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This week on Homeschool Highschool Podcast: Helping Teens Deal with Stress from Current Events. Helping Teens Deal with Stress from Current Events This world is full of stressful news. The constant influx of anxiety producing, negative news can really take a toll on teens. As you might have noticed, it can be hard for adults to manage themselves well when their news feed and social media is bombarded with scary and anger-producing news. If it is difficult for adults, it is even more difficult for teens because they are younger in their human development and have less life experience. With...

I love learning about nature through the eyes of naturalists, botanists, and other scientists. In this Gregor Mendel study, the No Sweat Nature Study Podcast takes a look at botany through scientific eyes! Who is Gregor Mendel and why is he important? It might seem weird to go all the way back to the 1800s to talk about modern-day science and nature study, but Gregor Mendel’s experiments with plants were THAT important. In the episode, you’ll learn about this interesting monk who loved to study biology, weather, and math. He became famous for a series of pea plant experiments that...

In the novel, Things Fall Apart, the effects of colonialism were extremely evident in the Igbo society.  As the white Englanders moved into the native's land, their cultural values, religion, and family life changed.  While upset by the colonialism of their society, the they were incapable of doing anything to reverse the changes...As part of the Industrial Revolution, by 1840 businessmen from

Adventures in Homeschooling ~ Episode 477 When is an adventure really an adventure? When it begins with adventures in homeschooling. In this podcast, we will discuss how to make an ordinary day into an extraordinary, memorable event for your family. Learning is fun and can be totally captivating with the right tools and that being with attitude. Check out our sponsor CTC Math! Thanks to our sponsor we can continue to bring you quality podcasts such as this one for free. Many of you may not consider the words adventure + homeschooling as a possibility. Think about it. What words...

A book review of The Art of Teaching Children: All I Learned From a Lifetime in the Classroom by Phillip Done Stars: ***** Simon & Schuster (2022)Memoir464 pages Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Summary: An essential guide for teachers and parents that’s destined to become a classic, The Art of Teaching Children is one of those rare and masterful books that not only defines a craft but offers a magical reading experience.After more than thirty years in the classroom, award-winning teacher Phil Done decided that it was time to retire. His days of teaching schoolchildren may have come to an end,...