Summary
Lisa Bailey is the host of Everyday Educator, a long-running Classical Conversations podcast, and is also the Lead Curriculum Developer for the Global Curriculum team of our publishing company, Classical Conversations MultiMedia (CCMM). Since joining the Classical Conversations family in 2004 as a Challenge B Director, Lisa has graduated two daughters out of the Challenge program and has served in various roles within the company. In this episode, Robert and Lisa discuss her homeschooling journey from why she first chose to homeschool to the importance of committing long-term to the homeschool process.
Quote
“When we’re in community together, as long as we don’t all have a bad day on the same day, we all can keep going. Because somebody will pull us up out of the pit and remind us of why we decided to do this big, hairy, audacious thing and why we can keep going.”
Lisa Bailey
Topics
- Intro to Lisa Bailey [1:05]
- How Lisa first got involved in homeschooling [1:31]
- It’s a full-time job to create your own homeschool curriculum [6:35]
- Foundations prepares students for Challenge [7:23]
- The greatest challenges Lisa has faced in her homeschooling journey [7:52]
- Colleges and employers want homeschool students [12:12]
- Lisa’s favorite memories from homeschooling her children [14:14]
- Homeschool parents should course-correct, not drive the car [20:33]
- Lisa’s struggles teaching math and science [21:24]
- Advice and tips for struggling or disheartened homeschool parents [27:17]
- The benefits and blessings of homeschooling in community [30:29]
- Farewell to Lisa [33:37]
- Classical Tools Recap [35:00]
- Current Events Discussion: A biblical perspective on unborn life [36:23]
- Ad: ActorsBible [39:34]
- Classical Crypto: Bitcoin halving cycle [40:30]
- Outro [43:40]
Mentions
- Everyday Educator | Classical Conversations
- The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home by Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise | Classical Conversations Books
- The Foundations Program | Classical Conversations
- The Challenge Program | Classical Conversations
- Hinds’ Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard | Amazon
- Classical Acts & Facts® History Cards | Classical Conversations Books
- I Survived Mock Trial | Classical Conversations Blog
- Challenge B | Classical Conversations
- Challenge A | Classical Conversations
- Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW)
- Challenge II | Classical Conversations
- Classical Conversations Practicum
- CC Connected
- Genesis 1-2 | Bible Gateway
- Ecclesiastes 11:5 | Bible Gateway
- Psalm 127:3-5 | Bible Gateway
- Jeremiah 1:5 | Bible Gateway
- Psalm 139:13-16 | Bible Gateway
- Luke 1:44 | Bible Gateway
- Deuteronomy 27:25 | Bible Gateway
- Psalm 106:38 | Bible Gateway
- Roe v. Wade | Justia US Supreme Court
- Bitcoin Halving: What You Need to Know | Investopedia
