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.

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• (00:00) - Intro with Nathan and Shelby Otto!
• (03:16) - How the Ottos ended up in the Sciences
• (10:40) - The community college experience
• (13:40) - How homeschooling prepared for what came next
• (19:24) - Break
• (20:16) - Post-homeschool FOMO
• (28:35) - Haunted by misconceptions?
• (32:10) - Things that could've been done differently
• (35:17) - One thing they're thankful for from homeschooling

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.

• (00:00) - Intro with Heather Quintero
• (00:43) - Heather's homeschool history
• (14:45) - Journey from then to now
• (18:38) - Decision to homeschool her own kids
• (25:39) - Break
• (26:32) - Homeschool doesn't have to be to excel beyond in school education
• (37:37) - Regrets and things Heather would've done differently
• (46:04) - One piece of advice
• (48:37) - Outro

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!

• (00:00) - Intro with Julie Bogart
• (00:55) - Julie's history with homeschool
• (03:05) - Julie's first encounter with homeschooling
• (07:01) - Fears before starting
• (09:13) - Choosing an ideal method over time
• (15:43) - What "being flexible" looks like
• (28:43) - Break
• (29:52) - Being in the thick of it
• (41:58) - Looking back on the journey
• (48:21) - Julie's new book!
• (50:53) - Outro