Best of RAR: Education is for Love

Read-Aloud Revival ®

Sarah Mackenzie

Books, Homeschool, How To, Read-aloud, Kids & Family, Teaching From Rest, Reading, Education, Parenting

4.9 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever worried that you’re not meeting all of your child’s needs—academically, emotionally, spiritually, or even socially? Pretty much every day, right?

You’re not alone. Most of us have asked ourselves if we are giving our kids everything they need at one time or another.

In this episode, I’m sharing a replay from one of our Circle with Sarah live sessions where RAR Community Manager Kelsey Murphy and I dug into what education is really for, because if we know what it’s for, we’re better able to answer if we’re meeting our children’s needs.

I hope this conversation helps you reimagine your kids’ education in a way that eases your worries and reminds you that education is about relationships, not checklists, and that is very good news.

Circle with Sarah is my homeschool mentoring program within RAR Premium. Every Monday, members get a quick five to ten minute podcast with just the encouragement they need to be the peace-filled, joyful homeschool mom they’re called to be. Learn more here.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

Why education is not about meeting all of your child’s potential needs, but about love and relationships
The three pillars of connection that form the bedrock of our homeschools
Simple, practical ways to weave those three pillars into your daily life

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Find the rest of the show notes at: readaloudrevival.com/education-is-for-love

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0:00.0	Flora and the Jazzers is the newest picture book written and illustrated by Astrid Sheckles.
0:10.0	Amazon named it one of the best books of October, and reviewers are calling it a triumph.
0:16.0	It's a 1920s New York City Jazz Age Cinderella story, starring none other than Flora the Ferret.
0:24.9	And I dare you not to fall in love with all the critters in their period clothing in this book.
0:31.8	Oh my goodness.
0:33.0	Flora and the Jazzers is available now, anywhere books are sold.
0:36.1	You can also just text the word
0:37.9	Flora, F-L-O-R-A, to the number 33-7-7. You'll be glad you did.
0:48.2	Have you ever worried that you're not meeting all of your child's needs?
0:55.0	Academically, emotionally, spiritually, even socially, like pretty much every day, right?
1:01.0	You're not alone.
1:03.0	In fact, I think most of us have asked ourselves that question at one time or another.
1:08.0	Am I meeting my kids' needs?
1:10.9	Am I giving my child everything they need?
1:13.6	I'm Sarah McKenzie.
1:15.0	This is the Read Aloud Revival podcast,
1:17.0	and today that's exactly what we're talking about. Welcome back to the show.
1:34.5	You're going to hear the replay of A Circle with Sarah Live, where we tackled this very fear head on. this fear of, can I possibly give my child everything he or she needs?
1:50.6	Now, if you don't know, Circle with Sarah is my online homeschool mentoring program.
1:55.2	You'll find it inside RAR Premium.
1:57.9	Every Monday, members get a quick five to ten-minute podcast with just the encouragement
2:02.5	they need to be the peace-filled, joyful homeschool moms they're called to be. And about once a
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