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The Everyday Educator podcast is your weekly reminder to open your eyes to the world as your classroom, your encouragement that you don’t have to homeschool alone, and your lifeline for practical tips and resource suggestions for the road ahead.

08/24/2026

What do we mean by "Close Reading?"

Learn more on the "Close Reading 101: A New Tool for Every Homeschool Family" Everyday Educator Podcast

Ever look at your bookshelves and wonder if you’re doing this whole “home library” thing right? In this episode of the E...
08/24/2026

Ever look at your bookshelves and wonder if you’re doing this whole “home library” thing right? In this episode of the Everyday Educator Podcast, host Lisa Bailey sits down with fellow book-lovers Jennifer Courtney and Delise to talk about how to build a home library your kids will actually love — one thrifted treasure, hand-me-down classic, and cherished read-aloud at a time.

From Jennifer’s collection of vintage Landmark history books (including one that sparked a beautiful conversation with her dad) to Delise’s hunt for out-of-print gems at the thrift store, this episode is full of practical, budget-friendly ideas for growing your family’s collection. They also dig into how to teach kids to be discerning readers — using tools like Philippians 4:8 and trusted review sites — and why re-reading old favorites with your children is never a waste of time.

You don’t need a perfectly curated shelf to start — you just need a love of good stories and a plan for growing your collection one book at a time. Tune in for the encouragement (and the book recommendations) every homeschool mom needs!

The "How to Build a Home Library Your Kids Will Actually Love" Everyday Educator Podcast episode is now available wherever you get your podcasts.

08/21/2026

An encouraging message for the first year homeschooling parent. Check out the "Keeping God At the Center" Everyday Educator Podcast at the link in the comments.

08/20/2026

Don't forget to "be the duck." Check out the "Keeping God At the Center" Everyday Educator Podcast at the link in the comments.

Ever notice how your own love of learning shows up after you start homeschooling? In this episode of the Everyday Educat...
08/06/2026

Ever notice how your own love of learning shows up after you start homeschooling? In this episode of the Everyday Educator podcast, host Amy Jones talks with Classical Conversations mentor Aimee Smith about the 15-year journey that took her from a nervous first-year Foundations tutor — who once got caught not knowing where to find things on the map — to a Classical Learning Cohort mentor helping other homeschool moms teach with confidence. Somewhere along the way, she picked up something she never expected: a real, honest love of learning.

Aimee opens up about the Classical Learning Cohort’s five semesters (Classical Way, Invitation, Form, Assessment, and Catechesis) and how “hospitable assessment” reshaped the way she sees herself, not just her students. She also shares the moment she — an adult who’d never read the classics — cracked open the Iliad and Odyssey for the first time to tutor Challenge IV, and how that leap turned into teaching Online Learning Seminars on Homer’s epics today.

Whatever stage of the homeschool journey you’re in, Aimee’s advice is simple: take one step, learn one thing alongside your child. You don’t have to check every box — you just have to keep going. Tune in for an honest, encouraging conversation about growing up right alongside your kids.

The "Reclaiming a Love of Learning as a Homeschool Mom" Everyday Educator Podcast episode is now available wherever you get your podcasts.

Ever catch your kids — or yourself — speed-reading through a book just to check it off the list? In this episode of the ...
08/05/2026

Ever catch your kids — or yourself — speed-reading through a book just to check it off the list? In this episode of the Everyday Educator podcast, host Lisa Bailey talks with Tim Knotts, Director of Challenge Development for Classical Conversations, about the lost art of close reading: slowing down enough to actually understand a text, whether it’s Scripture, a history document, or a confusing Russian novel. Tim introduces Classical Conversations’ newest resource, Reasoning Together Words in the Word, built around the same 15 skills and three arts your family has been practicing since Foundations.

Tim walks Lisa through the four tools he built into the book to help students dig deeper: parsing, highlighting, annotating, and writing note cards. Each one gets paired with a single skill so kids aren’t paralyzed by too many choices — but Tim’s quick to point out these aren’t new tricks, just old, trustworthy tools most of us learned somewhere along the way and quietly stopped using. He shares why parsing helps with everything from understanding Paul’s letters to getting the joke in a good pun, and why note cards are secretly one of the best assessment tools a parent has — flip through your student’s cards and you’ll know instantly how closely they really read.

You don’t need a Challenge IV student to benefit from this one. Whether your kids are Scribblers or you’re the one who wants to read more deeply yourself, this conversation is a gentle nudge to slow down, read fewer things well, and let your soul get a little fatter for it. Tune in for a rich, encouraging look at what it means to build a family culture of real, careful reading.

The "Close Reading 101: A New Tool for Every Homeschool Family" Everyday Educator Podcast episode is now available wherever you get your podcasts.

Cate-whaaat? If you’ve ever heard the word “catechesis” and wondered what it means for your homeschool, this one’s for y...
08/03/2026

Cate-whaaat? If you’ve ever heard the word “catechesis” and wondered what it means for your homeschool, this one’s for you. In this episode of the Everyday Educator Podcast, host Delise welcomes back Rachel Thompson and Amy Jones to unpack the Classical Conversations catechesis wheel — the diagram that puts God at the center and shows how every strand of learning connects back to His character — and to talk about what it really looks like to keep Christ at the center of home education, not as one more subject, but as the source everything else flows from.

Rachel and Amy open by sharing their testimonies — one who came to a personal faith as a young child, one who found it in college — a reminder that the Lord meets each of us right where we are. From there the conversation moves to the scriptures that compel us to disciple our children (Deuteronomy 6, Ephesians 6, and the “new creation” of 2 Corinthians 5:17), how to marry rearing and schooling into one integrated lifestyle rather than separating “school time” from “God time,” and how classical skills — resilience, perseverance, wrestling with hard truths — actually equip children to think higher thoughts about God. The three also speak tenderly to parents carrying shame or the false weight of believing their child’s salvation rests on their shoulders, returning again and again to the gospel: there is no condemnation for those in Christ, and our calling is to be faithful, not perfect.

You don’t have to have it all figured out. Keep pointing to Christ, keep learning alongside your children, and remember the mission at the center of it all: to know God and make Him known.

The "Cate-Whaaat? A Heartfelt Breakdown" Everyday Educator Podcast episode is now available wherever you get your podcasts.

How do you plan a whole homeschool year without letting the plan crowd out the reason you started? In this episode of th...
07/21/2026

How do you plan a whole homeschool year without letting the plan crowd out the reason you started? In this episode of the Everyday Educator Podcast, host Delise Germond sits down with Kelli Wilt to talk about preparing for the new homeschool year while keeping God at the center — the mindset shifts, routines, and practical organization tips that make the difference before the first day of school ever arrives.

Whether you’re heading into your very first Foundations year or you’re a veteran mom sending a student into the Challenge program, this conversation is full of ideas you can put to work this summer.

You don’t have to have the perfect plan. Start by lifting your eyes off the checklist and back to your child, remembering the real aim of the year: to know God and make Him known.

The "Keeping God at the Center" Everyday Educator Podcast episode is now available wherever you get your podcasts.

07/20/2026

How would you define true liberty? Check out the "Making American History Come Alive: Patriotism, Cycle 3 & the 250th" Everyday Educator Podcast episode.

07/17/2026

With freedom comes responsibility... Learn more on the "Making American History Come Alive: Patriotism, Cycle 3 & the 250th" Everyday Educator Podcast episode.

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