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. 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.
Garritt Hampton - Directing Schoolhouse Rocked (Meet the Cast!)
This week we are celebrating 300 episodes of the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast with three very special conversations in our "Meet the Cast" series. Today, you get to meet the director of Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution! Yvette Hampton interviews her husband and the director of Schoolhouse Rocked, Garritt Hampton.
Fighting for Our Children - Alex Newman
What’s really going on in the public schools and why is it happening? Are they really after our children or is that just an illusion? In light of these issues, what is the responsibility of parents, Christians, and the church? Yvette Hampton is joined by Alex Newman, homeschool dad, journalist, professor, and Executive Director of Public School Exit to talk about these things.
Planning for Homeschool Challenges - Yvette and Aby Answer Your Questions
Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella answer your homeschooling questions and address the topics: "How do we prepare for the challenges of homeschooling?," "What's the best way to involve dad?," "How do we have peace in our home and effectively deal with sibling rivalry?," and "How do avoid homeschool battles with our kids and teach them to love learning?"
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.
We Made a Movie! Schoolhouse Rocked Production Update - Aby Rinella
In this special episode of the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast, Yvette gets to hear Aby’s reaction and first-hand account of watching the full movie for the first time. They discuss what the movie is about, why it’s needed, and how you can be part of getting this important documentary into the hands of people around the world. Join Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella for this encouraging conversation about God’s goodness and his miraculous work through the production of this important film.
Making Science Fun - Eric Hovind
Join Yvette Hampton and Eric Hovind, President and Founder of Creation Today, for a 2-part conversation, as they discuss how to make science fun and applicable, why a Biblical worldview matters, the importance of pointing our children to Christ, sharing the Gospel, and the impact our secular education system is having on our children and culture.
Pointing our Children to Christ - Eric Hovind
Join Yvette Hampton and Eric Hovind, President and Founder of Creation Today, as they discuss why a Biblical worldview matters, the importance of pointing our children to Christ, sharing the Gospel, and the impact our secular education system is having on our children and culture.
It's Summer! Aby Rinella
You made it through another school year full of laughter, tears, struggles and lightbulb moments sprinkled throughout a year full of learning, growing, and being together. The countdown has come to an end and your much-deserved break is here. Celebrate with Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella.
The textbooks are shelved, the dry erase markers put away and the alarm clocks can take a rest. Everything slows down and a new kind of fun begins.
Building a Family of Faith - Steve Demme
Why did God come up with the idea of family and what is His design and plan for relationships within the family unit? How can a husband love and serve his wife? How can a wife love and serve her husband? How can they, together, love and serve their children and what does God's Word say about it?
Join Yvette Hampton as she speaks with Steve Demme, creator of Math-U-See and the founder of Building Faith Families, as he encourages us with what the Lord has taught him through more than 40 years of marriage and parenting.
The American Story - Tim Barton
Freedom! Where does it come from and how did we get it? Are we still a free nation? If not, how do we get it back and how do we keep it? What is our role as Christian parents, and how does teaching our kids Biblical morality produce a free society?
Join Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella for an engaging conversation with guest Tim Barton, homeschool graduate and President of WallBuilders, a national pro-family organization that presents America’s forgotten history and heroes, with an emphasis on our religious, moral, and constitutional heritage.
Raising Kids (to be Adults) - Jonathan Brush
Conventional education keeps students at their desks, actively undermines their faith in Christ, and forces most to start their life in debt. A real alternative is desperately needed.
Yvette Hampton talks with Jonathan Brush about growing our children into Christian leaders by providing the tools, community, and experiences that enable an extraordinary life of purpose.
The Price is Right! Nancy Manos
Yvette Hampton talks with Nancy Manos about the price we pay to homeschool and reminds us why we started this homeschool journey and how we can finish strong.
Being a homeschooling family requires a great deal of sacrifice and investment. As an experienced homeschool mom who taught her children at home all the way through high school, Nancy Manos will tell you that the price is absolutely right!
Let Freedom Ring! The Fight for Homeschool Freedom - Zan Tyler
Do you find it difficult to trust in a world that's seemingly gone mad? How can we learn to trust the Lord through hard times? Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella talk with veteran homeschool mom, speaker, and author, Zan Tyler about how she learned to put all her trust in her Savior through some very difficult and life altering situations.
Rest for the Weary - Rachael Carman
Are you weary? Are the pressures of life, homeschooling, parenting, etc. overwhelming you? Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella talk with long-homeschool mom, Rachael Carman, about how to let go and find peace and joy in your homeschool. Learn with us how to replace Worship for Worry, Acknowledgement for Anxiety, and Prayer for Panic.
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!
Building Routine into Your Homeschool Day - February Q&A - Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella
Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella answer your questions about moving to a new town with a much smaller homeschool community and how to build routine into your homeschool day. You are sure to be encouraged!
For the Love of Homeschooling - Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella
We all love our kids, but how do we show it? Or do we show it? What does the Bible have to say about love? Sometimes love doesn’t come naturally and oftentimes we have to really work at it. Thankfully, God has provided us with a beautiful blueprint on how to love those in our lives. Join Yvette and Aby as they talk through this important topic and give suggestions on how to love your family well.
I Hate Homeschooling - Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella
I Hate Homeschooling! When will the yellow bus be here? Where do I sign them up for “real school?” Have you ever had any of these thoughts?
Join Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella as they discuss the many reasons why some hate homeschooling, then be encouraged as they share some ways to combat those feelings of discouragement, anxiety, and inability.
Parenting Rebellious Teens - Ginger Hubbard
Yvette Hampton talks with her good friend, Ginger Hubbard, author, speaker, mom, and wife! In this episode, we hear Ginger’s personal testimony and how God drastically changed her heart as a rebellious teenager and how parents can reach the hearts of their teens...no matter how far we feel they have strayed.
Sam Sorbo Answers Your Homeschooling Questions
Yvette Hampton talks with Sam Sorbo about homeschooling, her new book, Words For Warriors, and her new Homeschool Help webinars. As a bonus, Sam also answers a few questions from listeners.
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