AMDG. Come along with author, storyteller, and Kolbe mother Kathryn Swegart today as she shares her experience of homeschooling with Kolbe from 1998 to 2008 and her life after homeschooling. She describes standout memories, the freedom and efficiency she found in home education, and how she balanced expectations and incentives with her three children. She also describes her transition away from the season of homeschooling and the path to her current role as an author of children’s stories drawn from the treasury of the Catholic faith.
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Links relevant and mentioned:
- Visit Kathryn online at kathrynswegart.com.
- Kolbe Academy’s Recommended Reading List
- Kathryn’s articles on CatholicMom.com
- Kathryn also writes for Magnificat.
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Suggestions from Kathryn:
- Honey for a Child’s Heart by Gladys Hunt
- The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids by Sarah Mackenzie
- Jim Trelease’s Read Aloud Handbook
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