How To Homeschool With Matt Beaudreau Of Acton Academy Placer

2020-04-01

How's homeschooling going for you? It's a position many parents never would have seen themselves in, but coronavirus has thrown everything in life into flux, including education. Millions of American kids are home from school with no guarantee they'll return to classrooms before the end of the school year. The only families that aren't hugely impacted by stay-at-home orders? Those who homeschooled before the outbreak started. Matt Beaudreau is our guest on today's podcast. He runs Acton Academy Placer. The academy is ...

How's homeschooling going for you? It's a position many parents never would have seen themselves in, but coronavirus has thrown everything in life into flux, including education.

Millions of American kids are home from school with no guarantee they'll return to classrooms before the end of the school year.

The only families that aren't hugely impacted by stay-at-home orders? Those who homeschooled before the outbreak started.

Matt Beaudreau is our guest on today's podcast. He runs Acton Academy Placer. The academy is a resource for homeschool families where kids meet to collaborate on projects and activities.

His TED Talk on why traditional American education needs a radical change has tens of thousands of views and launched a successful side career in professional speaking.

He's spoken before Fortune 500 companies on why America needs to educate kids differently to raise individuals better prepared to handle the modern workforce.

Well, here we are. Stuck at home, and a lot of us are turning to homeschooling experts like Matt to lead the way.

On this Dying to Ask:

Why Matt says the first things parents need to do is not panic
Why your kid should lead the way in education while they're home
Where to find free online resources to keep academics moving forward
The silver lining in this unscheduled timeout in American life

Matt's suggested online resources:

Courage To Grow: Free on Amazon for the time being, but about the best book you'll find for a time like this. (Audible is 99 cents right now, too).
Khan Academy
YouTube: Yup, there are actually a ton of amazing resources to learn about absolutely anything on YouTube. The key is intentionality around what you are using it for.
Stossel in the Classroom: Good conversations about important topics have never been more timely. Likely for kids with a little more maturity behind them, but so relevant.
It's a tie between Coursera, Udemy, Skillshare, Udacity and Lynda, which have a ton of free content.

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