North Carolinians for Home Education

Homeschool News: Growth of homeschooling among African American families (https://www.nheri.org/research-facts-... https://www.nheri.org/homeschooling-d... https://www.nheri.org/african-america...); New multicultural liaison positions with NCHE Homeschool Conversations: We will listen to a conversation Matthew had with Joyce Burges, founder of National Black Home Educators. https://www.nbhe.net Homeschool Reality Moment: A homeschool mom interviews her daughter about what it is like to be homeschooled. Special Segment: We’ll introduce our new multicultural liaisons and tell the story of how our efforts to support multicultural homeschool families got started. https://www.nche.com/multiculturalhom...

• Homeschool News: Today we will listen to an interview with Dan Beasley, HSLDA attorney, tell us about a case in which social workers got a court order to inspect the home based on an anonymous tip. https://hslda.org/bio/dan-beasley • Homeschool News: Coming August 1st, season two of The Homeschool Show. https://www.nche.com/thehomeschoolshow/ • Homeschool Tip of The Week: Do not replicate public school at home. • Homeschool Reality Moment: Melanie shares a great idea for keeping the communication flowing with your kids.

Homeschool Tip of Week: Keep your spiritual legacy in view. Homeschool Conversations: Matthew talks with Natalie Mack, who serves military families with the Home School Legal Defense Association. We’ll hear about some of the special needs that military homeschool families face. https://www.nche.com/downloads/homeschooling-in-the-military Homeschool Reality Moment: See an amazing house built out of popsicle sticks!

Homeschool Tip of Week: Keep your spiritual legacy in view. Homeschool Conversations: Matthew talks with Natalie Mack, who serves military families with the Home School Legal Defense Association. We’ll hear about some of the special needs that military homeschool families face. https://www.nche.com/downloads/homeschooling-in-the-military Homeschool Reality Moment: See an amazing house built out of popsicle sticks!

Homeschool News: We tell you about the wonderful team who leads North Carolinians for Home Education and how we’ve just started a new year for the board and liaisons. Homeschool Conversations: We listen to two more segments of a conversation that Matthew had with Andrew Pudewa, founder of Institute for Excellence in Writing. https://iew.com/. Homeschool Tip of The Week: We have two tips for you this week: First we discuss some ideas for teaching your children how to write and then we talk about the importance of teaching your children how to memorize Scripture. Join NCHE and get free classes with Andrew Pudewa. https://www.nche.com/join-contribute

Homeschool News: We give you an update on how the 2022 Thrive! Homeschool conference went and let you know how to get a hold of the audio recordings. https://www.nche.com/2022-conference-recordings Homeschool Conversations: Wel listen to two segments of a conversation Matthew had with Andrew Pudewa, founder of Institute for Excellence in Writing. https://iew.com/ Homeschool Tip of The Week: We have two tips for you today: First we will talk about some ideas and resources for reading aloud to your children, and then we will talk about the importance of the spiritual growth of mom and dad in the home. Join NCHE and get free classes with Andrew Pudewa. https://www.nche.com/join-contribute

Homeschool Conversation #1: Dr. Brain Ray, founder of the National Home Education Research Institute. https://www.nheri.org/ Homeschool Tip #1: Take advantage of the most effective educational strategies that home education provides. Homeschool Conversations #2: Joyce Burgess, founder of National Black Home Educators. https://www.nbhe.net Homeschool Tip #2: Spend one-on-one time with your kids. Join NCHE to receive GREENHOUSE magazine. https://www.nche.com/join-contribute/ Do you have a homeschool reality moment? Upload that here https://www.nche.com/upload-reality-moment/

Homeschool Conversations: Today we talk with Teresa Auten, an early childhood specialist, author, and speaker. Welcome! www.joyfulharborhome.com Homeschool News: We look at some new homeschool statistics from the Associated Press as reported by the Morning Wire news podcast. https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vQkVOVDU1NzA4OTk4Mjk/episode/YzIxZmJiYTItZDQ1Yy0xMWVjLWEyZjYtMzNiMjQwNWIzYmZi?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwiYrNnnpen3AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQCg&hl=en We also watch the trailer for a brand new documentary called The Homeschool Awakening, hosted by Kirk Cameron. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75CuRN63s0k

Homeschool News: The Thrive! Homeschool Conference is this week! https://www.nche.com/thrive/ Homeschool Conversations: Today we’ll listen to a conversation Matthew had with Ben LaCore, an apologetics teacher with Reasons 2 Believe. https://reasons2believe.org/ Homeschool Tip of The Week: The power of pause: We have the freedom to take a break from homeschooling when we need to. https://www.nche.com/power-of-pause/ Homeschool Reality Moment: Another mom tells us why she loves the Thrive! Homeschool Conference.

Homeschool News: Thrive! Conference news. Thrive for kids & teens. New statistics on homeschool growth. https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/homeschooling-surge-continues-schools-reopening-84078727 https://www.nche.com/thrive/childrens-program/ https://www.nche.com/thrive/teen/ Homeschool Conversations: We listen to a conversation Matthew had with Mike Donnely, HSLDA attorney and featured speaker at the Thrive! Homeschool Conference. https://hslda.org/bio/mike-donnelly Homeschool Tip of The Week: How to Raise Exceptional Christian Leaders Homeschool Reality Moment: One mom tells us why she loves the Thrive! conference. https://www.nche.com/thrive/

Homeschool Conversations: Today we talk with former NC governor Pat McCrory and find out his views on home education. https://www.patmccrory.com/ Homeschool News: Preregistration for the Thrive! Conference is ending in less than two weeks! https://www.nche.com/thrive/conference-registration/ Homeschool Tip of The Week: We hear a few Lessons Learned along the Way from experienced homeschool mom Ronda Marshall. Homeschool Reality Moment: Mayda Alterman shares how she homeschools while working full time from home using some cool, free technology.

Homeschool Conversations: Today we talk with Natalie Vecchione about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and homeschooling special needs. https://www.nche.com/treasure-finders https://www.fasdhope.com Homeschool News: NCHE asks three questions of the candidates for the NC House of Representatives, for the NC Senate, for the NC Court of Appeals and for the NC Supreme Court. https://www.nche.com/candidate-survey-results Homeschool News: Hotel rooms for THRIVE! Homeschool Conference. https://www.nche.com/thrive/lodging Homeschool Tip of The Week: Tips for homeschooling special needs. Homeschool Reality Moment: Megan Gramer tells us why she loves NCHE.

Anderson Elom tells us why she loves Thrive! The NCHE Homeschool Conference.

Homeschool Conversations: Today we talk with Derek and Cheryl Carter. They are featured speakers at the upcoming Thrive! Conference. http://www.familysuccess.org/ Homeschool News: We discuss a local opinion piece advocating the increase of oversight over homeschools in NC and respond with homeschool statistics. https://www.carolinacoastonline.com/tideland_news/opinions/article_0f1d3a34-b59e-11ec-82d5-571f74d5fa7d.html https://www.nheri.org/research-facts-on-homeschooling/ Homeschool Reality Moment: Megan Gramer tells us why she loves NCHE. https://www.nche.com/

Homeschool Conversations: Today we talk with Mark Walker, who is running for the US Senate seat from NC, and find out his views on home education. https://walker4nc.com/ Homeschool News: Homeschooling in VA and Nigeria. https://vpm.org/news/articles/30539/homeschooling-is-booming-across-virginia https://wng.org/podcasts/education-innovation-1649304405 Homeschool Reality Moment: Anderson Elam tells us why the Thrive! Homeschool conference is so important to her. https://www.nche.com/thrive/ Sponsor: The College at Southeastern https://www.collegeatsoutheastern.com/

Homeschool Conversations: Today we hear a conversation Matthew had with Rachael Carman. Rachael is an author and speaker and will be one our featured speakers at the Thrive! Conference this year. https://www.rachaelcarman.com https://www.nche.com/thrive Homeschool Tip of The Week: We share A Powerful Key for Parenting (and Homeschooling) https://www.nche.com/powerful-key-parenting-and-homeschooling Homeschool Reality Moment: Rhonda Cornwell and her daughter, Breah, tell how their experience at the Thrive! Conference over many years has really changed their lives! Sponsor: The College at Southeastern https://www.collegeatsoutheastern.com

Homeschool Conversations: We talk with Glenn Ransom, creator of Bible in Stories and one our workshop speakers at the Thrive! Conference. https://bibleinstories.com, https://www.nche.com/thrive Homeschool News: We discuss some features of the upcoming Thrive! Conference https://www.nche.com/thrive/talent, and homeschool news from Georgia and Oklahoma https://www.11alive.com/article/news/education/georgia-homeschool-data/85-3a40fb70-b2e5-4e1a-a0f5-dcdcfb748615, https://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/news/lawmakers-nix-money-for-homeschooling-private-schools/article_0948f995-68d9-5747-b953-a7f140a558ff.html

Homeschool Conversations: We ask Ted Budd, who is running for US Senate from NC, what he thinks about home education. https://tedbudd.com Homeschool News: We’ll tell you more about DNPE’s report to the NC Joint Legislative Oversight Committee; we’ll respond to the article An Education Free for All https://ncpolicywatch.com/2022/03/15/an-education-free-for-all/fbclid=IwAR0XlODmUOR4Mr_SF01CrJm1IrMBw1OmSXy7leNYU3H9wtoG35I7184sudA; we’ll also tell you how you can get a free conference registration. https://www.nche.com/thrive/conference-registration Homeschool Reality Moment. Jessica will share a tip for helping young students learn their letters.

Homeschool Conversations: Dr. Jeff Myers, president of Summit Ministries and Thrive! keynote speaker. summit.org/nche Homeschool News: Division of Non-Public Education’s [DNPE] Virtual Record Review Meetings https://www.nche.com/blog-record-review-meetings; DNPE’s report to the NC Joint Legislative Oversight Committee and the media’s coverage of that report https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/homeschooling-oversight-with-over-100-000-students-in-home-school-nc-lawmakers-consider-increased-tracking/20177231, https://www.nche.com/blog-oversight-committee-update, Sign up to receive the weekly NCHE homeschool news and stay up to date on legislative issues: https://www.nche.com/email-subscription

Homeschool News: Homeschool bills being considered in VA and WV https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/home-school-sports-bill-would-put-ball-in-locals-court/2022/02/25/59608578-9682-11ec-bb31-74fc06c0a3a5_story.html, https://www.wvpublic.org/government/2022-02-21/bill-reducing-homeschool-assessment-reports-passes-w-va-senate; Transportation Museum field trip https://www.nche.com/2022-transportation-museum Homeschool Conversations: We’ll hear from two of our NCHE board members about required annual homeschool testing. https://www.nche.com/testing-webinar Homeschool Tip of The Week: For our tip of the week, we’d like to talk about how to avoid homeschool burnout. Homeschool Reality Moment: Hope Diaz and her two daughters will show us some simple, inexpensive projects they’ve done. (In Spanish too! https://www.nche.com/multiculturalhomeschooling) Share your reality moment https://www.nche.com/upload-reality-moment Email us: thehomeschoolshow@nche.com

Homeschool News: Topics in the news include conference https://www.nche.com/thrive, graduation https://www.nche.com/graduate-central, state swim meet https://www.ncheac.com/swimming, homeschool superyachts https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherrim/2022/02/25/superyacht-sales-boom-as-the-rich-seek-homeschooling-alternatives-through-covid-19/?sh=3bf6afbe7964 Homeschool Conversations: We’ll hear from an NCHE board member about Required Annual Homeschool Testing https://www.nche.com/testing-webinar, https://www.nche.com/helps/testing Homeschool Tip of The Week: Give the annual test, but don’t worry about it. Homeschool Reality Moment. We will enjoy the sounds of one family's homeschool morning. Send in your Homeschool Reality Moment https://www.nche.com/upload-reality-moment Email us: thehomeschoolshow@nche.com Sponsors: Summit Ministries http://summit.org/nche; Triand Education Assessment http://www.triangleeducationassessments.com

Homeschool News: A new poll about parents who are considering changing schools for their children https://dailycaller.com/2022/01/18/poll-parents-school-choice; the US Senate race. Homeschool Conversations: Jennifer Banwart, a candidate for US Senate from NC, tells us her thoughts on home education https://www.jen4sennc.com Special Segment: Black history month Show Page: https://www.nche.com/thehomeschoolshow Show Email: thehomeschoolshow@nche.com

Homeschool News: Thrive! early bird registration closes on Feb 24. You get $15 off pre-registration prices and $35 off on-site prices! https://www.nche.com/thrive Homeschool Conversations: Matthew talks with Dr. Kathy Koch about her book, 8 Great Smarts. Homeschool Tip of The Week: Help your kids discover their unique interests, passions, and talents. Join NCHE and get the 8 Great Smarts for Kids online course by Dr. Kathy Koch for free! : https://www.nche.com/join-contribute

Homeschool News - Upcoming chess tournament https://www.nche.com/chess-network; Early bird registration for the Thrive! Homeschool Conference https://www.nche.com/thrive Homeschool Conversations - Rebecca Spooner, creator of Gather Round Homeschool. gatherroundhomeschool.com Homeschool Tip of The Week: Give real answers when your kids ask, “Why?” Homeschool Reality Moment. A homeschool family shows us how they get their day started by remembering what their purpose is.