The Joys and Challenges of Homeschooling w/ Our Podcast Listeners

In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett react to listener responses to this season’s interview questions! Note on Audio: Due to a technical issue, Susanna’s audio in this episode isn’t as clear as usual. Thanks for bearing with us—we think you’ll still enjoy the conversation! (00:00) - Intro (02:05) - How we're organizing the episode (02:39) - Favorite memories being homeschooled (02:49) - Cake doughnuts on snow days (05:16) - Hands-on projects (06:57) - Co-ops can be good!!!! (08:10) - One of the biggest challenges of homeschooling (08:45) - Hard relationships with parents (12:11) - The story of socialization (14:43) - Making the transition out of homeschooling (19:56) - Being self-motivated in a subject you hate (26:29) - Break (26:31) - If you could change one thing, what would it be? (26:38) - Us vs. Them (32:21) - Structure and technology (37:11) - Biggest challenges as a homeschool parent (37:24) - Career/school balance (44:02) - One piece of advice (44:12) - It will not look like the picture in your mind (45:15) - Try things!! (47:07) - Trust your gut (48:35) - Outro