Secular Homeschool Revolution

Welcome to the "Secular Homeschool Revolution" podcast, where we go on an exciting journey into the world of homeschooling from a progressive and secular mom's perspective. Join us as we explore the ins and outs of the homeschooling arena with over six years of hands-on experience and the delightful chaos of raising three wonderful kids.

Secular Homeschool Revolution is a kids podcast hosted by Ashley, with 85 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Ashley hosts Secular Homeschool Revolution, a kids show with 85 episodes published.

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  Episode #83

  Our 2026–27 Homeschool Curriculum & Activities

  Aug 18, 202632 min

  Our 2026–27 Homeschool Curriculum & Activities What are we actually using for homeschool this year? In this episode of Secular Homeschool Revolution, I’m sharing the curriculum, enrichment, sports, and outside programs we chose for my 14-, 10-, and 5-year-old and, more importantly, why we chose them. We talk about outsourcing high school classes, choosing curriculum that fits each child, letting kids try new activities, keeping kindergarten simple, and building a homeschool that includes academics, art, music, sports, community, and real-life experiences. I’ll also be sharing my kids’ weekly schedules on Instagram so you can see how we fit everything in without doing every subject every day. Resources Mentioned Hearth & Story — Language Arts Mint & Bloom — U.S. History Math with Confidence IXL — Math practice Real Science Odyssey: Evolution Logic of English Foundations B Glitter Bomb Art Simply Piano Girls Inc. Microschool classes Dual-credit Speech & Sociology Math tutoring Engineering Club Fencing Horseback riding Softball Swimming T-ball Homeschool co-op + field trips Follow me on Instagram and TikTok: @secularhomeschoolrevolution Support the podcast on Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/secularhschoolrevolution If you enjoyed this episode, follow Secular Homeschool Revolution wherever you listen and share it with another homeschool family planning their year.

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  Episode #82

  How Young Is Too Young to Talk About Racism?

  Aug 11, 202641 min

  How young is too young to talk about race? In this episode, I answer a listener’s question about talking to a five-year-old about race and share what racial literacy looks like in my own home from melanin and identity to those unexpected “ouch moments.” We also talk about how these conversations should grow with our kids, from simple conversations about fairness and belonging in early childhood to systemic racism, history, media literacy, and critical thinking in middle and high school. Resources mentioned: Because of Melanin Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race M Is for Melanin: A Celebration of the Black Child Stamped (For Kids) Learning for Justice Facing History & Ourselves Zinn Education Project Teaching for Black Lives Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture EmbraceRace There is no single curriculum that can teach everything our children need to understand about racism. Racial literacy is something we build over time through history, literature, representation, current events, media literacy, family conversations, and real life. Follow Secular Homeschool Revolution Instagram: @secularhomeschoolrevolution TikTok: @secularhomeschoolrevolution ☕ Support the podcast: Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/secularhschoolrevolution Keep asking hard questions, keep having the conversations, and keep homeschooling unapologetically.

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  Episode #81

  Let Me Reintroduce Myself: Summer Wins, “Woke” Reviews, and Math Confidence

  Aug 4, 202633 min

  How has your summer been going? In this episode, Ashley shares how her family’s supposedly slow summer turned into a full season of camps, friendships, learning, and new responsibilities. Her oldest daughter completed her first summer job as a camp assistant and began learning about investing through a financial-literacy course for teens. But after receiving several messages and reviews criticizing the podcast for being too “woke,” promoting equity, and talking too much about race, Ashley takes a moment to reintroduce herself and the purpose behind Secular Homeschool Revolution. Ashley is a Black woman, a secular homeschooler, and a mother who believes deeply in justice-centered education. She created this podcast to take up space in a homeschool community where Black, nonreligious, progressive, queer, disabled, neurodivergent, and multiracial families are often underrepresented. This podcast is not about making homeschooling comfortable for everyone. It is about creating honest conversations around education, identity, race, history, equity, inclusion, and the systems that affect our children. Ashley also reviews her family’s experience using Math with Confidence for kindergarten and fifth grade. She discusses why it has been one of her favorite math programs to facilitate, how it compares with Beast Academy and Singapore Math, and why a gentle approach does not mean a curriculum lacks rigor. In this episode Ashley discusses: Her family’s busy summer of camps, friends, and homeschooling Her oldest daughter’s first summer job Introducing teens to investing and financial literacy Why secular does not automatically mean progressive Taking up space as a Black, nonreligious homeschool mother Why race, equity, and justice belong in conversations about education Her Math with Confidence review for kindergarten and fifth grade The benefits of games, review, and short lessons Conceptual math through Beast Academy and ST Math Why the parent’s experience facilitating curriculum matters The difference between productive challenge and unnecessary struggle Helping children build a healthy relationship with math Connect with Secular Homeschool Revolution Visit SecularHomeschoolRevolution.com for more episodes, resources, and progressive secular homeschooling conversations. Support the podcast at Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/secularhschoolrevolution Secular does not automatically mean progressive, but this podcast absolutely is.

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  Episode #78

  Homeschoolers Need Third Spaces

  Jul 7, 202627 min

  Homeschool kids need more than curriculum, co-op, and activities — they need third spaces where they can belong outside of home and academics. In this episode of Secular Homeschool Revolution, Ashley talks about why third spaces matter for homeschoolers, especially in a world that is not always kid-friendly. We discuss how libraries, parks, youth groups, art spaces, co-ops, sports teams, community centers, and cultural spaces can help kids build identity, independence, friendships, confidence, and real-life community skills. This episode also explores the challenges: access, cost, transportation, unsafe spaces, performative inclusivity, and overscheduling. Listen, like, follow, and subscribe to Secular Homeschool Revolution — the podcast for secular progressive homeschoolers who are reimagining education unapologetically. Support the podcast: https://buymeacoffee.com/secularhschoolrevolution

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  Episode #77

  Decolonizing the Fourth of July

  Jun 29, 202631 min

  In this episode of Secular Homeschool Revolution, Ashley challenges the polished version of the Fourth of July and asks the question every secular progressive homeschool family should be asking: freedom for who? We break down why July 4th cannot be taught as a simple story of American freedom when Black people were still enslaved, Indigenous nations were being displaced, women were excluded from power, and so many communities were left outside the promise of liberty. This episode explores how to decolonize the Fourth of July in your homeschool, why Frederick Douglass’s speech “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” belongs in your lesson plans, and how current events remind us that freedom is still contested. Resources mentioned: “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” by Frederick Douglass Zinn Education Project Teaching for Change National Museum of African American History and Culture If this episode helped you, share it with another secular progressive homeschooler, leave a review, and support the podcast through Buy Me a Coffee. Support the show: Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/secularhschoolrevolution

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