In this episode, we hear from Jenn Naughton, Courtney Ostaff, and Drew Campbell, authors of How to Homeschool the Kids You Have: Advice from the Kitchen Table, published by John Catt Educational.
In this conversation, we hear about the trio’s experience as homeschooling educators and the lesson they have learned from their experience and the experience of parents across the country.
“The question is, what are you educating for, what is your vision of an educated adult… We ask parents to envision what their version of an educated adult is and then work back from that to figure out how you get there. How do you educate the individual?”
The goal of How to Homeschool the Kids You Have: Advice from the Kitchen Table is to give homeschool parents a framework to begin home-schooling. From broader philosophical boundaries like the ‘point’ of education to practically applicable lessons like the science of learning, this book bridges the gap that lack of communication can create. In almost a ‘mini teacher training’ as they put it, parents will have access to information like literacy, neurodiversity, memorization, and more.
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Jenn Naughton is a co-hosts of the Modern Classical Education at Home podcast, where she shares curmudgeonly opinions about curricula, tips for getting homeschooling done, and in-depth reviews of books on education. In addition to the Modern Classic Education At Home, Jenn is the co-founder of The Bookish Society, which offers live online literature, art, and creative writing classes for homeschooling families
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Drew Campbell (they/them) is a co-host of the Modern Classical Education at Home podcast, where she shares curmudgeonly opinions about curricula, tips for getting homeschooling done, and in-depth reviews of books on education. Drew is the author of Living Memory, I Speak Latin, and Exploring the World through Story, and co-author, with Courtney Ostaff and Jennifer Naughton, of How to Homeschool the Kids You Have. Dr. Campbell is a veteran homeschooler and has worked as a classroom teacher, private school administrator, and tutor. They now work as an independent developer of Modern Classical homeschool curriculum at Quidnam Press (quidnampress.com).
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Courtney Ostaff is a co-host of the Modern Classical Education at Home podcast, where she shares curmudgeonly opinions about curricula, tips for getting homeschooling done, and in-depth reviews of books on education and professional online K-12 teacher and homeschooling parent. Since 1999, she’s taught in private and public community colleges, high schools, middle schools, daycares, and homes, both online and face to face. She has a master’s in public administration, a master’s in secondary education, and teaching certifications in mathematics, science, and social studies grades 5 to 12, as well as a special education certification in teaching the visually impaired, birth through adulthood. Currently, she is homeschooling her own children and teaching online at the secondary level, ages 8 to 18. Her interest lies in applying the latest research in cognitive science to best practices in online education and the intersection of application with classical education.
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