The Joys and Challenges of Homeschooling w/ Our Podcast Listeners

The Joys and Challenges of Homeschooling w/ Our Podcast Listeners

From The Well-Trained Mind podcast by Susan Wise Bauer & Susanna Jarrett

August 27, 2025 · 50 min · Season 4 · Episode 11

About this episode

Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett discuss listener responses to homeschooling experiences and challenges.

In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett react to listener responses to this season’s interview questions! Note on Audio: Due to a technical issue, Susanna’s audio in this episode isn’t as clear as usual. Thanks for bearing with us—we think you’ll still enjoy the conversation! (00:00) - Intro (02:05) - How we're organizing the episode (02:39) - Favorite memories being homeschooled (02:49) - Cake doughnuts on snow days (05:16) - Hands-on projects (06:57) - Co-ops can be good!!!! (08:10) - One of the biggest challenges of homeschooling (08:45) - Hard relationships with parents (12:11) - The story of socialization (14:43) - Making the transition out of homeschooling (19:56) - Being self-motivated in a subject you hate (26:29) - Break (26:55) - If you could change one thing, what would it be? (27:02) - Us vs. Them (32:45) - Structure and technology (37:35) - Biggest challenges as a homeschool parent (37:48) - Career/school balance (44:26) - One piece of advice (44:36) - It will not look like the picture in your mind (45:39) - Try things!! (47:31) - Trust your gut (48:59) - Outro

People in this episode

Hosts: Susan Wise Bauer, Susanna Jarrett

Topics covered

  • homeschooling
  • listener responses
  • challenges
  • memories
  • self-motivation

Keywords

  • homeschooling
  • listener feedback
  • education
  • challenges
  • memories

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