Why She Pulled Her Kids Out of School | Homeschool Stereotypes

Cassie Olguin nearly didn't homeschool, and not because of the workload. She could not pick a curriculum. "There's like eleven billion homeschool curricula, and ways to do it, and methodologies for teaching... it was so loud at a certain point that I almost didn't do it."In this episode, she explains how to choose a homeschool curriculum without needing anyone else's opinion, including the day her own written rule convicted her for teaching her twins the same math because it was easier for her.GUESTCassie Olguin - Alternative Education Content and Events Manager at Outschool and homeschool mother of three.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cassies.hs.corner/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassieolguin/Outschool: https://outschool.comCHAPTERS00:00 She believed every stereotype 01:51 Bullying, standardized testing, and the opt-out fight 08:48 Convincing her husband, and the backup plan 14:13 Decision paralysis, and Homeschool 101 17:09 Find your people 19:42 Where to start, and writing a mission statement 22:41 Matching curriculum to how each kid learns35:14 "You're not a licensed teacher," and the reading timeline 39:08 COVID, and a completely different world than thirty years ago 43:37 Pressure, choice, and why opinions are hard to change 47:58 Resources for the early years 51:17 Where Outschool and enrichment centers came in 55:14 Dual enrollment, and what school doesn't teach 01:01:54 Rapid fire and where to find her