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Charlie Deist
Is the homeschool boom over?

Oct 31, 2026

Is the homeschool boom over?

Inside: the 15-minute kitchen-table check, why families are mixing school types, and what if your gym sorted you by birth year?

Charlie Deist
When a friend tells you their school year isn't working

Oct 29, 2026

When a friend tells you their school year isn't working

You don't have to send them an ad. Send them a real family whose week looks like theirs.

Charlie Deist
When reading feels harder than it should

Oct 23, 2026

When reading feels harder than it should

A former special ed teacher’s take on dyslexia + free school evaluations and drop-in help.

Charlie Deist
Overhyped vs. underhyped homeschool curriculum

Oct 16, 2026

Overhyped vs. underhyped homeschool curriculum

Same books, opposite verdicts across 150+ kitchen tables. PLUS: The runaway $0 curriculum winner.

Charlie Deist
Steal this “Wonder Wall” from an OpenEd mom

Oct 9, 2026

Steal this “Wonder Wall” from an OpenEd mom

A pack of sticky notes for the million questions your kids ask every day.

Charlie Deist
She ran the school, but kept her daughter home.

Oct 5, 2026

She ran the school, but kept her daughter home.

A principal’s first year at the kitchen table, and the 15-minute test she gives moms now. PLUS: a free MAP test-day checklist.

Charlie Deist
Classical, Montessori, microschooling... and now unit studies

Oct 2, 2026

Classical, Montessori, microschooling... and now unit studies

The latest addition to our growing "Education Pathways" portal is so much fun, parents wonder whether it counts.

Charlie Deist
Is your homeschool diploma legal?

Sep 28, 2026

Is your homeschool diploma legal?

A licensed EMT, a diploma his parents signed, and the fine print on “accredited.” PLUS: which states are taking mid-year enrollments.

Charlie Deist
"Why won’t my kid sit still?"

Sep 23, 2026

"Why won’t my kid sit still?"

The antidote to a fidgeting child. PLUS: How unit studies bridge core subjects and your child's interests.

Charlie Deist
Am I qualified to homeschool?

Sep 21, 2026

Am I qualified to homeschool?

200 emails chasing two slippery words. PLUS: the math habit worth dropping, and October community, clubs, and events calendar.

Charlie Deist
Overcoming "curriculum fatigue"

Sep 16, 2026

Overcoming "curriculum fatigue"

Why too much choice can be paralyzing. PLUS: A clarification on mandatory assessments, and the debate over teaching letter names vs. letter sounds first.

Charlie Deist
Before you stress over testing...

Sep 9, 2026

Before you stress over testing...

Our new guide to state assessments for home educators. PLUS: Confessions of a public school principal.

Charlie Deist
Minecraft algebra

Sep 1, 2026

Minecraft algebra

The kid who traded algebra homework for the stock market and the rise of interest-led learning. PLUS: Do you know the difference between deschooling and unschooling?

Charlie Deist
🎙️ Microphone check

Aug 24, 2026

🎙️ 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
🐴 The 2-Hour Homeschool Schedule

Aug 18, 2026

🐴 The 2-Hour Homeschool Schedule

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

Charlie Deist
How much kindergarten is enough?

Aug 9, 2026

How much kindergarten is enough?

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

Charlie Deist
Worldschooling 🌎 without the plane ticket

Jul 13, 2026

Worldschooling 🌎 without the plane ticket

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

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

Jul 11, 2026

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
Why your kid forgets what they learned last week 🤷

Jul 6, 2026

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
You won't see this again until 2037

Jul 4, 2026

You won't see this again until 2037

A Fourth of July on a Saturday is rarer than you'd guess. Plus what a few families' kids made for America's 250th.

Charlie Deist
10 screen-free summer tools

Jun 29, 2026

10 screen-free summer tools

The latest State of Childhood report is out. Inside: a free-college roadmap and 10 screen-free summer tools.

Charlie Deist
Screen time spikes (again)

Jun 27, 2026

Screen time spikes (again)

The latest State of Childhood report is out. Inside: a free-college roadmap and 10 screen-free summer tools.

Charlie Deist
Is your child's attention span "normal"?

Jun 22, 2026

Is your child's attention span "normal"?

Multiply their age by 5 minutes. That's the rough ceiling - here's how to double it.

Charlie Deist
You can just build things

Jun 20, 2026

You can just build things

Have your kids build one thing to celebrate America's 250th by July 1. PLUS: a home-made diploma maker, a program deadline reminder, and tips for a screen-free summer.

Charlie Deist
The golden rule of screen time

Jun 15, 2026

The golden rule of screen time

The simple policy that turns passive consumers into active creators. (Plus: 10 channels worth bookmarking)

Charlie Deist

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