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.

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 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.

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.

This Christmas week, we bring you a historic Christmas story from our friend Chris Staron at the Truce Podcast. Gather your family ‘round the fire and enjoy!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

Danielle Papageorgiou’s desire is to see more families set free from the world’s expectations of what education is and to discover that God has made each family unique and has also placed in each of their children special gifts and desires that He wants to use. The verse that guides the Papageorgious in their pursuit of lifeschooling is Matthew 6:33, “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”

Solomon Schmidt is the young author of the History Bites book series. These books are favorites in the Hampton Family, as they make history approachable and fun.

At 15 years old, Solomon is also a popular speaker at homeschool conventions. In this episode Solomon talks about writing his first book at 11 years old, and the process of planning and writing each book in the History Bites series. He also talks about developing a love of history in students who aren't natural history lovers.

Jodi Berthiaume is a blessed friend, a long-time homeschool mom, and a pastor's wife. She was also a big part of why we homeschool today. In this episode she talks about her experiences as an American homeschooling and ministering in Wales.

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.

Linda Hobar is the author of The Mystery of History. Through homeschooling her children, and service as a missionary, she discovered a genuine love for world history where famous and not-so-famous people have shaped time itself by the mighty hand of God.

In the year 2000, Linda sensed a clear call to write The Mystery of History series for her children, grandchildren, and generations to come. Since then, this “Chronological, Christian, Complete” program has become a hit with readers of all ages. While fact-filled and thought provoking, Linda’s writing style is warm and personable. The Mystery of History has been awarded “Best Homeschool History Resource” in 2012; Cathy Duffy’s “100 Top Picks”; Mary Pride’s “Practical Homeschooling Reader Award”; and The Old Schoolhouse “Excellence Award.”

Noble Gibbens is a homeschool dad, and the enthusiastic spokesperson for Classical Conversations. His facebook profile lists him as "Chief Encouragement Officer", and this couldn't be a more apt description. 

In this bonus episode, originally broadcast as a Facebook Live, we talk with Noble Gibbens about why it is time for a homeschool documentary, and what's left to get it in theaters.

Kevin Swanson is the Director of Generations– a ministry he founded to strengthen homeschool families around the country. As a father who wants to leave a Godly heritage for his own five children, Kevin's passion is to strengthen and encourage the homeschooling movement all over the world, and to cast a vision for generations to come.

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