Yvette Hampton and Cindy West dive into balancing academics with life skills and character building in homeschool. Discover practical tips on overcoming challenges, finding affordable resources, and encouraging growth in both moms and kids. Whether you're a seasoned homeschooler or just starting, this episode is packed with invaluable insights.

🌟 Episode Highlights:

• Balancing academics and character building

• Importance of faith-centered curricula

• Resources for teaching advanced subjects

• Affordable homeschooling solutions

• Overcoming personal challenges in homeschooling

• Encouraging growth and habit training

• Embracing the homeschooling journey

We’re thrilled to introduce Kristi Clover as a new guest host on the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast!  In this episode, Yvette Hampton and Kristi Clover dive into Kristi's role as a homeschooling mom, her organizational strategies, and her journey through personal challenges. Discover how Kristi balances her family life with her passion for encouraging others through her speaking and writing.
🌟 Episode Highlights:
• Kristi Clover's introduction and homeschooling success
• Exciting changes to the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast
• Recovery from burnout and depression
• Insights into her book, "Mom Master Organizer of Mayhem"

Yvette Hampton interviews renowned researcher and author Dr. George Barna. Join them as they dive deep into the topic of raising spiritual champions in a world of shifting worldviews. Dr. Barna reflects on his extensive national studies and shares key insights on the importance of establishing a solid Biblical worldview - a responsibility that CAN NOT be delegated or surrendered to schools, churches, media or community organizations. 

Yvette Hampton and Karen DeBeus talk about Getting Real! As homeschool moms, it’s often difficult to share our struggles as we try to live up to the “perfect” homeschool mom that we imagine everyone else to be.

Yvette Hampton and Leslie Nunnery discuss the importance of God’s mandate to parents in Deuteronomy 6:5-7. “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.”

How can we do that practically through homeschooling?

S.D. Smith is the author of our family’s favorite book series, The Green Ember. His books offer “new stories with an old soul.” S.D. Smith talks with Yvette about growing up on the mission field, homeschooling, traveling, and operating a family business. He also gives great advice for teaching kids to be great writers.