The Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast

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The 2025 season brings new hosts to the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast! Yvette Hampton is joined by Aby Rinella, Meeke Addison, Kristi Clover, and Cindy West, to share Biblical homeschooling, parenting, and family discipleship encouragement and advice. Each show shares practical tips to help point our children to Christ, build a solid Biblical worldview, teach effectively, preserve our marriages, manage our homes, and approach child-rearing and discipline issues with a heart-centered focus that will result in confident, biblically-minded, wise, well-balanced adults.

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Yvette Hampton & Aby Rinella Answer Your Homeschool Questions

Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella tackle your homeschooling questions. From motivating an 8th grader with unique career aspirations, to getting to the heart of a strong-willed teenager and meeting children where they are in their education journey, Yvette and Aby provide practical insights and encouragement. Yvette and Aby also bring encouragement for moms wondering “how much is enough,” and share their favorite books and book lists for readers of every ages. Whether you're a new homeschooler or a seasoned veteran, this episode is packed with valuable advice on curriculum choices, balancing academics with relationships, and nurturing your child's unique talents.

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Aby Rinella – Homeschooling Every Subject Series Kickoff!

Aby Rinella Joins Yvette Hampton to kick off our new series, Homeschooling Every Subject.

The series will help homeschooling parents navigate the joys and challenges of teaching different subjects and provide a well-rounded education for their children, with an emphasis on always pointing our children to their Savior.

 

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Sanity Savers for Homeschool Moms – Kristi Clover

Yvette Hampton sits down with Kristi Clover, a veteran homeschool mom of five and author. Kristi shares invaluable tips and "sanity savers" for homeschool moms, covering everything from morning routines to prayer and worship. Discover how to stay organized, manage your homeschooling day effectively, and keep your sanity intact.

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Teaching Kids the Attributes of God - Elizabeth Urbanowicz

In this episode of the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast, Yvette Hampton welcomes Elizabeth Urbanowicz, founder of Foundation Worldview, to discuss the attributes of God. From His self-existence and self-sufficiency to His eternality and omnipresence, they explore how understanding these attributes can shape our understanding of God and our daily lives.

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How to Homeschool: A Step-by-Step Guide - Kristi Clover (Homeschool Survival Series)

Discover how to homeschool successfully with Kristi Clover in this informative episode of the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast. Get expert tips on navigating homeschooling laws, finding curriculum alternatives, and cultivating a love for learning in your children. Join host Yvette Hampton and guest Kristi Clover as they share practical advice and personal experiences to empower and inspire homeschooling parents. Don't miss this valuable resource for anyone considering or currently homeschooling their children.

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Demystifying Learning Styles - Tyler Hogan (Homeschool Survival Series)

The field of learning styles is a complex and often confusing puzzle, filled with as many myths and assumptions as facts. Tyler Hogan joins Yvette Hampton to lay out the most common learning style theories, explains the myths and facts, and packs in simple, practical application for every family.

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Creating a Family Vision - Zan Tyler (Homeschool Survival Series)

What is a Family Vision and why should we consider having one?

Whether we are teaching phonics or physics, refereeing sibling squabbles, or teaching our children eternal truth, we constantly need to remind ourselves that our work as homeschooling moms and dads has tremendous Kingdom significance. This is why we need to cast a clear vision for homeschooling.

Zan Tyler joins Yvette Hampton to share powerful principles and practical suggestions for creating a family vision for homeschooling that enables you to all pull in the same direction.

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Teaching Unit Studies - Melissa Crabtree (Homeschool Survival Series)

Have you wondered what a Unit Study is and how it works? What are the benefits of Unit Studies and how can you use them in your homeschool to teach one child or multiple ages?

Melissa Crabtree joins Yvette Hampton to talk about what Unit Studies are and how they can be used in your homeschool.

Melissa Crabtree is a special education teacher by trade, master of all things Unit Studies, and homeschool mom of one teen and one homeschool graduate. She’s been married to her husband Robert for 23 years.

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Becoming Joyful Mothers - Rachel Zwayne

Sometimes it's hard to be joyful in the mundane responsibilities of everyday life as a mom and wife. Parenting, teaching, chauffeuring, menu planning, housekeeping, etc. It can sometimes be hard and feel lonely. Rachel Zwayne, homeschool mom of five and founder of the Facebook group, Joyful Mothers, is full of encouragement just for you.

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Gameschooling! Cindy West

What in the world is “Gameschooling?” It’s where fun meets education and it can literally bring life to your entire homeschool day! Yvette Hampton talks with Cindy West about this great way to make homeschooling fun (and still fabulously educational).

Sometimes it’s hard to get rid of the “traditional school” mindset as we know it and venture into new ideas. But incorporating games into our homeschool creates countless opportunities for learning, social and communication skills, building relationships, creative thinking, problem solving, and…FUN!

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Public School Exodus - Heidi St. John

“I can’t afford to homeschool.” “I don’t have what it takes.” “I’m not patient enough.” “My kids won’t be socialized.” “My kids are called to be salt & light.” “The public schools in our area are excellent.”

These are the reasons we often hear why parents choose to keep their kids in public school. But what’s really going on in the classrooms, behind closed doors, and on the playground? What are our children really being exposed to and is it happening in YOUR neighborhood?

Join Yvette HamptonAby Rinella, and Heidi St. John as they tackle the important topic of public schools and why we need to get our kids out NOW!

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Teaching the Constitution - Rick Green

Join Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella with Rick Green, as they discuss the importance of teaching our children the Constitution. Rick will share the value of knowing the true history of our nation’s founding and the importance of our founding documents. He will also share some helpful resources for teaching the Constitution in our homes.

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Why This Public School Teacher Homeschools His Children - Caleb Schroeder

Yvette Hampton talks with Caleb Schroeder, a homeschool dad who was homeschooled himself. He and his wife Leah, who was also homeschooled, now homeschool their six children in Southern California. While their homeschool educations were relatively unstructured, they both went on to get college degrees (Caleb just finished his second master’s degree). In this interview Caleb talks about the philosophy and aims public schools from his perspective as a long-time teacher in the system. 

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A Public School Teacher’s Perspective of Homeschooling - Caleb Schroeder

Yvette Hampton talks with Caleb Schroeder, a homeschool dad who was homeschooled himself. He and his wife Leah, who was also homeschooled, now homeschool their six children in Southern California. While their homeschool educations were relatively unstructured, they both went on to get college degrees (Caleb just finished his second master’s degree). In this interview Caleb talks about the philosophy and aims public schools from his perspective as a long-time teacher in the system. 

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