The Snack Table · Episode 6 · About 9 minutes with Lisa Nehring and Gina Glenn Steffy
Behind what? Most families who feel behind are behind a calendar someone else wrote. Here’s how to stop doing catch-up math and start counting finished learning.
In this episode
- Why one small, finished entry beats a big plan you abandon
- How coming back after a break makes learning stronger
- How high school credit can be awarded on hours and evidence, not the last page of a textbook
Try this week
Pick the one or two subjects that matter most right now. Do one complete Fourfold entry in each, every day, and count finished entries instead of pages.
Resources mentioned
The Snack Table is our snack-size series: one real homeschool question, answered in about ten minutes, so you can listen between math and lunch. Every episode opens one part of the Fourfold Method: Gather, Test, Connect, Commit.
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Author, Publisher, Curriculum Developer at True North Homeschool Academy
Lisa Nehring has been married for over 30 years, has five children, 2 graduate degrees and a black belt in homeschooling. She has homeschooled since 1991 and wrote a Master’s Thesis on Why Parent’s Homeschool, the Literature Review being, A History of Education in America.
Lisa Nehring and her husband, Dr. David Nehring, a Clinical Psychologist, and Biblical Scholar speak together on a wide variety of topics, including education, classical education, vision, mission, parenting, marriage, and more.
New here? Start with our free guide, The Fourfold Method: A Guide for Homeschool Families. Four simple moves that help your children keep what they learn, in every subject and at every age.
Lisa Nehring and her husband, Dr. David Nehring, a Clinical Psychologist, and Biblical Scholar speak together on a wide variety of topics, including education, classical education, vision, mission, parenting, marriage, and more.
New here? Start with our free guide, The Fourfold Method: A Guide for Homeschool Families. Four simple moves that help your children keep what they learn, in every subject and at every age.
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