EPISODE · Jul 17, 2026 · 21 MIN
How Homeschooling went Mainstream
from Ave Maria in the Afternoon Segments · host Dr. Marcus Peter and Dixie Dillon Lane
The popular imagination of homeschooling has rarely aligned with reality. Amidst the COVID lockdowns of 2020 and 2021, the public was forced to reconsider its understanding of what homeschooling really was – and it’s becoming more popular than ever. We discuss how homeschooling went mainstream with Dixie Lane.Further ReadingSkipping School: A History of American Homeschooling and How It Went MainstreamHomeschoolers Aren’t Weird (Anymore)Follow Dixie on XFollow Dixie on SubstackGuest InfoDixie Dillon Lane is an American historian and homeschooling parent who lives in rural Virginia. She holds a PhD in history from the University of Notre Dame and serves as associate editor of Hearth & Field. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com
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