The OpenEd Podcast

Is Homeschooling Hard? 22 Years and 5 Kids Later

August 12, 2026·1h 9m
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Rebecca Stromsdorfer never wanted to homeschool. She toured the charters and the private schools in her county looking for any other option, but she couldn't find a classroom she'd put her daughter in. This episode is a full walkthrough of how she started homeschooling and what she learned along the way.GUESTRebecca Stromsdorfer - homeschool mom of five (22 years), founder of My Homeschool VillageWebsite: https://myhomeschoolvillage.comCHAPTERS00:00 She never wanted to homeschool03:55 Enjoying learning vs. making it fun07:52 Six workbooks, and everything a first grader needs to know12:36 Deschooling, and what "broken" actually means21:24 You don't know what plant you were given25:47 Week one: take a vacation, then start doing the work yourself32:02 What their family culture actually is35:30 The homeschool daily schedule, hour by hour38:57 The weekly homeschool rhythm51:11 She thought she was dumb, and the mirror01:00:33 Homeschooling is hard on marriage01:08:28 Rapid fire: curriculum and textbooks

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