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The Durenda Wilson Podcast

College Alternatives: Excel College (Podcast 443).mp3

The Durenda Wilson Podcast

Durenda Wilson

Education For Kids, Kids & Family:parenting, Kids & Family, Parenting

5.0861 Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

We have all been repeatedly told that the traditional college setting is the only path to success but the truth is that it is all but obsolete. Only one of our kids went the college route, but all have been successful with or without college. I have a series of podcast episodes where I interviewed each of our grown kids who shared their journey after high school. (I’ll leave links below.) This year, I’ve spoken at 9 homeschool conferences and I’ve noticed more and more alternatives being offered for high school graduates so I decided to start a series of episodes I will share periodically called, "College Alternatives". Resources shared in today’s episode:  Excel College ctcmath.com  The Unhurried Homeschooler Unhurried Grace for a Mom’s Heart The Four-Hour School Day Subscribe to my monthly email and receive a free digital download of Encouraging a Homeschooling HeartThe Unhurried Homeschooler Mentoring Course Classical Conversations Where Our Homeschool Kids Are Now:  Brittney Jenna Jake Ben Luke Sam   (Please check out my latest book, The Four Hour School Day: How You and Your Kids Can Thrive in the Homeschool Life on Amazon, durendawilson.com, or your favorite bookseller!)

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Are there any good alternatives to college?

0:12.2

Are you looking for more relevant post-high school experiences that will actually help prepare your kids for real life?

0:18.6

That's the topic of today's episode on the Dorenda Wilson

0:21.5

podcast. Welcome everyone. I'm Durenda, wife to one, mom to eight, Nana to 10, and 28 your

0:28.3

veteran homeschooling mom. I'm also the author of The Unhurried Homestooler, a simple, mercifully

0:34.1

short book on homeschooling, the four-hour school day, how you and your kids can

0:38.4

thrive in the homeschool life, and Unhurried Grace for a mom's heart, 31 days in God's Word. You can find

0:45.5

all three of those books at Amazon. You can also find them at my website, Durinda Wilson.com,

0:50.3

and you can find the four-hour school day at any of your favorite booksellers in addition to the places that I just mentioned. Also, if you would like the digital devotional called

0:59.4

Encouraging a Homeschool Heart that accompanies the four-hour school day, you can have that for

1:06.3

free if you just sign up for my monthly email newsletter. I'll leave a link in the show notes for that.

1:13.8

And also, in the last several months, this podcast has gone from 60,000 downloads a month to over

1:20.3

100,000. And one of the reasons is that you have shared and you have left reviews and ratings,

1:26.8

which allows more moms to find out about it.

1:29.4

So if you've been encouraged here on the Dorinda Wilson podcast, please take a minute to rate and or review on your favorite podcast platform.

1:38.9

Finally, are you looking for a new math curriculum?

1:42.1

CTC math specializes in providing online video tutorials that take a multi-sensory approach to learning.

1:49.0

Creative graphics and animation synchronized with the friendly voice of internationally acclaimed teacher Pat Murray make learning math fun, easy, and effective.

1:58.0

CTCC is favorably reviewed by Kathy Duffy's 103 top picks and the old

2:05.1

schoolhouse crew review. The lessons are short and concise to help your child break down

2:10.2

concepts and appreciate math in a whole new way. Visit ctcmath.com today to start your free trial

2:17.0

at ctcmath.com. I'll leave a link in the show notes.

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