Season 2

Thinking about… Wonder & Zeitgeist

by OnlySchoolers · Dec 2, 2021

This most wonderful time of the year brings with it the final episode of Season 2! Join Gina and Christyn as they talk about the role of wonder in their homeschools and how embracing and encouraging that sense of exploration and awe opens up so many avenues to learning. And each avenue creates its own zeitgeist — the particular mood and feelings you experience at specific points in your homeschool journey. Each one of those zeitgeist periods bridges to the next one, and they’re all paved with wonder…as a noun and a verb!

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Gina and Christyn talked about not letting the pursuit of wonder pressure you to keep up in impossible ways with impossible projects and tasks. Their best advice: manage expectations, make a plan, and enjoy the wonder. This episode from Season 1 has some great tips for Homeschooling Through the Holidays…Without Losing Your Mind!

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Thinking About… Being Unafraid & Vulnerable

by OnlySchoolers · Nov 18, 2021

As homeschoolers, we are used to going our own way and are generally unafraid to do what we know is best for our children — it’s the nature of homeschooling! Sometimes, though, these choices leave us vulnerable to criticism from outsiders and surprisingly, vulnerable to our own critical inner voices, as well.

Join Gina and Christyn as they talk about the ways in which they’ve fearlessly homeschooled, and the vulnerabilities they experienced along the way.

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Thinking About… Tradition and Trailblazing

by OnlySchoolers · Nov 4, 2021

As homeschoolers, we are all blazing a trail with our children…but we are all also creating new traditions as we go.

Join Gina and Christyn as they talk about the new paths they’ve taken, the traditions that have emerged, and the balance they find in between new and old ideas as they homeschool.

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Thinking About… Satisfactory & Substantial

by OnlySchoolers · Oct 21, 2021

Can something that’s “just” satisfying be truly substantial when it comes to homeschooling? Absolutely! Something that is satisfying can be gratifying and exactly right for your kids — and that can lead to substantial learning.

Gina and Christyn share how you can have an absolutely satisfactory learning experience and relationship that meets your needs AND is meaningful and significant. Satisfaction guaranteed!

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Thinking About… Rebellion & Regret

by OnlySchoolers · Oct 7, 2021

Regrets. Just like Frank says in the song, we’ve all had a few in life and in our homeschools and we can use those regrets to spur change and growth.

And even though it’s not part of the song, we’ve all experienced a bit of rebellion in our homeschools, too.

Join Gina and Christyn as they talk about how ownership of education goes a long way toward keeping pushback to a minimum, and a few tips they’ve picked up over the years to defuse challenging attitudes.

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Thinking about… Paradigms & Perseverance

by OnlySchoolers · Sep 30, 2021

If a paradigm is an example or practice that constitutes your reality, what do you do when the educational paradigm shifts? Embrace it! That’s the best part of homeschooling because it opens up new opportunities for your child to succeed. Join Gina and Christyn as they talk about shifting paradigms in the homeschool and and the perseverance needed to get through the challenges and difficulties that life and homeschool inevitably bring.

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Thinking About… Ordinary & Opportunity

by OnlySchoolers · Sep 16, 2021

If you look closely, there’s a certain magic to an ordinary day, don’t you think?

Join Gina and Christyn as they explore how “ordinary” is anything but boring — and in fact, can be quite extraordinary! In this episode, they share they use those ordinary days as a moment to realize how wonderful the little moments are. Within those ordinary days, they also show you how to take advantage of all the ways homeschooling opens up fantastic learning opportunities and just simple ways to connect with your kid.

If you’re feeling boring and predictable lately, don’t worry: listen in as they share ways to lean into that feeling and thrive!

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