In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett announce the upcoming release of The Story of the World, Volume 1: Ancient Times, 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition!
In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett react to listener responses to this season’s interview questions!
Note on Audio: Due to a technical issue, Susanna’s audio in this episode isn’t as clear as usual. Thanks for bearing with us—we think you’ll still enjoy the conversation!
In this episode, Susan, Susanna (and Susanna's teething one-year-old), interview Colleen Sharpe who went college for the first time after graduating two students from homeschool.
We will be back next week with a new episode! In the meantime, enjoy this re-release of our episode featuring Dr. Anika Prather.
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Dr. Anika's Suggested Authors to Include in Your Study of the Cannon:
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In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett interview Dr. Melanie Wilson who has her own podcast for homeschoolers, The Homeschool Sanity Show. She also sells curricula and homeschool tools at Fun to Learn Books.
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In this episode, Susan and Susanna chat with Rachel from Seven In All on YouTube! Check out Rachel's YouTube Channel here. She also has her own curriculum and resources available here.
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In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett interview three homeschool veteran moms who also happen to be members of our incredible customer service team here at The Well-Trained Mind Press!
1. Kat discovered homeschooling through the writing of early homeschool thought leader John Holt. Check out his organization and books here.
2. TedXTalk on renaming postpartum depression recommended by Susanna
2. Articles on the loneliness of motherhood, recommended by Susan:
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/07/the-captivity-of-motherhood/398525/
https://msmagazine.com/2023/05/11/motherhood-mom-lonely-mental-health/
https://www.mother.ly/life/motherly-stories/motherhood-is-lonely/
On this episode, we have two guests, Nathan Otto and Shelby Otto. Nathan and Shelby are homeschool graduates who are both doing amazing work in the sciences. We talk about homeschooling and sibling relationships, community college, and pursuing passions that your parents (and educators) don't have expertise in.
CONTRIBUTE your own response to this episode's interview questions for a chance to be featured on the final episode of this season!
In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett interview Heather Quintero, an early homeschool graduate and homeschool veteran parent. Heather shares her inspiring, and sometimes hilarious, experiences and joins us for a discussion on the importance of allowing your children to fail.
In this episode, we’re joined by Julie Bogart, author and creator of the Brave Writer curriculum. Julie shares laughter, insights, and hard-won wisdom from her years of homeschooling five children.
Find Julie Bogart's curriculum at bravewriter.com and her author website at juliebogartwriter.com. Check out her latest book: Help! My Kid Hates Writing: How to Turn Struggling Students into Brave Writers! And if you enjoyed this conversation, check out The Brave Writer Podcast—we highly recommend it!
In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett interview Susan’s son, Chris Bauer, for the inside scoop on what it was like to be homeschooled by the author of The Well-Trained Mind.
In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer shares an honest reflection on her journey—from being homeschooled herself to becoming a homeschool parent and a leading voice in the homeschooling community.
As promised in the episode, here is the link to Susan's blog posts about daily life homeschooling four young children!
In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett finish their discussion about college admissions for homeschoolers with two homeschool college admissions experts, Holly Ramsey and Michele Evard.
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In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett discuss what NOT to do when navigating the college admissions process as a homeschool family. They are joined by two educational consultants and college admissions experts, Holly Ramsey and Michele Evard.
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In this short bonus episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett talk to one of our amazing listeners, Kim! Kim shares an important personal story and a correction to our previous statement about IQ testing.
Where to find Kim:
Blog: www.kimrankin.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HoldMyWords
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holdmywords/
In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett are joined by Dr. Julia Collier and Sandra Amoroso from the Well-Trained Mind Academy to talk all things standardized testing.
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Resources for end-of-year testing:
Resources for SAT and ACT Testing (college admissions tests):
Resources for AP Testing
In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett are joined by Well-Trained Mind Press editor Justin Moore to talk through the quirkier questions we receive at Well-Trained Mind Press.
Justin’s movie recommendation: The Magnificent Seven (the 1960 version!)
Resources for Planning your own Homeschool Plan:
Well-Trained Mind Recommendations Portal
Well-Trained Mind Learning Services
FAQ answer to this question
FAQ Section on our Website
Julie Bogart’s Books:
Julie’s Other Reading Recommendations:
If you enjoyed this episode, check out our episode from Season Two with Julie Bogart, Different Approaches to Teaching Writing.
Be encouraged! Nobody gets it right all the time. In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett share hilarious homeschool "fails" from our wonderful listeners.
Click here for a link to our Facebook Post with more homeschool fails (some have pictures)!
On this episode of the podcast we briefly discuss Hurricane Helene. If you are able and willing to support ongoing disaster relief efforts, consider donating to World Central Kitchen: https://wck.org/
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