As we write this post many of us are stuck at home with our Children due to the restrictions and worries related to the Corona Virus. This has forced many to have their children at home and to be homeschooling for the first time.
Even for veteran homeschoolers, this predicament causes some challenges.
To help our parents, Freddie Taylor, CEO of Sankofa Club and Urban Intellectuals engaged in a series of interviews with homeschoolers. These interviews provided an inciteful and interesting look into the world and made for definite viewing.
Below you will find each video, do not miss a second, watch all the interviews!
Avoid the Homeschool Meltdown (LOL): Tips from a Homeschool Vet
Freddie talked with Christine St Vii from MomsNCharge. Check out Christine’s 50 resources for those forced into homeschooling here.
How Homeschooling Led to a 6-Figure Business w/ her Husband & Children
Celena Lynn Gill started the FB Candle Co (www.fbcandle.com) along with her three children. It started as a homeschooling project on entrepreneurship and turned it into an international, 6 figure candle company. Entrepreneurship is part of their curriculum.
She also as her own design company Celena Gill Design at www.celenagilldesign.com and her husband Pat runs Black Oak Grooming, at www.blackoakgrooming.com
All of these were started AS a result of the homeschool life.
Both Our Children Graduated at 16, Here Is How
Freddie and his wife Krystal sat down together to talk about how they constantly helped their children achieve greatness.
Beyond Homeschooling: We go inside UNschooling w/ Akilah Richards
This fascinating interview with Akilah delved much deeper than just unschooling, a must watch!
Fare of the Free Child is a weekly-published podcast community centering Black people, non-Black Indigenous people, and People of Color in liberation-minded living and learning practices. With a particular interest in unschooling and the Self-Directed Education movement, Akilah S. Richards and guests discuss the fears and the fares (costs) of raising free Black and brown children in a world that tends to diminish, dehumanize, and disappear them. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast player. https://www.raisingfreepeople.com/podcast/
Home School Insights From Mom Who Does Story Time Online w/ Her Daughter
Freddie talked with Shineka Karim and her daughter Aniyah also made an appearance! You can now watch Aniyah’s storytime on the Karim Krew facebook page.