Jamie Erickson joins Yvette to encourage moms to let go of "school" in order to homeschool well. She helps moms develop skills for sneaky learning and showing them how to create an environment for learning that runs parallel to their child's own natural gifts and talents. She also teaches them how to plan and organize their homeschool to allow for flexibility not rigidity.

Davis Carman is the president of Apologia Educational Ministries. He is an international speaker and advocate for home education in the United States and around the world. His mission is to help homeschooling families learn, live, and defend the Christian faith.

Durenda Wilson is a popular homeschool author, podcaster, conference speaker, and mentor. Her books, The Unhurried Homeschooler: A Simple, Mercifully Short Book on Homeschooling and Unhurried Grace for a Mom's Heart: 31 Days in God's Word help moms experience the blessings of God's grace and lift the unneccessary burdens that so many place on themselves.

Pam is a popular homeschool speaker, blogger, podcaster, and author. Her new book, Better Together, is an indispensable guide to creating a time in your day to focus on the things that matter most in your homeschool. Her podcasts, Homeschool Snapshots, Your Morning Basket, and the Homeschool Solutions Show are an inpiration to scores of homeschool moms. 

On this week's show were talking to Connie Albers. Connie is respected speaker and author for NavPress who has served the homeschooling community for 27 years, as well as homeschooled her five children who are all graduates of the University of Central Florida. She has served as a director and board member for a large state homeschool organization, worked in the political arena as a senior strategist for a successful U.S. Congressional campaign, and has been a Speaker Relations and Events Manager for Apologia Educational Ministries. We have been blessed to have Connie on the Schoolhouse Rocked Production Team, serving as Associate Producer.

On this week's show we're talking to young, homeschooled author, Cecelia Schmidt. Cecelia is a recent high school graduate who was homeschooled from 7-12 Grade. She is the published author of three books in a Christian historical fiction series, The War Rages On, The War Within, and The War's End. These books are beloved in the Hampton household. She hopes to encourage other aspiring authors to develop their writing skills and use them for God's glory.

Cecelia is the big sister of Solomon Schmidt, author of the History Bites series.

On this week's show were talking to homeschool dad, Israel Wayne. Israel is a national speaker and the author of several books including Education: Does God Have an Opinion? and his newest book, Answers for Homeschooling: Top 25 Questions Critics Ask. Israel appeared in the excellent documentary, Indoctrination, and we were very excited to interview him for Schoolhouse Rocked. 

Yvette Hampton talks with Scott LaPierre, who answers some great questions on marriage and homeschooling, including, "what do I do if I feel called to homeschool but my spouse doesn't?" Scott is the senior pastor of Woodland Christian Church, an author, and popular speaker at homeschool conventions. He and his wife, Katie, grew up together in northern California, and God has blessed them with seven children. Scott and Katie were among our first interviews for Schoolhouse Rocked, when we travelled to Woodland Washington to film their family and several members of their church. It was a great trip, that got the film off to an excellent start. 

On this week's show were talking to Dr. Carol M. Swain. Dr. Swain is an award-winning political scientist, a former professor of political science and professor of law at Vanderbilt University. She is a public speaker, and political commentator. and author of several books including Abduction: How Liberalism Steals Our Children's Hearts and Minds and Be the People: A Call to Reclaim America's Faith and Promise. Dr. Swain is part of the Schoolhouse Rocked cast and we enjoyed getting to know her while we were filming in Nashville, TN.

Ginger Hubbard is an encouragement to me and thousands of other homeschool moms as she speaks at conventions all across the country on the topic of biblical parenting. She is the author of several books including Don’t Make Me Count to Three and Wise Words for Moms.

Yvette Hampton talks with the director of Schoolhouse Rocked, Garritt Hampton, about what listeners can expect from the podcast and why they are making a homeschool documentary.