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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
Monday May 20, 2024
Monday May 20, 2024
Intro
Kat Patrick CEO and Founder of Dreaming Spires Home Learning, Dreaming Spires has live, online courses designed and delivered by the subject experts themselves that do all the teaching. All tutors at Dreaming Spires are hand-picked by the CEO, Dr. Patrick, for their knowledge and proven teaching skills.
Additionally, they all have years of experience as home educators, giving you the confidence that they understand the opportunities and challenges you face as you navigate the many pathways of homeschooling to excellent education.
Dreaming Spires is also unique due to the method they use: an organic, student-led approach codified by the Victorian educator Charlotte Mason, which has proven effective for the past 120 years. It's a student-empowering method of inquiry and exploration where our tutors unpack ways of thinking, create relationships with the reading, and set up students for a lifetime of loving to learn.
Top three takeaways
- High School is the time for kids to explore and flourish in what they love rather than simply check off boxes -
- Charlotte Mason is child-centered so it meets the student where they are, and helps them progress through the year, however that looks for them.
- All of their tutors have experience with dyslexia, dyscalculia, and even mental health issues.
Call to Action
Dreaming Spires Home Learning Official Website
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
Friday May 17, 2024
Friday May 17, 2024
Intro
Dave Peterson CEO and Founder of No Debt College, Dave is the father of a current college sophomore who, to date, has won over $80,000 in scholarship. And that amount keeps increasing. Dave now uses the same methodology the he developed for his son to coach other students to find and win scholarships so that they can achieve their own debt-free college dreams.
My mission is to help students earn a debt-free college degree and to help parents send their kids to college while still keeping their life savings intact. I do this by coaching students and their families to win multiple scholarships.
Top three takeaways
- It is (almost) never too early to apply for scholarships, and students can continue to win scholarships to pay for college at just about any time in their academic career.
- Do not wait until your student is a senior in high school to start applying for scholarships.
- How Dave's mission is to help students earn a debt-free college degree.
Call to Action
No Debt College Official Website
Promotions: BEXBUZZIE
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
Thursday May 16, 2024
Thursday May 16, 2024
Intro
Deepti Jain Co-Founder of We Skoolhouse, felt the challenge and constraints of accessing quality early childhood learning programs for children, and quickly realized she wasn’t alone. With an evident need, combined with a deeply rooted love for children and an understanding of how critical these early years are, Deepti and her partner embarked on a journey to elevate the quality of early childhood education by opening brick and mortar schools throughout NYC.
After seeing tremendous success, they recognized this demand was far greater than they initially imagined, which had them thinking, “how can we reach and support more children and families, not just at home in the United States but also globally?” and We Skoolhouse was born!
By utilizing technology as a way to partner with parents and caregivers, they have made it so that any person anywhere in the world can access high quality early childhood education, while also providing holistic care for their children, right in their very own home. They are excited to be able to support families in different and more flexible ways, whether that is in their classrooms or with them at home.
Top three takeaways
- Parents know their children better than anyone. They can adapt the learning environment and curriculum to fit their child’s needs
- They want you to know that homeschooling is completely doable and there are resources everywhere to guide your journey
- Every family should feel empowered to make a decision that is best for their particular family, and not worry about the opinions of others who may disagree.
Call to Action
We Skoolhouse Official Website
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 May 14, 2024
Tuesday May 14, 2024
Intro
Lauren Bordeaux CEO and Founder of Homeschool HQ. The HomeschoolHQ app is a user-populated homeschool resource platform. The app was built by homeschoolers for homeschoolers to help build community. Users can add resources in multiple categories like co-ops, activities, camps, conventions, and field trip ideas. The app also has a Built-in location service to enable homeschoolers to find nearby resources that work for their family's needs. There is also a discount section for exclusive user discounts. Lauren started this app because after Covid, many new homeschoolers quit homeschooling due to a perceived lack of resources. However, the resources were available, they were just hard to find. So Homeschool HQ set out to build an app that appealed to new and veteran homeschoolers alike. An app that would allow homeschoolers to build the community and share all of the resources that made their homeschool journey successful!
Top Three Takeaways
- HomeschoolHQ is the first app of its kind! This is the only wholly user-populated homeschool resource platform on the market!
- How their team is composed of homeschooling parents just like them. They want to foster a force of change within homeschooling and education in general.
- HomeschoolHQ is ultimately a partnership with the entire homeschool community.
Call to Action
Homeschool HQ Official Website
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
Monday May 13, 2024
Monday May 13, 2024
Intro
Svetlana Khmelnitsky CEO of Kids Look Listen Create. Each Kids Look Listen Create program is a multisensory experience that exposes young children to classical music and fine art through active engagement. It stimulates imagination and encourages unlimited interpretations of works of art and classical music. It celebrates childhood creativity and play by offering creative movement, open-ended crafts, and drawings.
Top Three Takeaways
- Parents can take advantage of the flexibility that homeschooling offers and combine different subjects with classical music and fine art to make learning fun and immersive experience.
- "weave" classical music and fine art into math, social studies, and science, takes learning to another level.
- Watch how your child to expresses their ideas and enjoy it!
Call to Action
Kids, Look, Listen, Create Official Website
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
Friday May 10, 2024
Friday May 10, 2024
Intro
Monica Cuquerella is the CEO and Founder of Active Play. When Active play was born, Monica was running workshops, extracurricular and after school classes, birthdays party, corporate events, camps, messy play sessions, phonics and private lessons, and much more. Active play provides great experiences for you& your family that shape your little child life. Their motto is learning through fun & play. Active play offers Spanish and English lessons, workshops and much more! Get ready for the adventure!
Top three takeaways
- Learn through fun is possible and homeschooling is great for children honestly anyone can do it!
- How she created a wide variety of resources for your children to experiment and have fun learning.
- How Active play provides great experiences that shape your little’s life.
Call to Action
Active Play Fun Official Website
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
Thursday May 09, 2024
Thursday May 09, 2024
Intro
Jane Engel CEO of Angel Educators, she started tutoring after she retired from the classroom, due to the overwhelming amount of students that were struggling with reading. As she searched for educational materials to support almost everything she found online didn't comply with the approach she learned during her training, and over the years Jane ended up making hundreds of worksheets of her own.
Unsure if this was the direction God wanted her to venture. She prayed for doors to close if this was not what she was supposed to do. Instead, God's been opening them up! The responses from followers and parents of students she's worked with directly had been so encouraging, she's been doing it ever since!
Top three takeaways
- How many of their students have improved their reading scores at a rate of 2 grade levels per year.
- How her work focuses on helping homeschool parents with dyslexic or struggling readers through the Orton Gillingham approach.
- Working with dyslexic children is so much more than just worksheets. It requires using multiple pathways to the brain - audio, visual and kinesthetic. Help with all of these is provided in the Orton Gillingham approach & Beyond Bundle.
Call to Action
Angel Educators Official Website
Use the code BEX40 to get a $40 off on the OG & Beyond Bundle
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 May 07, 2024
Tuesday May 07, 2024
Intro
Tiffany Philips Founder of Learning Made Easy Publishing was inspired by the negative impact virtual learning had on young children during and since the pandemic. She believes that it’s incredibly difficult to replicate the benefits of an in-person learning environment to young kids in a digital space. After seeing how ineffective virtual learning was for young kids to grasp fundamental concepts, she started Learning Made Easy Publishing.
She thought back to her childhood, where in addition to attending traditional school, her mom was heavily involved in her early learning, encouraging her through assorted workbooks, reading with her, and testing her knowledge leading Tiffany to reap the benefits of her mom’s involvement. So, taking inspiration from the advantages her mom’s presence and the resources her mom utilized and so the Handwriting Activity Workbook was born!
Top three takeaways
- Handwriting opens our brains up for learning by activating more areas of the brain than using a keyboard does.
- Studies show that students retain information better when working with new ideas through handwriting than typing.
- A solid foundation is the key to learning, it’s never to early to get the edge up on education!
Call to Action
Learning Made Easy Publishing Official Website
The Handwriting Activity Workbook will be 15% off. Use code HOMESCHOOL under the ‘The Homeschool Advantage’ tab on their website.
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