HOMESCHOOL HACKS TO MAKE YOUR SECOND YEAR OF HOMESCHOOLING BETTER THAN THE FIRST

Reduce frustrations and get more done each day with Linsey’s matter-of-fact advice about categorizing all of your day-to-day tasks. Linsey and Janna will give you permission to let go of expectations that don’t suit your family so you can homeschool confidently with your own flair. Finally, Linsey encourages families to celebrate the successes of their homeschool year—no matter how unconventional it was. Although you may not have checked all the boxes, rest assured your children have learned this year! Linsey Knerl is a mom of six, a small-business owner, and author of Homeschool Hacks: How to Give Your Kid a Great Education without Losing Your Job or Your Mind. Because she understands first-hand the stressors homeschool parents face as they constantly juggle multiple demands, she’s uniquely qualified to help new homeschoolers make next year even better. Now that her oldest daughter has graduated from a 4-year college, she has concrete proof that homeschooling truly works! (No, her daughter wasn’t the weirdo on campus!) Watch this episode here. ★★★ LISTENER COUPON CODE Request your coupon code to use on any purchase at bookshark.com. QUOTABLES Janna: "I just realize how much I have to change, how much I as a homeschool parent need to be less rigid in the way I think it needs to be done. Because in my mind, you don't just skip math for a day. That's mutiny. But really, that is ... is that permission, once again. Actually, you can skip math for a day, a week if you're having a hectic week. It doesn't have to be so rigid."  Linsey: "So you talking to your child about what's going on with the pandemic, that might replace reading for the day. And that's just something you have to accept. That doesn't mean that time was lost, or it didn't have value, or they weren't learning. It's just really hard to put down on your little homeschool planner, but it counts. It really, really, really counts. I want parents to give them more credit than what they do for just being that emotional, strong support for their child, which is really what they needed so much this year, I think." Thanks to show sponsor BookShark. Request a homeschool curriculum catalog or download samples at bookshark.com. TIMESTAMPS 02:04 Meet Linsey. 06:38 Evaluate the homeschool tasks that require high supervision on your part. Be realistic about these. 10:12 Be prepared for things to change year by year in your homeschool as kids mature and needs change.  14:55 Homeschool myths. 21:33 What are the criteria of a good homeschool year? If you'd like to share an aha moment, an inspirational quote, a homeschool hack, a book you're loving, or a suggested podcast topic/guest, leave a comment at bookshark.com/podcast. We'd love to feature your reflection on a future episode.