Episode 2: The Homeschooling Heritage

A Christian radio drama that used to be found in Chick-fil-A Kid’s Meals is for homeschoolers, isn't it? Joshua doesn’t think so. In the second episode of the What’s Odyssey Podcast, he lays down the benefits of homeschooling, how it relates to Odyssey, and how it’s been under attack in the last twenty years. He caps it off with a discussion with Eleasha Tuttle, a graduating homeschooler, about the same subjects. The Homeschooling Odyssey References: Fast Facts: Homeschooling (91) nces.ed.gov Main Videos: Matt Walsh Video-Matt Walsh DEBUNKS John Oliver's Homeschooling Segment www.youtube.com Blimey Cow Videos- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDn9a8nUOSc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJHt-m3VX6o Homeschool Anthem by Shama Mrema: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00WBjvPsVWQ Additional References: COE - Homeschooled Children and Reasons for Homeschooling https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/tgk/homeschooled-children Public School Spending Per Pupil Experiences Largest Year-to-Year Increase in More Than a Decade https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2023/public-school-spending.html#:~:text=MAY%2018%2C%202023%20%E2%80%94%20Nationally%2C%20public%20school%20spending,spending%20is%20up%20from%20%2413%2C501%20in%20FY%202020. Parent and Family Involvement in Education, from the National Household Education Surveys Program of 2012 https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED544174.pdf Homeschooled children do not grow up to be more religious https://theconversation.com/homeschooled-children-do-not-grow-up-to-be-more-religious-45690 Research Facts on Homeschooling – National Home Education Research Institute https://www.nheri.org/research-facts-on-homeschooling/#:~:text=There%20were%20about%203.1%20million%20homeschool%20students%20in,3%25%20to%204%25%20of%20school-age%20children%29%20%5Bnote%201%5D. Religious Reasons Why Parents Homeschool: How To Incorporate Faith – Home School Victory https://homeschoolvictory.com/religious-reasons-why-parents-homeschool/#:~:text=Roughly%20two-thirds%20of%20homeschool%20families%20are%20Christian.%20Meanwhile%2C,are%20non-christian%20religious%20homeschoolers%20who%20keep%20other%20faiths.   https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED596627.pdf  A Brief History of Homeschooling in the U.S. — Nerdy https://www.nerdy.com/blog/2020/mw06pbosfnh8wa099m9jo4gkkyd8u6 Law School professor says there may be a dark side of homeschooling — Harvard Gazette https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/05/law-school-professor-says-there-may-be-a-dark-side-of-homeschooling/  The History Of Homeschooling In The United States - Northgate Academy https://www.northgateacademy.com/the-history-of-homeschooling-in-the-united-states/ www.northgateacademy.com