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SCAIHS Stories: Homeschooling in South Carolina
Interviews with homeschool parents and students. We'll talk about why people chose to homeschool, what the experince was like, what went well and what didn't, how it compared to public or private school, and how South Carolina Assocication of Independent Home Schools (SCAIHS) helped.
Episodes
23 episodes
Mary Kaye - Unlearning School
Mary Kaye, a mom of four, having used public school, private school, and homeschool for her children, discusses the pros and cons of homeschooling, how she’d do things differently if she could, and learning to “unschool” herself as a former cla...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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27:41
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Michelle - Committed to Homeschooling
Michelle, a homeschool mom having graduated all four of her children through SCAIHS, talks about her experiences with the history of homeschooling in South Carolina and SCAIHS, what to do when the bad days come, and how to be committed to homes...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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22:55
Geoffrey - Homeschooling, the Pros Far Outweigh the Cons
Geoffrey, currently homeschooling his 4 daughters, talks about the freedom and flexibility that homeschooling provides; allowing for him to better protect his girls. He discusses his thankfulness for SCAIHS and his counselor, and urges an...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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18:47
Jennifer - Homeschooling with Purpose
Jennifer, a single mom, talks about homeschooling her 7 year old son while working full time. Jennifer enjoys a holistic approach to homeschooling as with all things in her life, and discusses
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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35:04
Tammy - Growing Children in Character
Tammy, a homeschool mom of 7 children, talks about her adoption journey, homeschooling ESL students, homeschooling students with special needs and learning differences (such as dyslexia, and low IQ), homeschooling an academically gifted student...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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56:34
Manuela - Accidental Homeschooler Found Success
Manuela, a self-described “accidental homeschooler” graduated her youngest after two and a half years of homeschooling high school. She talks about the transition to homeschool from private school, how homeschool helped her relationship w...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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25:30
Katina - Homeschooling through the Hard Times
In this episode, Meredith Taylor, the Special Needs Director, guest hosted to help Katina tell her story. Katina is a widow, full-time working single mother of two teenagers. Katina talks about homeschooling her special needs studen...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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38:40
Moryah - The World is Our Classroom
Moryah graduated the oldest of her two through SCAIHS and continues to homeschool the younger. She talks about loving to learn, using the public school, transitioning to homeschool, encouraging self-directed learning, critical thinking, a...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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26:09
Kimberly - Be Prepared and Be Flexible
Kimberly graduated her four children through SCAIHS. She talks about her experience switching from public school to homeschool, how homeschool strengthened their family relationship, field trips, and promoting the love of learning i...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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34:19
Brantlee - Learning is Relational
Brantlee, a homeschool mom who has graduated both her children. She talks about homeschooling, setting up her students as independent learners, her experience with the differences between brick-and-mortar public school, virtual charter sc...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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29:23
Meg - One Year at a Time
Meg is a homeschool mom who started homeschooling “just for preschool” and recently graduated her oldest from homeschooling and is graduating her younger this year. Meg talks about making the choice every year to continue to homeschool, m...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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20:02
Tori - Prayer, Endurance, and Enjoyment
Tori is a homeschool mom who has graduated both her children. Tori talks abouther experience being a classroom educator and transitioning to homeschool. She talks aboutthe endurance that homeschooling has cultivated in her family, and t...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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38:32
Paola - Embracing the Freedom of Homeschooling
Paola is a homeschool mom of four who’s graduated her elder two and is homeschooling the younger two. Paola discusses being a reluctant homeschooler, transitioning from corporate America into being a stay-at-home mom, transitioning fro...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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25:43
Zan Tyler - The History of SCAIHS
Zan Tyler, founder of SCAIHS, shares the story of the founding of SCAIHS. Discussing variouslegal battles, lobbying efforts, and the struggles of being allowed to homeschool in SouthCarolina in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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41:25
Lisa - Classical Homeschooling and Student Success
Lisa is a homeschool mom of three, having graduated one and currently homeschooling the others. She talks about the transition of her oldest to college from homeschooling, their experience with private school and how it compares to hom...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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22:31
Elise - Finding a Philosophy for Homeschooling
Elise Edson is a homeschool mom who homeschooled all four of her daughters, and helped homeschool some of her granddaughters. She talks about being a rebel in her desire to not send her children off to school, being a one-income family...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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48:15
Cathie - Loving Teaching Your Kids
Cathie Marshall is a homeschool mom who homeschooled all four of her children. She talks about homeschooling being a calling, homeschool routines, teaching time management, finding curriculum via conventions, used book sales, or throug...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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16:14
Carol - Enjoy Your Kids
Carol Kurlowich is a homeschool mom who’s graduated all four of her daughters. She talks about crashing and burning when she first tried homeschooling, learning how to homeschool and not just trying to do school at home, the history of...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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34:40
Beth - The Importance of a Homeschool Network
Beth Moore is a homeschool mom who graduated both her children. She talks about homeschooling in South Carolina, the differences between being a classroom teacher and a homeschool teacher, lesson planning, keeping her children eager to...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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28:37
Abby - When Learning Doesn’t Look the Same
Abby is a homeschool graduate. She talks about always being homeschooled, hands-on learning, flexible schedules, field trips, and homeschooling with a learning disability.
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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12:43
Louise - Can’t Imagine Homeschooling Alone
Louise is a homeschool mom who graduated both of her students. She talks about being a public school teacher, God’s calling to homeschool, SCAIHS accountability and reputation lending her homeschool credibility, having a flexible routi...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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28:23