Relaxed Homeskool Talk Radio

Kathy Wentz is my guest on July 20th at 10am central time. Kathy is a homeschooling mom who teaches, consults,volunteers, speaks publicly and runs one of the nation's few homeschooling libraries. She is famous for her conference workshops titled "Cure for the Math Curse" and she teaches math and science classes to unschoolers in the Midwest using games and exploration.Call with your questions about how to homeschool or unschool math and science. 347-633-9765http://kathywentz.blogspot.com/

World traveler, Not-Back-to-School camp adviser, founder of Unschool Adventures and now author of a new book, Blake Boles will join us this Monday to talk about why he wrote "College Without High School" and how he hopes to inspire teenagers to start their unschooling adventure as well as how he can help homeschooled and unschooled teens to get in to and transition into college.Tune in live this Monday July 29th 10am central time here:http://www.blogtalkradio.com/RelaxedHomeskoolTeenagers and adults can tune in and call with questions: 347-633-9765 or comment on live chat mode. Join us this Monday June 29th online at 10am central time to catch the talk live.Check out Blake's page about his book:http://www.blakeboles.com/cwhs.htmFor more in depth review:http://chicagohomeschoolhabitat.com/?p=550

This Monday April 6th at 10am central time you can hear my live interview with Blake Boles and Abbi Miller, two experienced advisers at the much lauded Not Back to School Camp. They also happen to be the globetrekking organizers of Unschool Adventures, planning immersion trips worldwide for untethered teens. Blake is about to publish a book about how to attend college without high school.We will have much to talk about! Unschooling teens and young adults listen in and get an earful of how much fun you can have exploring the big blue room with these fabulous organizers. To talk to our guests call 347-633-9765 or join us in the chat room.

This Monday at 10am (central time)I will be talking with Jean Kulczyk about homeschooling and unschooling the special needs child.Jean has advocated for years for special needs children and has helped countless families to adapt their ways to best suit their special needs child's learning styles. Please join us with your questions and stories!

It may be earlier than usual (8am central time this Monday)but this week as the midwestern posse of homeschoolers revs up for the upcoming In-Home Conference I'll have several guests from the conference world joining us to speak on the topics of conference highlights, volunteer opportunities, and the overall benefits of hanging out for a long weekend in a hotel with hundreds of other similar minded friends. It'll be a blast! Call to speak to Portia O'Laughlin, Alice Muciek, Laura Enders and a few surprise guests and callers and get your burning conference questions answered. 347-633-9765 or find us on chat!

The first minute there are technical difficulties. Keep listening and you'll hear the whole show! To follow the art lesson visually with this recording go to the webcam http://www.ustream.tv/channel/basic-art---an-introductory-classSharon Jeffus of Visual Mann will be the main guest this week. Sharon has been teaching homeschoolers art classes for many years in her signature gentle way. She combines art with history and other topics and at the same time shares her skills and conveys her message that art is a process that is an adventure to explore.On this show she will be teaching an art lesson live, so get your kids in to the act. All they'll need is a pencil and paper, but if you have Skype (details forthcoming)they will be able to follow along with links and visual feedback.Dayna Martin will be joining us this show as well to share information about her new Youtube series about unschooling. It'll be a fun show!We especially welcome young callers with questions about art!

Join me this Monday at 10am central time as Ren Allen(founder of Imagination Tribe)and Laura Bowman (founder of Radical Unschoolers Network)join in to discuss the origins of Imagination Tribe and RUN,the internet as networking tool for creativity and support and also burning questions such as "Is the world ready for unschooling?" and "What are your newest projects?" For more details about the show visit Relaxedhomeskool.comAs always call 347-633-9765 to ask Ren or Laura a question. The chat room will also be enabled.

This week (Nov. 10th, 10am central time) Rain Fordyce will visit to discuss her new book "I Am Learning All of the Time" in a series of books titled Homeschool Adventure Books. There will be a contest to win a copy of her book during the show. Details to be announced but suffice it to say you will have to call this number (347) 633-9765 and answer a simple question.Rain is a life coach, the publisher of Authentic Times an online magazine and a homeschooling momma with much wisdom and fun to share!

Oct. 27th 10am-11:30am. Join my guest Sarah Parent of Clan of Parents blog and the Humans Being podcast and I as we discuss unschooling media,politics and life. Dayna Martin of Unschooling America will also be making a guest appearance. Looks like it will be another rollicking time.Be a caller yourself and you can win 4 free tickets to Chicago Toy and Game fair on November 22nd and 23rd. Call (347)633-9765. The chat room will be open!

Special show-one week early! And one hour early!Peggy Webb will be the guest this week and we will discuss her life raising 3 unschooled girls and running the West River Academy. She also consults homeschoolers and will be available to answer your questions about keeping transcripts, unshcooling high school and helping your teen to take the path they are most interested in. Call out your teens because Peggy's youngest daughter, 14 year old Rachel will also be a guest on the show and will speak to us about her experiences with various types of schooling (all of which she chose to try as an unschooler) and her recent travels to Costa Rica and upcoming travels to Japan to learn the languages among other things.Teens are encouraged to call Rachel with their questions and thoughts!

This week Dayna Martin of Unschooling America will join us with some stories from her recent conference experience and her love of nurturing children's passions. As always, we'll take callers with thoughts to share and questions.Lori Upchurch, an In-Home conference planner and fellow blogger also appeared , as did Sarah Parent from Clan of Parents.Dayna Martin will pop in with the second of what we hope to be regular appearances in a radio segments titled View from Utopia.

Join me as I speak with my guest Sandra Dodd about her life unschooling her mostly grown now kids. She is the author of the Radical Unschooling website, the inventor of Learn Nothing Day and a tireless champion for respectful parenting.

This show Michelle Barone will be my guest. She is a homeschooler, a family therapist, a retired La Leche League counselor and the author of a new book titled "Finding Your Way;Exploring Your Families Educational Journey". Call if you want to speak to an experienced homeschooler and therapist about concerns and hopes you have for the upcoming year! Call early (347)633-9765.Michelle's book is available at lulu.com You can visit her website at www.michellebarone.com

This show; Michael and Patty Smith will be calling in to share their experiences homeschooling on a Native American reservation.Dayna Martin will be the guest speaker. Dayna has been vocal in her promotion of unschooling as a way of life and you will understand why when you hear her speak on the topic. She's been interviewed on TV, has a series of segments describing unschooling on youtube and she hosts an unschooling conference cruise every year.So call to speak to Dayna and I at 347-633-9765

The first show will be open for callers and I will interview Diane Flynn Keith from Homefires and Carschooling fame about her history as an advocate for homeschooling.

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