Why She Pulled Her Kids Out of School | Homeschool Stereotypes

<p>Cassie Olguin nearly didn&#39;t homeschool, and not because of the workload. She could not pick a curriculum. &quot;There&#39;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&#39;t do it.&quot;</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, she explains how to choose a homeschool curriculum without needing anyone else&#39;s opinion, including the day her own written rule convicted her for teaching her twins the same math because it was easier for her.</p><p><br></p><p>GUEST</p><p>Cassie Olguin - Alternative Education Content and Events Manager at Outschool and homeschool mother of three.</p><p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cassies.hs.corner/</p><p>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassieolguin/</p><p>Outschool: https://outschool.com</p><p><br></p><p>CHAPTERS</p><p>00:00 She believed every stereotype </p><p>01:51 Bullying, standardized testing, and the opt-out fight </p><p>08:48 Convincing her husband, and the backup plan </p><p>14:13 Decision paralysis, and Homeschool 101 </p><p>17:09 Find your people </p><p>19:42 Where to start, and writing a mission statement </p><p>22:41 Matching curriculum to how each kid learns</p><p>35:14 &quot;You&#39;re not a licensed teacher,&quot; and the reading timeline </p><p>39:08 COVID, and a completely different world than thirty years ago </p><p>43:37 Pressure, choice, and why opinions are hard to change </p><p>47:58 Resources for the early years </p><p>51:17 Where Outschool and enrichment centers came in </p><p>55:14 Dual enrollment, and what school doesn&#39;t teach </p><p>01:01:54 Rapid fire and where to find her</p>