200: Bonus: Outsourcing with Amir Nathoo

Update: 2022-11-14

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Join us as we talk all about outsourcing in our homeschools with Amir Nathoo, CEO of Outschool.

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Complete Episode Transcript

[00:00:10 ] Angela: 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 degrees and 20 years combined homeschooling. We're here to rethink homeschooling, learning, and education with an inclusive and authentic lens.

[00:00:29 ] Maren: At Homeschool Unrefined, we prioritize things like giving yourself 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

[00:00:44 ] Angela: bipo voices. We are here to encourage and support you.

[00:00:48 ] Whether you're a new homeschooler, a veteran, you love curriculum, you're an unschooler. Whether all your kids are at home or all your kids are in school, or somewhere in between. Wherever you are in your [00:01:00 ] journey, we're the voice in your head telling you, you're doing great, and so are your kids. Please excuse our voices

[00:01:06 ] Maren: today as we, both Angela and I both have colds that we are recovering from.

[00:01:10 ] We're getting over it, but it's they're lingering . Yeah, for sure. We're gonna make it through. But this episode is bonus episode 200, Outsourcing with Amir Ou and we'll talk all about our favorite way to outsource and then we're gonna end like we always do with our lt. Ws loving this.

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[00:04:15 ] Connect with diverse peers from around the world and take an active role in leading their learning out. School has created a world filled with endless possibilities fo