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The Homeschool Advantage is a podcast about reclaiming learning as a way of life.
Hosted by educator, author, and instructional leader Bex Buzzie, the show explores how families, teachers, and educational leaders can support meaningful learning—whether children are homeschooled, enrolled in public or charter schools, or navigating a blend of both.
Drawing from over two decades in education and recent work in educational leadership, Bex brings together voices from across the learning landscape, including homeschool families, classroom teachers, curriculum creators, microschools, co-ops, and education innovators.
This is not a podcast about choosing the “perfect” system.
It’s about partnership, posture, and presence.
Whether you’re a parent supporting learning at home, a teacher rethinking instruction, or an educator seeking deeper alignment between school and life, The Homeschool Advantage offers thoughtful conversations, practical insights, and a return to the basics of how learning actually happens.
Because homeschooling isn’t a location.
It’s a posture.
Episodes
Friday Jul 29, 2022
Friday Jul 29, 2022
Intro
Dachelle McVey with blog Hide The Chocolate CEO, Founder and Author of Literary Adventures for Kids is a homeschool mom of 3 from the south as you will hear in her sweet southern accent and her humor. The story behind her naming her blog hide the chocolate is one you just have to hear for yourself! She shares in her blog all of the fun things she does with her lessons.
Dachelle has gone even further and created Literary Adventures for kids because she wanted to create solutions to make homeschooling easier, didn't want another curriculum that sticks her kids in front of a computer, wanted her kids to share magical experiences and become lifelong learners!
Top three takeaways
- There is no such thing as accredited curriculum, which gives you the wonderful opportunity to teach your child the material using things that will work specifically for them!
- Creating themes for different days of the week can bring in lots of fun and creativity to your lessons.
- Book Clubs are a great way to take your lessons and your reading to another level by recreating things that you are reading about making connections that last a lifetime.
Call to Action
Resources: https://www.literaryadventuresforkids.com/
Promotions: https://www.literaryadventuresforkids.com/p/free-courses
Social Media Links
Website: https://www.literaryadventuresforkids.com/
https://www.hidethechocolate.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HideTheChocolate
https://www.facebook.com/literaryadventuresforkids/
What is Next!
Thank you for supporting this show by listening and sharing with friends! If you like this podcast please rate and write a review of how this show has impacted or helped you!
Great ratings will accelerate the show's visibility to the nation so others can learn more about homeschool and find quality curriculum and the potentially join the homeschool community thus change the face of education forever!!
Who would have thought that we could change the education world with a click and a share!
Also if you would like to hear more about any specific educational topic please email me at realedtalk@gmail.com I would love to support your families educational needs in all areas!!
Bex Buzzie
The Homeschool Advantage Podcast
Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
- How To Homeschool Award
- Tillywig Brain Child Award
- Parents’ Choice Recommended
- Nautilus Book
Award - Creative Child Magazine Award for best product of the year award
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Creative Child Magazine Award for best book of the year award
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Learning anatomy and physiology can be taught to young children in a way that will help them grow a healthy understanding of who they are.
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Presenting really complex information in ways young children and teens can connect with will ensure learning.
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Know yourself anatomy can help you understand when your doctor is talking some technical anatomy jargon so you can make informed decisions!
Monday Jul 25, 2022
Monday Jul 25, 2022
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There is a lot of freedom with doing asynchronous classes for those who travel, play sports, want to work at a faster rate, or students with learning comprehension challenges because they have the opportunity to relisten to the lecture or piece of the lecture more than one time around.
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Sometimes as parents there may be a concern that online classes may be keeping your child in front of a computer too long without healthy interaction. FundaFunda has integrated specific interactions that is part of their overall grade, which will bring about meaningful communication between peers and teachers.
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You learning to do something that you never knew before can be such a powerful example for your children to witness. It may make all the difference in them going on to do things they never thought were possible
Friday Jul 22, 2022
Friday Jul 22, 2022
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Homeschooling is not school at home because life happens every day and there are things we just cannot control.
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Homeschooling could be organized, snuggling up on the couch with a book, outdoor learning adventures and discovery, there is no right or wrong way to teach your child you just have to find your groove.
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When beginning this journey there are a few questions you need to ask yourself: - What are the family needs. - What is the work schedule. - What is the family style. - Do both or one parent work - Are their multiple siblings - Do we want religious based curriculum And there are so many many more...
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
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What it is and isn't;
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Examples of play based learning
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The many benefits that come from play based learning
- Play based learning can allow you parent to challenge your child's thinking to problem solve, think critically, strategize, you can also help learn to overcome frustrations, deal with their emotions, how to interact in social situations, teach them to lead and how to be a team player to work with others and show them to understand the difference between the two and when each is appropriate, how to tap into their curiosity and remain safe away from dangerous and precarious situations, explore their creativity and expand ideas and improvise.
- If you think you cannot just start small and start now. Start right now this summer and do this one hour a day. One hour a day of play based learning will change your family dynamics. I know this because my husband and I have been playing games like catan and secret Hitler with our friends and we are all full fledge adults and it has built in us the exact things I am talking about right here and we do it twice a month so imagine one hour a day with your flesh and blood what that will do!
- Remove your child from the public school system if you haven't already and never return them there. Take a gap period to learn about your children and your family dynamics. Your lifestyle and learning style and the needs of the family. They will only be this age once you don't get do overs
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
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It Is your choice and your child's choice of what is to be learned
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It should fit your lifestyle
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Child's learning style
Tuesday Jul 12, 2022
Tuesday Jul 12, 2022
Intro
I Create Art is a family owned business, and they strive to bring you the best art curriculum and curated art box to the public. I create art has its roots in art education for over 14 years. Owners and CEO's Sam and Karen Esposito have founded icreateartbox.com with a simple principle - empower kids with the finest art curriculum. They have a team of dedicated instructors that are passionate about what they do and their creativity, and has amassed the largest kids art box collections ach art box is curated using quality materials, time tested lesson plans and resourced with educational facts.
The final touch to each art kit are instructional videos, where students are guided through each project with an instructor. These boxes are developed for all ages, the I Create Art Collection ranges from Young Artists (3 - 6 years) to Advanced Art (10 and older). The Homeschool Series has a curriculum dedicated to the homeschool student and the new Christian Art Box combines art with family values.
Top three takeaways
- You do not have to buy all of your curriculum from one place. You can bring together your own educational plan that meets your child's interests
- Critical thinking and problem solving are some of the biggest attributes in learning art because you have to figure out scaling of your picture, paint type, type of medium to use, where to begin, what type of brush and or color type.
- When people are excellent in what they do they make it seem easy, but there is usually a lot of trial and error into perfecting their craft.
Call to Action
Resources: https://icreateartbox.com/
Promotions: https://icreateartbox.com/pages/art-box-coupons
Social Media Links
Website: https://icreateartbox.com/
Read the rest of this entry »Friday Jul 08, 2022
Friday Jul 08, 2022
My Name is Bex Buzzie and I am a public school teacher of over 21+ years. And yes I still teach full time but I am wholeheartedly championing the wave of homeschooling and want more people to know they have options, they are not stuck.
In this episode I get a bit raw and uninhibited in this episode but it is only because I am absolute on what is happening in institutionalized schooling versus schooling to educate and expand the love of learning. I hope you enjoy!!
One takeaway: Homeschool Is NOT school at home!!
Top 3 Nuggets from June's Interviews
- One Homeschool means you choose the curriculum and you choose your lifestyle and child's education interest!
- Two homeschool is where your child learns to love to learn again!!
- Three homeschool is where you get to be part of your child's education process!
Thank you for supporting this show by listening and sharing with friends! If you like this podcast please rate and write a review of how this show has impacted or helped you!
Great ratings will accelerate the show's visibility to the nation so others can learn more about homeschool and find quality curriculum and the potentially join the homeschool community thus change the face of education forever!!
Who would have thought that we could change the education world with a click and a share!
Also if you would like to hear more about any specific educational topic please email me at realedtalk@gmail.com I would love to support your families educational needs in all areas!!
Bex Buzzie
The Homeschool Advantage Podcast