Homeschool Made Simple

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185: How to Make Your Child a Lover of Music Oct 25, 2023

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In this episode, Carole helps you integrate music into your child's life so that they naturally and easily grow familiar with classical music.

You'll hear about:

- Cultivating a familiarity with classical music

- How to use a composer study for two or three months at a time

- A chronological approach that allows your child to create a musical timeline

- The best time to start formal music training with children

- The goal of teaching music

- Using music to teach children scripture

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184: Making Your Child a Lover of Art Oct 18, 2023

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What place does art have in the Christian's life?

We want to raise children who know the beauty of quality art and the gift we each have to create as God creates.

In this episode, you'll hear:

Why a Christian worldview effects our concept of art
Expose our babies to quality art
Teach children to enjoy making their own art
Resources to help you share great art with your children!

RESOURCES

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183: Introducing Children to Fine Art with Russ Ramsey Oct 11, 2023

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Today we are coming back to Carole’s conversation with Russ Ramsey, author of Rembrandt is in the Wind. After talking about the book, Carole turns toward the topic of introducing children to fine art. Russ shares some great insights to doing that and even a few lessons we adults can learn from children as well.

In this episode, you'll hear about:

Why do we even study art? What is the value?
Beauty as a form of protest
Telling the story of what it means to live in a broken world
A simple question to ask children
Letting children wonder and roam rather than looking for the lesson

Click HERE to get the book, Rembrandt is in the Wind.

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182: Rembrandt is in the Wind with Russ Ramsey Oct 04, 2023

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Art is one of Carole's long-time passions. She wants every child to grow up familiar with the great artists. In this episode, Carole interviews Russ Ramsey about his book, Rembrandt is in the Wind.

In this episode, you'll hear about:

Significance of beauty
How Russ was introduced to art as a child
Carvaggio and Hopper
Russ' desire for everyone to form connections with art

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181: Q&A - Encouraging Cheerful Work, Testing for Progress, and Reading Widely with J. J. Seid Sep 27, 2023

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One of the benefits of attending a Homeschool Made Simple event is that you get to submit questions to be answered at the end of the event.

Recently, J. J. Seid and Carole Joy Seid taught our basic seminar, Begin with the End in Mind, in an online webinar. In this episode, you'll hear some of the questions asked during the Q&A discussion.

RESOURCES

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180: The Story of Pandora's Box Read Aloud by Carole Joy Seid Sep 20, 2023

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Every so often, Carole likes to read aloud a favorite story. In this episode, she reads the Greek myth, Pandora's Box.

For more read aloud episodes, listen to episode 111, 114, 118, 130, and 131.

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179: From Public School to Homeschooling Sep 13, 2023

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The Cavins were your typical public school family until their oldest daughter started to experience difficulty in her math classes. After homeschooling now for four years, they share a few of the things they've learned and experienced in making this switch for their family.

In this episode, you'll hear about:

what prompted the Cavins to start homeschooling
how the Cavins chose this method
what happens when dad and mom have a shared vision
how the family completely eliminated video games and cut back their screen time
protecting time together at night
how the parents have become readers themselves
the spiritual growth they've seen in their children

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+Click HERE for more information about consulting with Carole Joy Seid!

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178: What's On My Nightstand - Biographies, Novels, and Histories Sep 06, 2023

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Every so often, Carole shares what she’s been reading lately. I would be surprised if you can listen to this episode and do not hear a book you could get for every single person in your family!

Did you know we have a free book list?! Carole picked over 150 of her favorite books to include on the list. This list will help you build your family’s library with great books, because a bad book is a big thief. Get the free book list of over 150 books!

For a full list of the books mentioned in this episode, you can find the full list HERE.

RESOURCES

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+Get our FREE ebook: 5 Essential Parts of a Great Education.

+Attend one of our upcoming seminars this year!

+Click HERE for more information about consulting with Carole Joy Seid!

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177: From Homeschooling to Standing Firm in the Faith at Cornell University with Joaquin Arroyo Aug 30, 2023

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If you’ve been listening for the podcast for long, you’ll be familiar with the Arroyo family. Carole has interviewed both parents and two of their four children. Well today, we get to hear from the Arroyo’s third son, Joaquin Arroyo.

Joaquin shares his own experience being homeschooled from 6th grade through high school. After graduation, he ended up going to Cornell University where he has found Christian community and is growing in the faith.

Check out these episodes to hear more from the Arroyo family:

Episode 54: Dance to Be Smart and Healthy
Episode 102-103: David Arroyo
Episode 173: Luciano Arroyo
Episode 176: Vidal Arroyo

If you want to learn more about homeschooling in high school, check out our seminar, Begin with the End in Mind.

RESOURCES

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+Get our FREE ebook: 5 Essential Parts of a Great Education.

+Attend one of our upcoming seminars this year!

+Click HERE for more information about consulting with Carole Joy Seid!

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176: From Homeschooler to Rhodes Scholar at Oxford with Vidal Arroyo Aug 23, 2023

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Lots of families wonder if it is too late to start homeschooling. In this interview, Carole talks with Vidal Arroyo about his experience being homeschooled for only one year - his senior year of high school - and how it still made a difference in his educational experience. It's not too late to start homeschooling!

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+Get our FREE ebook: 5 Essential Parts of a Great Education.

+Attend one of our upcoming seminars this year!

+Click HERE for more information about consulting with Carole Joy Seid!

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