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Stories, trends, and insights from the world of open education.
🎙️ Microphone check

Aug 24, 2026

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2 min read

🎙️ Microphone check

12 podcasts worth your commute, 13 new playlists by topic, and 1 new episode featuring a mom of 5 on the year she broke her own kid.

Charlie Deist
Charlie Deist
🐴 The 2-Hour Homeschool Schedule

Aug 18, 2026

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5 min read

🐴 The 2-Hour Homeschool Schedule

Beating back-to-school anxiety, Miacademy deep dive, and Peter Gray’s new book on restoring childhood.

Charlie Deist
Charlie Deist
How to raise a kid who loves to work

Aug 12, 2026

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2 min read

How to raise a kid who loves to work

A homeschool dad of seven, a light switch, and the 7 words that substitute for a lesson plan.

Ela Bass
Ela Bass
How much kindergarten is enough?

Aug 9, 2026

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3 min read

How much kindergarten is enough?

Why the single most researched year in homeschooling often needs the least structured approach.

Charlie Deist
Charlie Deist
I’m Not My Daughter’s Teacher. I’m the Curator of Her Education.

Aug 5, 2026

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3 min read

I’m Not My Daughter’s Teacher. I’m the Curator of Her Education.

Niven Singh stopped calling herself the teacher two years ago. Here's what changed.

Niven Singh
Niven Singh
Follow the kid, not the plan

Jul 31, 2026

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2 min read

Follow the kid, not the plan

A reading breakthrough, and a proper hello from your podcast host.

Ela Bass
Ela Bass
Worldschooling 🌎 without the plane ticket

Jul 13, 2026

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1 min read

Worldschooling 🌎 without the plane ticket

You don't need a passport to turn the whole world into your classroom.

Charlie Deist
Charlie Deist
No one on Earth knows how to make a pencil

Jul 11, 2026

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5 min read

No one on Earth knows how to make a pencil

A day in the life of a 4th-grade roboticist, a 1958 economics lesson your kid will never forget, and a boredom-busting screen-free reading list for the rest of summer. Plus: packets due July 13.

Charlie Deist
Charlie Deist
Why your kid forgets what they learned last week 🤷

Jul 6, 2026

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1 min read

Why your kid forgets what they learned last week 🤷

Study-only kids ace the 5-minute quiz. A week later, the ones who tested themselves win.

Charlie Deist
Charlie Deist
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