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A Heart 4 Homeschool
Добавлен 16 авг 2017
Welcome to A Heart4Homeschool! On my channel I’ll share homeschool tips, insight, resources, and ways to earn extra income from home!
Forming Community Through 4-H
Homeschooling parents have been known to carve out paths for their children that may be uncharted when they want their kids to have certain experiences. They design their own curricula, design their own apps, open online groups, and start co-ops-if an opportunity is not available where they live, trailblazing and inspiring others to join them is not a foreign concept.
In this episode, I sit down for a chat with Centex HBCU Alumni 4-H Club Manager Tony Austin and his wife (Sheryl Austin), who is also an Extension Agent for Prairie View A&M University, which sponsors our club. You’ll learn what inspired them to start our 4-H Club, the role land-grant HBCUs play in 4-H, and what kids, partic...
In this episode, I sit down for a chat with Centex HBCU Alumni 4-H Club Manager Tony Austin and his wife (Sheryl Austin), who is also an Extension Agent for Prairie View A&M University, which sponsors our club. You’ll learn what inspired them to start our 4-H Club, the role land-grant HBCUs play in 4-H, and what kids, partic...
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The Impact of Fathers & Community on Homeschooling
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In this episode, I speak with homeschooling dad and host of Black Men Homeschool Podcast, Jason Esters. We talk about several key issues pertaining to the black homeschool community. Specifically, Jason shares how he and his wife, both educators, became homeschool parents, the impact of fathers and community in homeschooling, the rise of community colleges in post-secondary education, as well a...
Black Faces in White Spaces: Racism Within Homeschool Groups
Просмотров 588Год назад
In this episode, I will be having a candid conversation with Pamela Smith a veteran homeschool mom, business owner, and former director of an evangelical homeschool program, who is working on a groundbreaking book titled, Black Faces in White Spaces. In her upcoming book, Pamela shares her heartbreaking experiences as a black, Christian homeschool program director and starts a very necessary co...
ChemLife Online Chemistry Course
Просмотров 402 года назад
Chemlife is a two-semester chemistry course that includes over 100 hours of video tutorials with fill-in-the-blank notes, assessments, virtual labs, and live, interactive online class sessions. Visit A Heart 4 Homeschool to view sample lessons. Register for ChemLife now at www.aheart4homeschool.com. Live class sessions begin September 1st, 2022.
Our Homeschool Journey Senior Year to College
Просмотров 612 года назад
Are you unsure about homeschooling your teen through high school? Are you worried that your homeschooled teen may have difficulty getting accepted into a college or obtaining scholarship money for college? In this episode, I share what it took to graduate my oldest from our homeschool and how she got accepted into the universities of her choice, but also received a full ride to college. Do you ...
A Review of Bookshark Reading with History Level E
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Calling all eclectic and Charlotte Mason homeschoolers! In this episode of A Heart 4 Homeschool, I will be reviewing Reading with History Level E from Bookshark’s U.S. History Curriculum and sharing with you our experience with this literature-rich curriculum. aheart4homeschool.com/a-comprehensive-review-of-bookshark-reading-with-history-level-e/ www.bookshark.com/reading-with-history-e
Homeschool Yo Kids: How to Get Started Homeschooling with One Convenient App
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In this episode, I chat with homeschool mom and app developer Jocelyn (Jae) Carter as she shares details on why and how she designed her Homeschool Yo Kids App. This convenient app is available for iOS and Android devices. It empowers homeschooling parents with the information they need to begin homeschooling their kids with confidence. appadvice.com/app/homeschool-yo-kids/1616697031
I Create Art Unboxing and Demo
Просмотров 192 года назад
I Create Art is an art subscription geared for homeschoolers that include access to video lessons, art supplies necessary for the enclosed art project, and instructions to help young artists develop their drawing and technical skills. We received the Advanced Art Curriculum Plan Kit that featured an art lesson featuring the Stained Glass Art Technique by Frank Lloyd Wright. Take a peek at the u...
Kidstir Unboxing
Просмотров 692 года назад
Take a peek at what's included in a Kidstir Subscription Box! For a full review of Kidstir Subscription Boxes, check out my review at melanatedgoldhomeschool.org/melanated-gold-review-squad-kidstir-review/
Cooking with Kidstir Subscription Boxes
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Cooking with Kidstir Subscription Boxes
Oak Meadow Integrated Health & Fitness Curriculum Review
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Oak Meadow Integrated Health & Fitness Curriculum Review
Reflections on the First Year of Homeschool by a Former Public School Educator
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Reflections on the First Year of Homeschool by a Former Public School Educator
Connections Community and Classical Conversations
Просмотров 353 года назад
Connections Community and Classical Conversations
Empowering Your Children Through Unschooling with Guest Tira Hunter
Просмотров 633 года назад
Empowering Your Children Through Unschooling with Guest Tira Hunter
My Review of Black History 365 Curriculum
Просмотров 5723 года назад
My Review of Black History 365 Curriculum
Join A Heart 4 Homeschool on the Clubhouse app!
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Join A Heart 4 Homeschool on the Clubhouse app!
Current Events Reveal Why We Need Educational Options
Просмотров 393 года назад
Current Events Reveal Why We Need Educational Options
Using Digital Interactive Notebooks In Your Homeschool
Просмотров 1534 года назад
Using Digital Interactive Notebooks In Your Homeschool
Why Black Homeschoolers Need Each Other
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Why Black Homeschoolers Need Each Other
10 Steps To Get You Started Homeschooling
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10 Steps To Get You Started Homeschooling
Whew, I'm only in 8 minutes in and I wish I could flip over some tables like Jesus! I'm so sorry you had to go through this but I hope and pray that your book flourishes! I can't wait to read! Bless yall beautiful ladies.
Awesome 💜💛
You have a knack for captivating your audience. Keep them coming back for more!
Does any of the books cover Thomas Sowell or Clarence Thomas, Jesse Owens? I am looking for material that is balanced. Thank you.
I will be homeschooling my kindergartner this fall and in my mind I have his entire school career planned out in yerms of what curriculum we will be using. This interview was so informative and inspiring! I will definitely have to learn more about unschooling. Blessings to you both for sharing.
Well that surely explains a few things about why there’s a sea of white/some browns but that’s it in all of our homeschool communities. That seriously sucks and I’m so sorry that y’all have had that experience across the board & in all (or most) of your experiences.
There were so many takeaways from your candid conversation.They’re comfortable with us being the aid or help but never in a position of leadership higher then them. Thank you for your transparency. 🫶🏾
To be fair, this was an experience highlighting racism and discrimination, but that is not the case always. I was actually President of my local predominantly white, Christian co-op. I've also been welcomed into other co-ops without incident. That by no means takes away from the fact that co-ops have the capacity to be more segregated, divisive, and harmful than public schools if we don't acknowledge and speak against instances like Pamela Smith's when this happens. I am never surprised when this happens in the world, but God forbid we, as Christians, claim Christ and act the way Pamela described! Thanks for listening and for your comments!
As a white evangelical homeschooling mom, I absolutely have respect for whoever shows me they are respectable. This lady in the video would have had my complete respect and I would have loved to get to know her and have our children hang out together as well had I been in her co-op. I look at everyone for who they are on the inside by how they handle themselves and what their responses are showing their hearts; and if they are Christian, they are my sisters and brothers in Christ and that is all that should matter at the end of the day. I truly enjoyed your conversation and it has brought up a couple of things I have yet to put in depth thought into. This is for the fact that, yes, I am white and I haven't had to deal with some of these things these fine ladies have yet I have been the victim of racism at a very early age at public school in the 2nd grade; my best friend was black and her mom told her that she couldn't be my friend anymore because I was white. I was heartbroken because she and I had so much fun and were always partners when we had partner assignments and we even swapped eachother our favorite stuffed animals to have a sleepover one night! I loved being her friend and she eventually got very aggressive toward me after her mom forbade her from being my friend and one day she said "one day black people will own white people." My mom and dad hadn't told me about slavery when I was that young so I hadn't the slightest idea what she was even talking about but it scared me because the thought of anyone owning another human being hurt my heart and I just didn't know what to do with that other than just go away and leave her alone. This stuck with me for a long time because obviously, 30 years later I still remember this so vividly. I wanted to tell this story to remind people that racism can affect any melanin content and although we don't as often see it the way I experienced it, it is ugly in ANY and ALL forms! I am thankful that Christian women of all shades of brown (we are ALL just different shades of brown; put a piece of white construction paper beside my head and you will see that I am not "white" the same way if you hold up a black sheet of construction paper to either of these ladies' faces, you will see they are not "black" just varying amounts of melanin "brown") are choosing to talk about this. It's important to talk about the 'uncomfortable' realities of different people because we are all different and each set of experiences = different realities. I absolutely agree with the lady on the left when she said that we NEED to do this to make sure our children's realities are better than ours because that is the ultimate job of a parent. I believe that Jesus Christ is the ULTIMATE answer to these issues; Christ is at the CORE of healing and we ALL need to understand that we are ALL sinners and sinners is how OUR maker sees ALL of us (except Jesus who is blameless and sinless) and this is the most important way we need to come together! Thank you for being my sisters in Christ and I pray our children retain their ability to "just play without seeing outward differences before understanding the inner common trait that unites us all." ❤️✝️❤️🙏❤️
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What a goldmine of books!!! I love how everything needed is in the box. Thanks for sharing.
Just FYI there are a bunch of evangelical Christians I'm Africa. If your daughter wants to visit she can make sure she post pictures. Always, keep your options open
I literally had a panic attack listening to this. So much of it sounds familiar. I lead a mixed race group with a white partner and am respected by the very few white folks who join, but so many don’t join because of who I am. Ps. We focus on history.
I know this is a touchy subject, but it needs to be discussed because a lot of us have experienced some aspect of this. I wanted our conversation to be seasoned with grace, however, and not come across as bashing. I am hopeful that this conversation will give our evangelical brethren and us some food for thought since as Christians, we are all a part of the body of Christ.
A Heart 4 Homeschool you did an excellent job.
@@MsAndrea Thanks so much!
I have absolutely experienced this. Currently I am a director of a program. It is not easy.
what do use as a comprehension resource? does it come with one?
Where do we sign up to be apart of 4H clubs?
4-h.org/find/
👍🏽 Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing this. We are on this path with our daughter, Jubilee, who will be starting her senior year with Classical Conversations. 💯
I’m so glad it was helpful, Renee!
If you don't mind, what books or resources did you supplement with?
I supplement with RUclips and two other curriculums that I use as references Black History 365 and share aheart4homeschool.com/black-history-365-curriculum-review/ and Woke Homeschooling which actually has an elementary Black History curriculum aheart4homeschool.com/a-review-of-oh-freedom-us-history-curriculum/. Hope this helps!
Thank you for sharing!
You’re welcome!😊
Thank you for this important discussion. Also, I ordered a copy of the book even though my kids are teens. 😄 ~Deedee
Great conversation!
This is a great conversation. I definitely want to homeschool my children and need support.
If you are interested in support, the Black Family Homeschool Educators & Scholars has an awesome Facebook Group. Also, the Clubhouse app has a number of homeschoolers who host rooms to answer questions on homeschooling-including A Heart 4 Homeschool!😉 Hope this helps!
@@AHeart4Homeschool This definitely helps, I will look into these. Thank you for this information!
Just a quick disclaomer...im not black and neither is my child. I am way ahead of the game being that my child isent even born yet but I am planning to home school. I have great concerns with were the education system is going so homeschooling is something I plan on doing. I live in a small town in south central PA and there are not many people of color. I grew up in baltimore and all my life my society was so diverse color wasent something we even thought about until we all hit middle school. In retrospect I think that's about the time color was even noticed. Buy my child isn't going to have that diverse community to grow up in. Long intro sorry...my question is have you ever considered...and maybe may have some advise in how to organically socialize my child with people of color. We all have so much to offer eachother and I don't want my child by nature of being white in a mainly white environment to not have the diversity of God's children as a normal in their life. I hope.my question makes sense....I want to homeschool without.leaving my child unprepared for a diversified world. I like what I've seen and heard from your group. I want my child my see empowerment in others.
I dont think it's racist. Maybe you can even help offer others something. Being that white people are the vast majority you.can do this without stripping white out of your children's life but as a white person I fear homeschooling is going to strip color from my child's life. So how can I have both. Provide a good education for my child but also provide the necessity of other cultures and colors for my child?
Hi Jacqueline, You ask an excellent question. We live and exist in mostly Caucasian spaces and I have some experience with trying to find ways to keep my children connected to their culture as well. Although we can't always control the diversity of where we live, we can demonstrate that diversity is something we value based on the books and curriculum we choose. Choosing stories and books that celebrate diversity and highlight the contributions of diverse people (black, brown, disabled, immigrants, etc), show our children our values in this area. Additionally, I've tried to expose my children to accurate history that again, highlights different perspectives and experiences of other groups--in addition to the traditional, Eurocentric-focused historical perspectives. Online groups and local groups (outside of the more traditional homeschool circles) has also helped to meet other children of color. Also, if you encounter some homeschoolers or families of color in your daily spheres, don't be afraid to connect with them and/or have your children connect as well. Who you choose to associate yourself with in terms of forming friendships can also send a strong message to your children, if the opportunity should present itself.
Hi, I met a White mother who's situation is similar to yours. She incorporated multicultural studies in her curriculum to include all ethnicities. This included going to museums, historical sites, going to restaurants, attending festivals & events etc.
Hi! Great video! We met last Saturday! It was a pleasure. My friend is interested in homeschooling her children also. I feel these videos will help with the transition. Thank you! 😃
So glad you liked it! Please check out my website www.aheart4homeschool.com. Your friend may want to check out my free ebook ‘Ready, Set, Homeschool’ ! ☺️
@@AHeart4Homeschool thank you! Will definitely check it out ☺️
Imagine being a home educator, and specifically a "black" home educator, 30 years ago...
I can’t imagine! They were the true soldiers!
I thought I was going to home school temporarily however, we enjoy it so much my children may never go back.
Many in the black community are discovering the many gifts of homeschooling! It’s freedom in so many ways!
Sara we’ve been homeschooling for two years and it’s changed my girls lives. They are biologically my nieces and I think even just having a “different” family made them feel othered along with other things. Now they are thriving
How did you actually start your google classroom without a registered school
It was a feature within my Google Suite. My understanding is that when Google Classroom first started only the schools had access to it, but a few years ago, they opened it up to the public.
@@AHeart4Homeschool Thank you so much for the insight and your quick response!
@@capricescott5480 My pleasure!
Thank you for the tutorial . It was very helpful.
So glad it helped!😊
I agree with everything that you ladies spoke about. Thank you for sharing this much needed information.
This was awesome Kendra! You provided so much information. Thank you!
Thanks so much Lesley!
This is my 3rd yr homeschooling. I'm so glad to see black homeschooling mom's
I'm in the NC mountains. No support for blacks readily available. Daughter starting 7th and not looking forward to it.
I would recommend connecting virtually with some other black homeschoolers online. There are some virtual African-American homeschool co-ops online that meet virtually. There are some that help teens to connect virtually as well. Additionally, I would recommend looking up some classes on Outschool that will enable your daughter to connect as well. I will share some links to the groups I mentioned.
Cultural Corner Homeschool Support Group is one group that has free virtual classes. facebook.com/groups/1242374176162400/?ref=share
@@AHeart4Homeschool thank you, I appreciate you.
Homeschooling Black Teens is another social connection group for teens facebook.com/groups/726942404758141/?ref=share
Where can I find your podcast? I just checked Amazon and couldn't find it.
I plan to launch it in August! Check on August 1st and it will be up!
thank you. beautiful conversation
I could not agree more! It is not racist to create a safe space for black homeschoolers. I like to balance the general homeschool world with black homeschool community.
Thanks so much Lori!
Thank you for this conversation!
This is such a great video!
Thank you! 💕❤️💕
J Savannah You are so welcome!
Thank you for this timely conversation and touching on the importance of being connected. I am not a homeschooler but an educator and I agree that we need communities to feel safe and speak our truth.
ETeaches365 You’re so welcome! It’s been on my heart to for a while now!
Yesss Courtney! Pull out the receipts
great video! my FB group is seeing the serge of new homeshoolers for sure. as a 'veteran' homeschooler i would add that they need to decide the yearly schedule, too...not just the lesson planning but if they want to do 2 semesters or year round schooling. it's agreat way to see that they will have plenty of time to accomplish all they want or need to...great for reassuring yourself LOL and getting a 'guide' like a scope and sequence- even if unchooling, it can be good to see what all needs to be learned in 12 years ( if starting w/ 1st grade) to see that so many things are just reapeated over and over so you really can get it all in 12 yrs!
I hear homeschoolers talk all the time about planning for the entire year. I think its awesome to do that, but I typically only do a month or a few weeks at a time since my schedule changes and I don’t always adhere closely to it.
@@AHeart4Homeschool @A Heart 4 Homeschool i just gto a vague idea of where we want to go that year. i sorta planned the math and lang arts , then had some idea of science type and history era... but you just never know where all that can lead! :D
They release a new portal already, much better than privious one
Yes, keep watching my playlist! I did an updated video walkthrough of it! :-)