Homeschooling IRL
Religion & Spirituality
About
These witty podcasters like to poke sticks at the conventional and with heaps of grace they will confront a few of the sacred cows that Christian homeschoolers like to worship. Their love for the Gospel will remind their listeners on every episode of the freedom that Christ pours out in generous amounts. Grace Wins!
Episodes
- Homeschooling The Struggling Learner
In this episode of Homeschooling IRL, hosts Fletch and Kendra share three practical strategies for parents homeschooling a struggling learner, addressing a listener's question about meeting the needs of these students.
- Homeschooling The Struggling Learner – HIRL Episode 102 Replay
Fletch and Kendra share three practical ideas for homeschooling a struggling learner and answer a listener question about providing adequate time and attention.
- How to Raise A Pagan Kid In A Christian Home – HIRL Replay
Homeschooling IRL replays a discussion with Barrett and Jennifer Johnson on raising children in Christian homes. The episode explores themes of legalism, grace, identity, and avoiding "recipe parenting" to guide children toward faith rathe…
- Special Replay: HomeschoolingIRL Episode 6: I’m Thinking About Homeschooling, But…
Homeschooling IRL Episode 6, a replay, tackles frequent homeschooling questions and concerns voiced by parents, such as the time commitment, potential burnout, and academic worries. The episode shares insights from polled parents, respondi…
- Special Replay: What To Do About Sibling Relationships?
Homeschooling IRL replays an episode on sibling relationships, discussing common issues like fighting and teasing. Hosts Fletch and Kendra share personal family experiences and practical advice for parents managing sibling dynamics within…
- Best of HIRL: Back To School (Replay)
Are you starting your school year? In this Best of HIRL, we gather around the teacher’s lounge and gear up for another year of teaching our kids at home. When this episode first ran, Fletch and Kendra were starting their 19th year of homes…
- HomeschoolingIRL Episode 4: Homeschooling Will Save Your Kids, Part One
Homeschooling Will Save Your Kids? Sponsored by CTCMath.com Most of us won’t say outright that we think homeschooling will save your kids , but many of us pack this idea in the back of our minds: if we only do it right, our kids will turn…
- Talking With Kids About Tragedy – Special Replay
Talking with Kids About Tragedy Tragedy. In terms of media and social media, tragedy has become a staple of our daily diet. The world seems to be going crazy and the news is full of stories that are difficult for kids to process and unders…
- Special Replay | Can Your Homeschooler Go To College – HIRL Episode 27
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, o…
- Affording College – HIRL Episode 126 (Replay)
When our students hope to go to college, the perennial question remains: how in the world will they pay for it? We decided to return to the topic of affording college with College Prep Genius Jean Burk because we know she has valuable info…
- Best of HIRL: Loving the Unlovable (Replay)
A special replay! We all have those people in our lives who prove to be a challenge to love: a grumpy toddler, a brooding teen, an irritable spouse, a controlling parent. How do we love them in spite of their unloveliness? What does the go…
- Special Replay: How Do I Make Homeschooling Fun?
On today’s episode of Homeschooling In Real Life, Martha called in to ask, “How Do I Make My Homeschool Fun?” We loved this question, so both Fletch and Kendra take a stab at answering. As you have come to expect, their answers line up per…
- Special Replay: 5 Ways To Rock Your Homeschool
Need some motivation? Encouragement? Tips? Join us for 5 Ways to Rock Your Homeschool ! We originally titled this one “The Practical Episode”, and that is exactly what we’re talking about. Let’s go back to school with some tips that…
- Homeschooling The Struggling Learner – HIRL Episode 102 Replay
Are you homeschooling a struggling learner? Fletch and Kendra share three practical ideas for you as you consider homeschooling a child who struggles. Join us for this week’s episode as we answer a listener’s question about how to give str…
- Special Replay: Launching Your High Schooler Into Life
Back in Episode 25 , we talked about launching your kid into college. During that discussion, we explained how we have chosen to launch our kids during their senior year of high school, which allows them the freedom to begin making life de…
- I Love Homeschooling But I Hate Teaching Math – HIRL Episode 31
Hate math? And I hate teaching science. And writing. Or . . . Let’s get real homeschoolers. Most of us have at least one subject we don’t enjoy teaching. What? That is difficult to justify when we are the ones in charge of teaching all the…
- HomeschoolingIRL Episode 2: Homeschooling is a Buzzkill
HomeschoolingIRL Homeschooling Is A Buzzkill sponosred by NOW Programs. On this episode of Homeschooling In Real Life, Fletch and Kendra introduce you to one of the phrases used often around their home: Homeschooling Is A Buzzkill! Listen…
- Can Your Homeschooler Go To College – HIRL Episode 27 (replay)
The answer to this question is obvious : we all know that homeschoolers can go to college! On this episode of Homeschooling In Real Life , ( sponsored by Judson College ) Fletch and Kendra get real and challenge their listeners to join the…
- Let Go So They Can Launch: The Truth About College Admissions for Homeschool Grads
Let Go So They Can Launch: The Truth About College Admissions for Homeschool Grads Special Thanks to Our Network Sponsor – Judson College Judson College offers biblical and practical training wherever a student is called, equipping them to…
- What Homeschooling Does To A Marriage – HIRL Episode 17
What Homeschooling Does to a Marriage You are going to want to grab your spouse for this episode! Fletch and Kendra dive right into the middle of the topic and discuss how the stress of homeschooling can leak into your marriage relationshi…
- Best of HIRL Holiday Series – Traveling With Kids
Join us on this episode of Homeschooling in Real Life as we talk about the ins and outs of traveling with kids. On this episode we are NOT talking about vacation planning. Instead we are talking about giving your family a love for travel,…
- Why The Rise In African American Homeschooling, Part 1 (Replay)
The Rise of African American Homeschooling Last month, Fletch read an interesting article in The Washington Post called, Racism in Schools is Pushing More Black Families to Homeschool Their Children. The title alone was enough to get him i…
- Affording College – HIRL Episode 126 (Replay)
When our students hope to go to college, the perennial question remains: how in the world will they pay for it? We decided to return to the topic of affording college with College Prep Genius Jean Burk because we know she has valuable info…
- HomeschoolingIRL Episode 3: Homeschooling, Halloween and Harry Potter
Homeschooling, Halloween, and Harry Potter Homeschooling, Halloween, and Harry Potter? Are we nuts? Well, yes, but that didn’t stop us from tackling two hot-potato topics that homeschoolers traditionally love to argue over. You, too? In th…
- Special Replay! Homeschooling Will Save Your Kids, HIRL
Homeschooling 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 adul…
- I Love Homeschooling But I Hate Teaching Math – HIRL Episode 31
Hate math? And I hate teaching science. And writing. Or . . . Let’s get real homeschoolers. Most of us have at least one subject we don’t enjoy teaching. What? That is difficult to justify when we are the ones in charge of teaching all the…
- Homeschooling Through Hard Times
Hard times! As much as we might like it to be, life is not all ponies, rainbows, and watercolor daisies. On this episode of HomeschoolingIRL we discuss the issue of homeschooling when life gets hard. Difficulties can look different in ever…
- What Homeschooling Does To A Marriage – HIRL Episode 17 (Replay)
You are going to want to grab your spouse for this episode! Fletch and Kendra dive right into the middle of the topic and discuss how the stress of homeschooling can leak into your marriage relationship. Throughout this episode, you will h…
- Homeschooling Through Hard Times
Homeschooling Through the Storm: Navigating Difficulties with Linda Difino Hard Time Episode | Introduction: Welcome back to HomeschoolingIRL, your go-to podcast on the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network! In this episode, we tackle a cruc…
- College Admissions and the Helicopter Parent – HIRL Episode 105
College Admissions and the Helicopter Parent Have you ever heard that sound? The rhythmic whirring of blades as they chop through the air? That is the sound of a helicopter parent hovering over their homeschooled child getting ready for co…
- Grandparents Who Homeschool – HIRL Special Replay
During a recent homeschooling convention where we were speaking, an older gentleman approached the Homeschooling in Real Life booth and asked what we might know about grandparents who homeschool. He was planning to help his daughter homesc…
- Homeschooling Multiple Ages – HIRL Special Replay
How does a homeschooling parent possibly educate older kids while at the same time juggling preschoolers, toddlers, and babies? Is it even realistic to think we could do a good job while spinning so many homeschool plates? On this episode…
- Classroom Teachers Who Homeschool – Special Replay
Classroom Teachers Who Homeschool This episode brought to you by CTC Math. What happens when classroom teachers decide to homeschool their own children? How do they make the transition from classroom management to managing the personalitie…
- Talking With Kids About Tragedy – Special Replay
Talking with Kids About Tragedy Tragedy. In terms of media and social media, tragedy has become a staple of our daily diet. The world seems to be going crazy and the news is full of stories that are difficult for kids to process and unders…
- Special Replay: How Do I Make Homeschooling Fun?
On today’s episode of Homeschooling In Real Life, Martha called in to ask, “How Do I Make My Homeschool Fun?” We loved this question, so both Fletch and Kendra take a stab at answering. As you have come to expect, their answers line up per…
- Back to Homeschool: I Love Homeschooling But I Am Totally Disorganized
So you love the idea of homeschooling , but you are totally disorganized? Is this a deal killer? Should you pack up your kids and send them off to the local school house where they will be kept on track by rigid teaching plans that maintai…
- Cultures and a Heart for the World – HIRL Episode 153
Ever wonder how to give your kids a healthy love for the world and a desire to know other cultures? How about making missions an every day part of your homeschool and home life? What if you can’t travel far from home but want your kids to…
- Beloved Mess – HIRL Episode 109 (Replay)
Are you a beloved mess? Tired of trying to make your family seem as if you’ve got it all together? Exhausted by external standards that seem unreachable or even crushing? The Christian life is not about being less of a mess. It’s about adm…
- When Mom Loses Control Of Her Mouth – HIRL Episode 55
Spicy words? Uncontrolled tongues? What do you do when Mom is the one to lose control of her mouth and damages the ones she loves with sharp words? One of our faithful HIRLers called in asking us to answer these questions, so we dove right…
- Homeless Homeschooling – HIRL Episode 124 (Replay)
Homeless homeschoolers? Sorry for the bait and switch, but this family is anything but homeless! This is a family who decided to take the kids AND the homeschool on the road! Join us and our special guests Megan and Mike Knorpp from Knorpp…
- Replay: When My Convictions Aren’t Your Convictions – HIRL Episode 94
Homeschooling. Health food. Small church. Mom stays home. KJV only. Dresses. Youth group. Public school. No TV. Our convictions, or the things we strongly about, can drive so much of our lives and end up being the choices by which we defin…
- Family Devotions with Marty Machowski – HIRL Episode 128
It’s almost the season of Advent , and we have a special gift for you! Join us as we welcome pastor, homeschool father, and family devotions author, Marty Machowski. We talk with Marty about family devotions and why we need to encourage ea…
- Best of Homschooling IRL: Affording College | Special Replay
A special replay in honor of the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network’s 10th Birthday! It’s that time of year again – graduation is upon us and college is looming into the future. In this replay of the Best of Homeschooling IRL, list…
- Special Replay: The Desperate Need To Get It Right
Special Replay Episode: When we talk about the desperate need to get it right, Fletch is quick to say, “Oh! You mean homeschooling in the age of Pinterest?” On this episode we are talking about how to homeschool when we feel like we just d…
- I Love Homeschooling But I Am Totally Disorganized | Replay
So you love the idea of homeschooling , but you are totally disorganized? Is this a deal killer? Should you pack up your kids and send them off to the local school house where they will be kept on track by rigid teaching plans that maintai…
- HomeschoolingIRL Replay Homeschooling, Halloween and Harry Potter
Homeschooling, Halloween, and Harry Potter Thank you to this podcast episode sponsor: Route 60 – The Biblical Highway. In theaters September 18th & 19th only. Please check the website to learn more about this wonderful movie. Homeschooling…
- Homeschooling The Struggling Learner – HIRL Episode 102 Replay
Are you homeschooling a struggling learner? Fletch and Kendra share three practical ideas for you as you consider homeschooling a child who struggles. Join us for this week’s episode as we answer a listener’s question about how to give str…
- Can We Afford To Homeschool? Understanding Homeschool Finances
Making Homeschooling Work on a Tight Budget In this episode, Fletch and Kendra from the Ultimate Homeschool Radio Network are joined by CPA and homeschooling expert Carol Topp to delve into the topic of homeschooling on a limited budget. T…
- Replay: Devotions For The Real Family
We are talking about Family Devotions for the Real Family on this podcast. You know REAL family devotions. The families with the toddler hijacking the deep discussion, the teens are daydreaming, and the mom is falling asleep because it’s b…
- HomeschoolingIRL Replay- Homeschooling With Exchange Students
Homeschooling Exchange Students Live on location in Paris, France! One of our very favorite episodes to record, because in this show we record straight from the streets of Paris, France as we interview our former exchange student about lif…