270. Give Your Children the Gift of Lifelong Learning | Julie Kreke of The Delightful Homeschool

Simple Farmhouse Life

Lisa Bass

Home & Garden, Leisure

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

If you could use a refreshing perspective on education in your home, this episode is for you! Whether you are already a homeschooling parent or you are considering it, Julie’s wisdom on delight-directed learning will encourage you to embrace a homeschooling life that truly serves your family and your unique children. We can reject the societal pressures to prioritize academic achievement and instead tune into the innate desires and giftings of each of our children. Join us for this rich discussion full of practical advice and inspiring vision! In this episode, we cover: What a typical school day looks like as a family who embraces delight-directed learning At what point do children start to pursue their own interests? The role of a parent in a child’s natural drive to learn Why a laidback approach to supporting your child in the pursuit of their interests is a gift to them How to navigate kids’ technology use as they independently pursue their interests Shifting our mindset about what education is required for a successful life The importance of keeping the long-term goal of education in mind Recognizing each child’s unique giftings and tailoring their education to their needs Practical examples of walking with our children as they figure out their passions Advice for parents who worry that their children don’t have interests to pursue Approaching friendships and social life as a homeschooling family This is your permission to create a homeschool schedule that works for your individual family View full show notes on the blog + watch this episode on YouTube. Thank you for supporting the sponsors that make this show possible! ABOUT JULIE Julie is wife to Jason and mama to eleven awesome kids. They live in a small home on a sixteen acre homestead in beautiful Missouri where they homeschool their children using a delight directed method of learning. As a second generation homeschooler, Julie knows firsthand the benefits of this lifestyle, and is passionate about helping others feel confident in homeschooling their kids. She offers encouragement and resources through her website, The Delightful Homeschool, and her family YouTube channel. RESOURCES Check out Julie’s previous appearance on my podcast! Looking to earn an income from your YouTube channel? Join my YouTube Success Masterclass today! I can teach you everything you need to know to get started sewing in my Simple Sewing Series! Explore all of my course offerings including sourdough, sewing, blogging, and YouTube Grab a copy of my new cookbook Daily Sourdough CONNECT Julie Kreke of The Delightful Homeschool | Website | Instagram | YouTube Lisa Bass of Farmhouse on Boone | Blog | YouTube | Instagram | TikTok | Facebook | Pinterest Do you have a question you’d like me to answer on the podcast? A guest you’d like me to interview? Submit your questions and ideas here: bit.ly/SFLquestions.

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0:00.0	There are two main goals. It's to teach kids how to learn and to foster a love of learning in them.
0:05.4	And if you've done that, then you have been successful. All of those details are secondary to those two
0:11.8	things because if they want to pursue something that they're going to need to be really good algebra,
0:17.4	then they will be. That's how trustworthy kids are. They will within themselves
0:22.0	discover what they need and make it happen. My name is Lisa, mother of eight and creator of the
0:26.9	blog and YouTube channel Farmhouse on Boob. On this podcast, I like to talk about simplifying your life
0:31.9	so you can live out your priorities. I help you learn how to cook from scratch and decorate on a
0:36.2	budget through this podcast and my
0:38.1	courses simple sourdough in the simple sewing series. I also help people reach their goals from home
0:43.5	through my business courses, create your blog dream, and YouTube Success Academy. I will leave links
0:48.0	to these resources in the show notes and description box below. Now let's get into the show.
0:57.9	Welcome back to the Simple Farmhouse Life podcast. Today we're going to chat about homeschooling. I love talking about homeschooling and one of my favorite
1:03.1	friends to talk about that with is my friend Julie, Julie Crakey. She has a website that is all about
1:10.6	delight directed homeschool. So this is a
1:13.5	philosophy on homeschool that she and I both share. That might be helpful for you if you've been
1:18.6	feeling overwhelmed in your homeschool. And Julie is a mom of 11 kids that range from 18 down to
1:23.8	six months. So she's been through it all. She's been homeschooling this whole time. And so she has a lot of
1:28.8	wisdom to share. She's a personal friend of mine. So it's fun to catch up and chat with her. And she's
1:34.4	been on this show before. So you might have heard her before. But let's dive in and discuss one of my
1:39.9	favorite topics. Julie, it's so great to have you back on. It's fun having on a real friend and we get
1:44.7	to spend some time catching up. We have to actually like make a podcast recording to make this
1:49.0	happen. But Julie has 11 kids. I have eight. So that's a lot of moving parts between the two of us.
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