151: Pandemic Homeschooling & Aha Moments

We're back with brand new episodes! This week, we're sharing updates on how homeschool is going and what it looks like for each of us in this season of life. Maren shares her "Aha Moment" about including our kids in solving household problems and sharing responsibilities. Plus, you're getting a preview of what's coming up this podcast season. As always, you'll get our LTWs at the end, and we've added a new listener question segment! Join us on Patreon to hear us answer this week's questions. Aha Moment Quote "When kids are involved in what's going on, they often want to help make things better." -Maren Mentions Dreambox CTC Math Outschool CNN10 Stamped The Daily Mr. D Math Listener Question Sierra and Jen asked us great questions about how negotiation, collaboration, and decision-making works in our families and in child-centered homeschool. Join us on Patreon to hear our conversation answering the question: "How much say do your kids have in homeschool?"   Coming up this season This season, we're going back to the basics: math, chores, meals, curriculum and more! We're also piloting a couple episodes of Unrefined Education, where we'll share some of our big thoughts and feelings about education as a whole.   $5 Squad on Patreon We know that a lot of subscriptions and memberships can be out of reach financially for homeschool families, and it's often us parents that give up the things we want in order to afford what our families need.   But we really want our Squad to be affordable for you because every homeschool parent should be able to get connected to the support they need. You get ALL our rewards and join our comunity for just $5/month. And we now offer a DISCOUNTED annual rate with TWO MONTHS FREE. $50/year is a small investment to make in YOURSELF—and you DESERVE it. Loving This Week (LTW) Maren: Being Serena & Framing Britney Spears Angela: Yoga with Kassandra   Patrons get a monthly "LTW Extra" episode when you join our $5 Squad. An hour-long chat about the shows, products, podcasts, books, and more that we're loving!    More About Homeschool Unrefined We are an inclusive and nonsectarian podcast. We believe Black Lives Matter, and we are LGBTQ+ affirming (for more, read our piece on Romper). We are listener supported and are donating 10% of all Patreon income and product sales to The Conscious Kid, a Black and Brown-led organization that has been instrumental in our own evolution and in leading the way in both ideological and tangible change with their work in "parenting and education through a critical race lens." Read our full ABAR Statement here and on Instagram.   Connect with us!  Visit our website | Sign up for our newsletter. | Support us on Patreon. | Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers | Merch Shop Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Youtube Angela on Instagram: @unrefinedangela | Maren on Instagram: @unrefinedmaren Email us any questions or feedback at [email protected] Visit our Amazon Shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/homeschoolunrefined We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.