive and authentic lens.

[00:00:31 ] Angela: At Homeschool, Unrefined, we prioritize things like giving yourselves credit, building strong connections, respectful parenting, interest led playing and learning, learning differences, mental health, self care, and listening to and elevating lgbtq plus and bipo voices. 

[00:00:50 ] Maren: We are here to encourage and support you whether you are a new homeschooler, a veteran, you love curriculum, you're an unschooler. Whether all your kids are at [00:01:00 ] home, or all your kids are in school, or somewhere in between.

[00:01:03 ] Wherever you are on your journey, we're the voice in your head telling you, you're doing great, and so are 

[00:01:09 ] Angela: your. This is episode 1 99, Quirky Kids. We're gonna talk all about quirky kids and why that's a good thing and how to foster it, and then we are gonna end like we always do with our l t Ws Loving this week. 

[00:01:24 ] Maren: All right everyone. We wanted to give a big announcement. We have unlocked our Patreon class series, what we don't do, and we're so, so excited about it. So this is just for our Patreon Super Squad members. We do monthly live classes, and our new class series is called What We Don't Do The first class is sitting on for long for lessons and we just finished that class and it was really wonderful you, if you join our Patreon Super Squad today.

[00:01:52 ] You're going to get that class immediately. It's available. It was live, and you'll get it immediately. And then you'll continue to get [00:02:00 ] li one live class per month. And the recording of that class? 

[00:02:04 ] Angela: Yes. And the next class after that is about winter break. Mm-hmm. between 

[00:02:10 ] Maren: everybody will be thinking of probably in December. Important? Yes, definitely. 

[00:02:14 ] If you've listened to our 

[00:02:15 ] Angela: podcast, you know, we are passionate about outsourcing.

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[00:03:09 ] Maren: Angela and I both love creative ways to teach reading and writing, and that's why we're excited to introduce you to Night Zookeeper. Is your child a reluctant writer? Do they struggle with reading? If your answer to either of these questions is yes, the Night Zookeeper may be just what you're looking for.

[00:03:27 ] Night Zookeeper is an online learning program for children, ages six to 12 that uses a gamified and creative approach. To keep kids engaged and focused on developing awesome reading and writing skills, all while having fun at the same time. Some of the features we love include the educational games, the personalized feedback on writing from real tutors, and the super safe community page where children can work with each other and learn together.

[00:03:58 ] If Night Zookeeper sounds like the [00:04:00 ] perfect learning PR program for your child, you can try it for free by clicking on the link in the show. When you register, you'll get a seven day risk free trial as well as a huge 50% off annual subscription. That's a great deal if you ask me. 

[00:04:17 ] Angela: If you've been around a while, you know we are picky about curriculum and that's why we are excited to partner with Blossom and Rut.

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