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    Homeschooling IRL | Parenting & homeschooling — unfiltered.

    Homeschooling in real life — the messy, funny, faith-filled truth about raising and teaching your kids. Hosts Fletch and Kendra Fletcher pull back the curtain on what homeschooling and parenting actually look like day to day: the wins, the meltdowns, the questions that keep you up at night, and the conversations most parents are afraid to have out loud. Every episode brings honest talk, plenty of laughs, and practical encouragement — often with a favorite guest — on everything from curriculum and burnout to marriage, faith, and the hard stuff: talking to your kids about sex, screens, growing up, and keeping your sanity along the way. If you’re homeschooling from a Christian worldview and you’re tired of the highlight reel, pull up a chair. You’re among friends who get it. Honest, evergreen conversations for every season of the homeschool journey. Part of the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

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    Love In The House May 11, 2023
    Show notes

    HIRL-Episode-14.jpg

    Want to know what it takes to have love in the house?

    What happens when a family goes from relying on rules and rigidity to understanding what it means when Jesus tells us that the grandest commandment is love?

    Chris and Wendy Jeub are raising (or have raised) 16 children in a home that has seen both the letter of the law and the sweetness of grace and love, and they’re joining us to tell us how love in the family has absolutely changed theirs for the better. It’s an episode you won’t want to miss! Listen now to Love in the House.

    Thanks to our sponsor CTCMath, a wonderful Math curriculum for the entire family of school-aged children for sponsoring this episode of HIRL, Love in the House. CTC’s one-stop shop has grades K-12; check it out.

    Join Fletch (from theMangoTimes) and Kendra (from Preschoolers and Peace) podcast every two weeks as they interview guests and talk through some of the goofiness they have experienced in nearly two decades Homeschooling In Real Life.

    The post Love In The House appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

    Special Replay: Extracurricular Overkill May 03, 2023
    Show notes

    Extracurricular Overkill - How to filter extracurricular activities into your homeschool with Homeschooling IRLExtracurricular Overkill on the HIRL Podcast

    On this week’s special back-to-school replay with Fletch and Kendra, they talk about Extracurricular Overkill. When is enough too much?

    On this episode of HomeschoolingIRL, Fletch, and Kendra answer a letter from a listener wondering how to filter extracurricular activities into your homeschool. When should you say yes? When should you say no?

    We invite good friends Nate and Ali Miller into the studio to talk through the topic of extracurricular overkill. Listen in as we discuss how they made the decision to pull back from gymnastics, swimming, baseball, and choir in their family of three pre-teens. We hope you are encouraged by this discussion of choosing extracurricular activities in your homeschool family.

    SHOW NOTES For Extracurricular Overkill

    Recommended Resources:

    Joann Kraft – Just Too Busy
    Betty The Surf Dog Twitter Feed – Home of Betty the Surf Dog
    Fletch Twitter
    Kendra Twitter



    Music clips used on this episode:
    Breathe In Breathe Out Move On – Buy it on iTunes Here

    Love this Episode of HIRL? Check out these podcasts from Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network

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    Top 10 Parenting Secrets
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    Find them all at Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network, including Vintage Homeschool Moms, Homeschooling with Technology, LifeSkills101, and more!

    Special Thanks to our Network Sponsor, CTC Math! A Cathy Duffy top 103 Pick for Homeschool Curriculum

    Thanks to our sponsor, CTCMath.com – we are pleased for their continued excellence in education and dedication to the homeschool community. It is due to sponsorships that our programs continue to come to you without cost. Please visit the website and check out their curriculum and learn how homeschoolers can save 50%!

    The post Special Replay: Extracurricular Overkill appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

    Special Replay | Can Your Homeschooler Go To College – HIRL Episode 27 Apr 25, 2023
    Show notes

    can homeschoolers go to college podcast with HIRL

    Can Your Homeschooler Go To College?

    The answer to this question is obvious: we all know that homeschoolers can go to college!

    This episode is brought to you by CTCMath.com – a wonderful math curriculum for all of your homeschool needs, or to brush up on new skills.

    On this episode of Homeschooling In Real Life, Fletch and Kendra get real and challenge their listeners to join them in a difficult discussion about fear and trusting God as they contemplate sending their children onto higher education.

    Along the way, they sit down with two college admissions counselor. They ask them to share the experiences they have had when homeschoolers apply to college. How are we doing when it comes to academic preparedness, pride and preparing our kids for college?

    Finally, Fletch and Kendra wrap up their show with a special edition of the HIRLer’s Treasure Chest. Tune in to see what these two are recommending for you now!

    Homeschool College Success

    Not only can homeschoolers go to college, they can succeed when they are there. Time and again, we have seen the statistics. There are a wide variety of college prep opportunities for homeschool kids.

    Episode Timeline

    03:45 – Fletch/Kenj talk begins the discussion about parenting from a place of fear.
    15:13 – Grand Canyon University Admission reps Nick Chandler, and Carrie Fox-Buttram joins the discussion.
    45:29 – HIRL’ers Treasure Chest

    Join Fletch (from theMangoTimes) and Kendra (from Preschoolers and Peace) for the HomeschoolingIRL podcast every two weeks as they interview guests and talk through some of the goofiness they have experienced in nearly two decades of Homeschooling In Real Life.

    Enjoy This Podcast? Listen in to more:

    MBFLP 94 – Choosing A College

    College Prep Genius Introduction

    The post Special Replay | Can Your Homeschooler Go To College – HIRL Episode 27 appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

    Special Replay! HomeschoolingIRL Episode 4: Homeschooling Will Save Your Kids, Part One Apr 19, 2023
    Show notes

    Homeschooling will save your kidsHomeschooling Will Save Your Kids?

    Most of us won’t say outright that we think homeschooling will save our kids, but many of us pack this idea in the back of our minds: if we only do it right, our kids will turn out to be good, godly adults.

    Is that true? Can we trust that homeschooling will save your kids?

    On this episode, we share our own homeschool journey. Where we think we got it right, where we know we got it wrong, and then we’ll bring some levity to the whole show by recommending some things we love and a new segment called “Q and A with K and A.”

    Join us for Homeschooling IRL Episode #4

    Where we peel back the layers of our own hearts and expose the areas where we may be relying on our own good works to deliver our kids to the finish line.

    Thanks to our sponsor, CTCMath.com

    We are pleased with their continued excellence in education and dedication to the homeschool community. It is due to sponsorships that our programs continue to come to you without cost. Please visit the website and check out their curriculum.

    SHOW NOTES: EPISODE 4 – HOMESCHOOLING WILL SAVE YOUR CHILDREN, PART 1

    Join Fletch (from theMangoTimes) and Kendra (from Preschoolers and Peace) podcast every two weeks as they interview guests and talk through some of the goofiness they have experienced in nearly two decades of Homeschooling In Real Life.

    Enjoy This Podcast? Check these out!

    Faith and Homeschooling

    Moms Fill Up Your Tank

    The post Special Replay! HomeschoolingIRL Episode 4: Homeschooling Will Save Your Kids, Part One appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

    Special Replay: HomeschoolingIRL Episode 6: I’m Thinking About Homeschooling, But… Apr 11, 2023
    Show notes

    Thinking about homeschooling but have reservations? Let's address them!

    Thinking about homeschooling? Have a friend who is?

    Are you thinking about homeschooling? On this episode of Homeschooling IRL, we’ll answer your burning questions about homeschooling, such as, “Will my kids have to raise their hands to ask to go to the bathroom?”, “What about the prom?”, and “Who gets to be the lunch lady?” Just kiddin’. We’ve polled moms and dads who are thinking about homeschooling and asked them what concerns them most. We didn’t prompt or suggest their comments, and you just might find yourself relating to what they have to say. When told they fear burnout, kids who turn out wacky, and their own academic shortcomings, we responded with honesty and transparency with some good old-fashioned humor and self-deprecation mixed in. This is the stuff of real life!

    This podcast is sponsored by CTC Math

    Homeschoolers – 1/2 Price after FREE TRIAL. Click the link to get started.

    Thinking About Homeschooling Show Notes:

    Summary of Thinking About Homeschooling

    Ctcmath.com. 0:00

    Intro to homeschooling in real life.

    1:19

    It takes a lot of time and commitment.

    6:25

    The reality of homeschooling in real life.

    11:50

    I don’t know if I can do this right.

    21:06

    Why science is hard to homeschool?

    23:30

    Q and A with Candy.

    29:27

    What do you mean by socialization?

    34:00

    How to bring Jesus into your home?

    39:52

    CTC Math Sponsored Podcast

    Are you looking for a new math curriculum? Well, CTC Math specializes in providing online video tutorials that take a multi-sensory approach to learning favorably reviewed in Kathy Duffy’s 102 Topics and the Old Schoolhouse Crew Review.

    The lessons are short and concise to help your children break down concepts and appreciate math and a whole new way. The lessons are taught their traditional way, not to the test. Each one of the video tutorials is taught by an internationally acclaimed teacher, Pat Murray, who is renowned for teaching math concepts in a simple, easy-to-understand way. And in only a few minutes at a time.

    Using a multi-sensory approach, having the combination of effective graphics and animation synchronized with the voice of a friendly teacher together with a practical assessment, even students who struggled with math are getting fantastic results. And the ones that were doing okay before now are doing brilliantly. Visit CTC math today and start your free trial. That’s CTCmath.com.

    Loved Thinking About Homeschooling? Try These Recommended Podcasts

    Find a Math Curriculum That Works

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    SUMMARY KEYWORDS

    homeschooling, kids, homeschool, teach, people, question, child, thinking, public school, year, podcast, boys, coffee, friends, picture, fletch, homeschoolers, school, high school, multi-sensory approach

    The post Special Replay: HomeschoolingIRL Episode 6: I’m Thinking About Homeschooling, But… appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

    Holiday Replay |Holiday Series: Stocking Stuffer Dec 21, 2022
    Show notes

    Stocking Stuffers | Holiday ReplayAre you stuck in holiday traffic? Are you locking yourself in the bathroom at your family get-together to avoid Crazy Uncle Larry? Are you sick of hearing Christmas music? This quick episode is just for you!

    Merry Christmas HIRLers! Join Fletch and Kendra in this short and fun episode as we share Christmas laughs with you. You might find out a few things that you didn’t know about Fletch and Kendra. (No, she really doesn’t like Italian Christmas music!)

    Find out more facts as we play a quick round of “Q and A with K and A.” Then see if you agree as we comment on your answers to our Facebook questions like “What Christmas song drives you nuts?” We each have goodies to lock into the HIRLer’s Treasure Chest, and then join us as we finish the podcast with a Christmas edition of “Would you rather…”

    This episode is meant to be light-hearted, but it also gives you a chance to take a private peek at your two hosts. Join us as we celebrate Christmas week on this episode of Homeschooling In Real Life.

    SHOW NOTES:

    Recommended Resources:
    Hope Shifting – by Jim Applegate

    Previous Episodes Mentioned:
    Why the Rise In African-American Homeschooling – Episode 54

    Music clips used on this episode:
    Wonderful Christmas Time- Paul McCartney – Go buy it on iTunes
    Last Christmas – Wham! – Go buy it on iTunes
    Blue Christmas – Elvis Presley – Go buy it on iTunes
    Baby It’s Cold Outside – Dean Martin – Go buy it on iTunes
    12 Days of Christmas – Bing Crosby – Go buy it on iTunes
    All I Want For Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey – Go buy it on iTunes
    Christmas Song – Chipmunks – Go buy it on iTunes
    Carole of the Bells – John Williams – Go buy it on iTunes
    Grandma Got Runover By A Reindeer – Elmo and Patsy – Go buy it on iTunes
    Christmas Shoes – Newsong – Go buy it on iTunes
    Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Bruce Springsteen – Go buy it on iTunes
    Dominic the Donkey – Lou Monte – Go buy it on iTunes

    Thank you to our Sponsor | 5000 BLANKETS


    Inspired by a true story, 5000 BLANKETS will encourage you to give to others. Find hope this holiday season when you see 5000 BLANKETS in theaters. Exclusively in theaters December 12 & 13! Coming to PureFlix!

    LISTEN HERE

    Are you ready to listen to Fletch and Kendra get real about homeschooling? Press the PLAY button below.

    The post Holiday Replay |Holiday Series: Stocking Stuffer appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

    The Quiet Fight Between Women – HIRL Episode 56 Dec 16, 2022
    Show notes

    quiet fight between women (1200 × 628 px)There is a quiet fight going on under the surface in homeschooling for a long time.

    “Let’s face it. The quiet fight between women in homeschooling often comes down to pride.” – Angie Tolpin

    We dive back into familiar waters on this episode and tackle the issue of competition and pride that we see generally among women in the church, but specifically within the walls of homeschooling.

    “You know there are greater possibilities of friendship and Christian fellowship in your life. And yet — despite your best intentions — there is something in the way holding you back from your spiritual growth with your sisters in Christ. But what is it? A silence. A distance with no name. A weapon of the enemy fashioned to drive us apart and stop us from creating the fellowship we need for our growth in Christ. Something so subtle you might never understand it alone, much less be able to overcome it.” –The Quiet Fight Between Women

    Fletch and Kendra sit down with author Angie Tolpin and have an honest discussion about why women have difficulty connecting or feel as if there is an undercurrent of comparison and competition running through our relationships. Join them on this episode as they talk again about how Jesus changes our communication and frees us to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with each other as we seek to bring glory to God.

    Timeline
    1:02 – Introduction
    13:00 – Angie Tolpin Interview, 1
    26:30 – Angie Tolpin Interview, 2
    38:30 – Q and A with K and A

    Show Notes

    Thank you to our Sponsor | 5000 BLANKETS


    Inspired by a true story, 5000 BLANKETS will encourage you to give to others. Find hope this holiday season when you see 5000 BLANKETS in theaters. Exclusively in theaters December 12 & 13!

    Music clips used on this show:

    “Scheming Weasel” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Join Fletch (from theMangoTimes) and Kendra (from Preschoolers and Peace and KendraFletcher.com) for the HomeschoolingIRL podcast every week as they interview guests and talk through some of the goofiness they have experienced in nearly two decades of Homeschooling In Real Life.

    The post The Quiet Fight Between Women – HIRL Episode 56 appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

    Special Replay | The Working Homeschool Mom – HIRL Episode 141 Dec 08, 2022
    Show notes

    Are you a homeschooling mom who needs to work? Are you contemplating a job alongside homeschooling? Join us for this episode of Homeschooling in Real Life as we talk with Jimmie Lanley, a mom who found the need to be employed but also wanted to continue educating her daughter at home with excellence.

    Jimmie is straightforward and encouraging as she shares her experience and wisdom with our listeners.

    SHOW NOTES:

    Recommended Resources:

    JimmieLanley.com

    Get Social With Us:

    Follow Fletch/Kendra:
    Fletch Twitter
    Kendra Twitter

    Follow the Studio Dogs:
    Betty the Surf Dog – Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Website
    Rasta The Chocolate Lab – Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Website

    Previous Episodes Mentioned:

    None

    Music clips used on this episode:
    The Hustle – Van McCoy (Buy it on iTunes here)

    SUBSCRIBE AND LEAVE AN iTUNES REVIEW:

    Allow the magic of the internet to deliver Homeschooling In Real Life to your tablet or smartphone. Let us show you how easy it is:

    1. Follow this link to our iTunes page.
    2. IMPORTANT STEP: Under our big red HomeschoolingIRL logo, just click on View in iTunes
    3. The iTunes program will automatically launch and take you to our podcast page.
    4. FIRST – Click SUBSCRIBE. Voila! All of our podcasts will come directly to your computer and smartphone.
    5. NEXT – Click RATINGS AND REVIEW. Remember, the best reviews are 5 stars (hint hint!).
    6. Thanks for being one of our listeners! HIRLers rock!

    WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO LISTEN TO HomeschoolingIRL?

    1. You can listen right on this page. There is an audio player below.
    2. You can listen on your iPod, Smartphone, or tablet. Open the PODCAST app on your device, search podcasts for “HomeschoolingIRL” and click subscribe. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.
    3. Subscribe to the HomeschoolingIRL website, and you will be notified when every new episode is released. Follow this link and begin your FREE SUBSCRIPTION.

    Thank you to our Sponsor | 5000 BLANKETS


    Inspired by a true story, 5000 BLANKETS will encourage you to give to others. Find hope this holiday season when you see 5000 BLANKETS in theaters. Exclusively in theaters December 12 & 13!

    LISTEN HERE

    Are you ready to listen to Fletch and Kendra get real about homeschooling? Press the PLAY button below.

    Join Fletch (from theMangoTimes) and Kendra (from KendraFletcher.com) for the HomeschoolingIRL podcast every week as they interview guests and talk through some of the goofiness they have experienced in nearly two decades.

    LISTEN HERE

    Are you ready to listen to Fletch and Kendra get real about homeschooling? Press the PLAY button below.

    The post Special Replay | The Working Homeschool Mom – HIRL Episode 141 appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

    Special Replay | Best of HIRL Christmas Series: Jesus vs. Santa Dec 05, 2022
    Show notes

    Does Santa have any place in the celebration of Christmas? If you listen to some homeschoolers talk about it, event the mention of Santa Claus associated with Christmas will land you in the “loner’s corner” of your co-op. Yet, others celebrate good ol’ jolly Santa Claus right next to the baby Jesus. There is also a third category of homeschoolers (like Fletch) who enjoy stirring the pot and cracking off remarks like: “You know…if you rearrange the letters in Santa…it spells S-A-T-A-N.” Fletch can be cheeky that way!

    Where does that leave us?

    Should we allow Santa to have a seat at the Christmas table or should he and Rudolph be hidden high up on the shelf with that pesky elf?

    With sleighbells ringing and all the yuletide they can muster, Fletch and Kendra sit down for an open, honest discussion about the celebration of Christmas and answer the question: What should Christian homeschooling parents do with Santa Claus at Christmas? Tune in and join them for a fun and lively debate on this edition of HomeschoolingIRL.

    Recommended Resources:
    Prodigal God by Timothy Keller
    Hope Shifting by Jim Applegate
    5 Terrific Christmas Advent Devotionals – HomeschoolingIRL Blog

    Previous Episodes Mentioned:
    None

    Music clips used on this episode:
    Blue Christmas – Elvis Presley – Go buy it on iTunes
    Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Willie Nelson – Go buy it on iTunes

    Thank you to our Sponsor | 5000 BLANKETS


    Inspired by a true story, 5000 BLANKETS will encourage you to give to others. Find hope this holiday season when you see 5000 BLANKETS in theaters. Exclusively in theaters December 12 & 13!

    LISTEN HERE

    Are you ready to listen to Fletch and Kendra get real about homeschooling? Press the PLAY button below.

    The post Special Replay | Best of HIRL Christmas Series: Jesus vs. Santa appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

    Listener Q&A – Special Replay Oct 17, 2022
    Show notes

    Fletch and Kendra jump on the microphone today for a little housekeeping and spend some time with Q&A submitted from listeners.On this week’s episode of Homeschooling in Real Life, we’re answering listeners emails on a wide variety of topics. Judgmental homeschoolers? We got that. Homeschooling high school? Yep, that, too. Chances are, if you’ve had a question for Fletch and Kendra, you’ll hear the answers you’ve been waiting for.

    It’s fast-paced, light, sometimes serious, but always with the goal of keeping the main thing the main thing.

    Get Social With Us:

    Follow Fletch/Kendra:
    Fletch Twitter
    Kendra Twitter

    Follow the Studio Dogs:
    Betty the Surf Dog – Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Website
    Rasta The Chocolate Lab – Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Website

    Previous Episodes Mentioned:
    None

    Music clips used on this episode:
    None used

    LISTEN HERE

    Are you ready to listen to Fletch and Kendra get real about homeschooling? Press the PLAY button below.

    The post Listener Q&A – Special Replay appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

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