SHARE THE LIFT: MICROSCHOOLING

Microschool? Micro School? Micro-School? However you spell it it's all the same, a small group of kiddos of a similar age getting together to learn and explore. Homeschooling is all about choice. What you teach your kids, and how you teach your kids. Join Janna and her guest as they chat about microschooling, why the Henderson family chooses to homeschool, and what that looks like for them.  ABOUT OUR GUEST | Natasha Henderson and her husband have two children. They have been homeschooling for 12 years. As a former public school special education teacher with an M.S. in Early Childhood Education, Natasha is very active in her local homeschool community, scouting programs, and various kids' sports and activities. In her spare time, you can find Natasha at her local library, maybe cuddled up with her cats or walking their sweet puppy, Tucker!  LISTENER COUPON CODE ★Request your coupon code to use on any purchase at bookshark.com. Natasha 00:51: So yeah, I never thought about homeschooling before I was a special ed teacher before I had kiddos. Natasha 02:32: Absolutely. So when I think about what micro school means to me, it's kind of like a hybrid situation where my kiddos get to experience that collaboration with their same-age peers in an environment that's different than a public school setting. Natasha 08:09: Yeah. Well, you know, we spoke earlier when we were talking about like, intention, and what does that mean? Natasha 10:59: Yeah, well, I think it's, it's hard to kind of, I think there's a lot of fear associated with, like, not feeling like you know, what you're doing. I mean, like, as a parent, you're like, you know, I'm entering my oldest is about to be a teenager, and I'm like, Oh, my gosh, I have no idea what's ahead, what I'm getting myself into. Natasha 19:00: Absolutely. And I think that that just exemplifies what we were talking about earlier about, like, there's no one way to homeschool. Thanks to show sponsor BookShark. Request a homeschool curriculum catalog or download samples at bookshark.com. 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.