The Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast
Latest Episode
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. Guests include cast members from the the feature-length documentary, Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution, speakers, authors, pastors, educators, curriculum publishers, and REAL moms and dads with families and stories just like yours. Each show shares practical advice 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.
Season 3 - Full Season Archive
The third season of the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast, hosted by Yvette Hampton, brings you Biblical homeschooling, parenting, and family discipleship encouragement and advice. Each show shares practical advice 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.
Season 2 - Full Season Archive
The second season of the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast, hosted by Yvette Hampton, brings you Biblical homeschooling, parenting, and family discipleship encouragement and advice. Each show shares practical advice 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.
Homeschooling in Russia! - Andre Furmanov
Join Yvette Hampton as she speaks with Russian pastor and homeschool dad, Andre Furmanov.
Homeschooling and the Great Commission - Marisa Boonstra
Join Yvette Hampton and Marisa Boonstra as they discuss fulfilling the Great Commission in our children and how we can equip our kids with a Biblical Worldview through their education.
Why Homeschool? - Aby Rinella
What does the Bible say about training the hearts of our children? Join Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella as they discuss what the Bible calls us to as parents, especially in regards to the day-to-day education of their children.
Making a Difference Through Homeschooling - Elizabeth Johnston, the Activist Mommy
Join Yvette Hampton and Elizabeth Johnston, The Activist Mommy, as they discuss the importance of impacting our culture for Christ through the advantages we have as homeschoolers. They also discuss the Day of Mourning, a pro-life rally, which took place in Albany, NY, in response to the recent abortion legislation passed in New York and signed by Governor, Andrew Cuomo.
Are Faith and Science Compatible? - Dr. Scott Hardin of Science Shepherd
Yvette Hampton and Dr. Scott Hardin discuss whether faith and science are compatible. Learn about how during the course of an in depth study of science at a university, Scott went from believing in evolution to believing in a Divine Creator and how that transformation has shaped him as a Christian and a homeschool dad.
Get REAL! (The perfect, Pinterest homeschool illusion) - Karen DeBeus
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.
Using Museums in Homeschooling - Steven Policastro
Join Yvette Hampton and Steven Policastro as they discuss practical ways to use museums in your homeschool. Museums are a great way to point your kids to Jesus and have fun in the process. Below you will find links to recommended museums, documentaries, The Creation Trail museum app, and National Homeschool Day.
Defending Homeschooling Freedom - Michael Donnelly, HSLDA
Michael P. Donnelly, Esq. is an HSLDA Senior Counsel and Director of Global Outreach. He serves as HSLDA’s staff attorney for the states of Colorado, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Ohio, and West Virginia and, as Director of Global Outreach, coordinates HSLDA’s support of homeschooling freedom around the world. He is also an adjunct professor of government at Patrick Henry College, where he teaches constitutional law.
Teach Them Diligently - Leslie Nunnery
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?
Building Your Homeschool on a Solid Foundation - Bryan Osborne
What foundation are you building your homeschool on?
Bryan Osborne is a well respected speaker, author, and curriculum specialist for Answers in Genesis. He holds a master’s degree in education and taught Bible history in a public school for 13 years, and has been teaching Christians to defend their faith for nearly 20 years.
The Biblical Response to Fear, Worry, and Anxiety - Lisa Schmidt
Lisa Schmidt and her husband Mike homeschool their four children. She is a certified biblical counselor and conference speaker who worked as an Elementary and Special Education Teacher and Reading Specialist for several years before having her first child. Lisa enjoys serving the Lord primarily at home as a wife and homeschooling mom.
Lisa's daughter, Cecelia, is the author of The War Rages On, The War Within, and The War's End. Listen to Cecelia on the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast.
Her son, Solomon, is the author of the History Bites book series. Listen to Solomon on the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast.
"Salt and Light" in the Public Schools? - Misty Bailey
Yvette Hampton and Misty Bailey discuss whether our kids have the responsibility of being "salt and light" in public schools. Are we missing an opportunity to evangelize when we remove our kids from public schools, and if they do not have the responsibility of being "salt and light" there, who does? Finally, we discuss how, when, and where our kids should be "salt and light", and how we can prepare them.
Special Education (SPED) Homeschooling - Peggy Ployhar
Peggy Ployhar is the founder and CEO of SPED Homeschool. She is a leader in the special education homeschooling community and a frequent writer and speaker on special education homeschooling issues. Peggy's home school journey started when her oldest child was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome. Now with 16 years of homeschooling under her belt, she thanks God for all the experiences He has given her so she can use them to encourage other special needs homeschooling parents.
Preparing for the Workforce - Revolutionizing Job Training Through Apprenticeship - Isaac Morehouse
Isaac Morehouse's success story starts in an unlikely place, highly unstructured homeschooling, while his mother cared for his father's medical needs. In this episode, Isaac talks about how a love of learning and the freedom to pursue his passions allowed him to develop the life skills and work ethic to start and run a successful business.
Isaac is the founder of Praxis, a unique apprenticeship program for young high school and college graduates, which places students in real-world, paid internships in growing companies. This experience gives these young apprentices a head start in business and valuable work and entrepreneurship experience.
State Homeschool Organizations Serving You - Rebecca Kocsis
Rebecca Kocsis works for CHEA (Christian Home Educators Association of California), an organization that holds a special place in Yvette's heart. On this episode you'll hear why Yvette loves CHEA and get to know more about what state homeschool organizations are doing for you.
The Importance of Reading Aloud - Andrew Pudewa, Part 2
Andrew Pudewa talks about the importance of reading aloud to our children and explains how read-alouds can cross subject barriers and maximize our homeschooling hours (literature, science, theology, history, ethics in one!
Motivating Your Homeschooled Children - Andrew Pudewa, Part 1
Andrew Pudewa talks about the growth of homeschooling in Russia, China, and around the world. He also addresses how to motivate our kids to work diligently and effectively.
Docendo Discimus, "By Teaching, We Learn" - Dr. Christopher Perrin
Dr. Christopher Perrin has a passion for classical education and is a lover of truth, goodness, and beauty wherever it is found. In this episode, Dr. Perrin discusses "scholé" (teaching from rest) and answers a question from a listener.
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