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School Choice Series: Homeschool to Private School with Kris Habashy :: [Ep 559]
Digest
This podcast series delves into various educational choices, featuring Chris Habashe's personal journey from homeschooling to private schooling for her children, addressing dyslexia and specific learning needs. The discussion highlights the joys and challenges of homeschooling, the costs associated with different educational paths, and debunks the idea of a superior school choice system. It emphasizes the importance of self-care, parental discernment, and understanding individual child development. Chris also shares insights into her efficiency coaching business, focusing on executive function skills, and concludes with a prayer for parents seeking wisdom in educational decisions.
Outlines
Introduction to School Choices Series
Heather McFaddenian introduces a three-part series on school choices, featuring guest Chris Habashe. The series aims to provide perspective on different educational journeys and encourage releasing fear and control.
Chris Habashe's Educational Journey and Homeschooling Decisions
Chris Habashe shares her experience with homeschooling her three children, transitioning to a private school for her daughter with dyslexia, and then enrolling her sons in a different private school. She explains her initial decision to homeschool, influenced by her older brothers' experiences and her background in speech pathology, finding joy in hands-on learning with her young children.
Challenges, Costs, and Debunking School Choice Rankings
Chris discusses the unexpected difficulties and positive outcomes of her family's educational path, highlighting the importance of self-care and personal growth. The conversation delves into the financial, relational, and personal costs associated with different educational choices, emphasizing that every path involves sacrifices. Heather and Chris challenge the notion that certain educational paths are inherently superior, emphasizing that the long-term development of children is more important than the specific school choice.
Navigating Educational Decisions and Identifying Fit
Chris shares her experiences with second-guessing educational decisions and the process of considering school changes, highlighting the importance of parental guidance and understanding children's needs. She identifies who might not be a good fit for homeschooling or private school, emphasizing self-reflection on motivations and the importance of a partnership mindset over a transactional one.
Efficiency Coaching and Prayer for Discernment
Chris introduces her efficiency coaching business, focusing on executive function skills and self-management, stemming from her speech pathology background, and offers one-on-one and group coaching. Heather leads a prayer for parents making educational decisions, asking for discernment, wisdom, and the ability to humbly submit to God's sovereign plan, fostering community and encouragement among mothers.
Keywords
Homeschooling
An educational choice where parents educate their children at home, offering flexibility and personalized learning.
Private School
Privately owned and funded educational institutions, often with specific philosophies or affiliations.
Dyslexia
A learning disorder affecting reading ability, requiring specialized educational support.
Executive Function Skills
Cognitive processes for goal-directed behavior, including planning, attention, and self-regulation.
Classical Education
An educational approach focusing on classical languages, literature, and philosophy to cultivate critical thinking.
Educational Choices
The various options parents consider for their children's schooling, including homeschooling and private schools.
Parental Guidance
The role of parents in making and navigating educational decisions for their children.
Self-Care
The importance of personal well-being and growth for parents amidst educational decision-making.
Efficiency Coaching
Business focused on developing self-management and executive function skills.
Prayer for Discernment
Seeking wisdom and guidance in making important life and educational decisions.
Q&A
What were the main reasons Chris Habashe transitioned from homeschooling to private school for her children?
The primary reason was her youngest daughter's dyslexia, which required specialized classroom instruction. Later, as her sons grew, she sought a different educational environment that offered a classical education curriculum.
What are the potential downsides or challenges of homeschooling, according to Chris?
Homeschooling can be challenging due to the constant presence of children, managing different learning styles and motivators, and the potential for relational strain. It also requires parents to find external social outlets for their children.
What advice does Chris offer to parents considering private school?
She advises against a transactional mindset, where parents feel like customers demanding specific outcomes. Instead, a partnership approach, flexibility, and self-regulation are key, recognizing that no school is perfect.
How does Chris define her current work as an "efficiency coaching business"?
It focuses on developing executive function skills, which are self-management abilities like regulating emotions, thinking, and attention. This helps individuals execute tasks, organize, plan, and optimize their performance.
What is the main takeaway regarding the "ranking" of different school choices (homeschool, private, public)?
The podcast emphasizes that there is no inherent ranking. The most important factor is the child's individual journey and development, and parents should focus on making the best choice for their family's specific needs and circumstances.
Show Notes
In episode one of my School Choice Series, Kris Habashy shares her family’s journey from homeschooling to Christian private education. From navigating dyslexia to the challenges of transitioning middle schoolers, Kris offers a heartfelt, honest look at the joys, struggles, and unexpected growth that come with trusting God in your educational choices.
My hope with this series is to share a variety of school choice stories so you can hear different experiences and perspectives. As you listen, I encourage you to pray and seek God’s guidance, asking Him to bring to mind exactly what you need to know for your family’s journey. Trust Him to walk hand in hand with you, year by year, as you make decisions and navigate each step of your children’s education. Here is some of what we cover:
- Why Kris initially chose to homeschool and how her personality and family dynamics played a role.
- The challenges of transitioning kids from homeschooling to private school — especially in middle school.
- The importance of nurturing your own growth as a mom while guiding your kids.
- Families navigating dyslexia, learning differences, or anxiety around school transitions.
- Instagram: (I don’t see any SM for her, do you mind asking?)
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- Website: Stress management coaching for life’s major moments
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