The Joys and Challenges of Homeschooling w/ Our Podcast Listeners

In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett react to listener responses to this season’s interview questions!

Note on Audio: Due to a technical issue, Susanna’s audio in this episode isn’t as clear as usual. Thanks for bearing with us—we think you’ll still enjoy the conversation!

• (00:00) - Intro
• (02:05) - How we're organizing the episode
• (02:39) - Favorite memories being homeschooled
• (02:49) - Cake doughnuts on snow days
• (05:16) - Hands-on projects
• (06:57) - Co-ops can be good!!!!
• (08:10) - One of the biggest challenges of homeschooling
• (08:45) - Hard relationships with parents
• (12:11) - The story of socialization
• (14:43) - Making the transition out of homeschooling
• (19:56) - Being self-motivated in a subject you hate
• (26:29) - Break
• (26:55) - If you could change one thing, what would it be?
• (27:02) - Us vs. Them
• (32:45) - Structure and technology
• (37:35) - Biggest challenges as a homeschool parent
• (37:48) - Career/school balance
• (44:26) - One piece of advice
• (44:36) - It will not look like the picture in your mind
• (45:39) - Try things!!
• (47:31) - Trust your gut
• (48:59) - Outro