Ep61. Catholic Homeschooling Family of 8 - Part 2: Three Things for a Successful Homeschool

Written By Jon Marc & Teresa Grodi

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Even if you don’t plan to homeschool, this episode is for anyone who wants to think through their own relationship with education. This Part 2 of a 3-Part homeschooling series, JonMarc and Teresa discuss three steps for a successful homeschool: 1) Learning your child, 2) Learning yourself, 3) Learning your environment.

Notes

Curriculum we use: 

The Good and the Beautiful: https://www.goodandbeautiful.com/

Life of Fred math: https://lifeoffred.com/ (Don’t let this OG website deter you; Stanley Schmidt is the MAN.) 

How to Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons: https://www.amazon.com/Teach-Your-Child-Read-Lessons/dp/0671631985 

Phonics Pathways:  https://www.amazon.com/Phonics-Pathways-Reading-Perfect-Spelling/dp/1118022432/

Resources mentioned:

The Temperament God Gave Your Kid - https://www.amazon.com/Temperament-God-Gave-Your-Kids/dp/161278545X 

Fulwiler’s “Joeschooling”: https://soundcloud.com/jennifer-fulwiler/how-two-working-parents-homeschool-for-yale-jennifer-fulwiler?si=4c9b3bc180a846ce9afe031f49966ff7&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing 

Knorpe and South - Unschooling - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxfeJxyi8Ls&t=1612s 3

 

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Jon Marc & Teresa Grodi

Teresa is a member of the Body of Christ, a wife, and a mother of five. She was born, raised, and resides in the Diocese of Toledo, OH. Teresa received her B.A. and M.A. in History at Bowling Green State University, where she met her husband JonMarc. She has been involved in ministry in many capacities and currently organizes pilgrimages for Catholic Faith Journeys. Teresa and JonMarc love to take walks and to discuss faith, philosophy, culture, food, the Domestic Church, the Feminine Genius, and the C.S. Lewis Space Trilogy, among other things.

JonMarc is the Chief Operating Officer of the Coming Home Network International and has been interviewed on EWTN programs such as Life on the Rock and The Journey Home, as well as various radio programs. A graduate student of philosophy at Franciscan University of Steubenville, JonMarc resides in Perrysburg, OH, with his wife and five young children.  Some of his favorite topics for discussion & writing are the nature of religious faith, aesthetics, Catholic Social Teaching, the writings of G.K. Chesterton, C.S. Lewis, and J.R.R. Tolkien, and various intersections of philosophy and theology in family life. You can connect with JonMarc via the Coming Home Network, on social media, or where he occasionally writes at www.RestatementOfTheObvious.com.

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