Ep. 142: From Administrator to Homeschool Educator (A Chat with Mandy Davis)
M Is for Mama Podcast
Abbie Halberstadt
4.9 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 8 April 2026
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Homeschool moms, you’re in for a treat as I chat today with Mandy Davis, a former public school administrator turned homeschool educator.
In this episode, we talk about her unlikely journey to homeschooling as well as what made her keep going once she arrived.
Woven throughout are so many tidbits and practical tips for new and seasoned homeschool moms.
Not only that, but Mandy’s created a resource for all homeschooling families capped The Homeschool Bible—with the goal of comprehensively answering the most common homeschooling questions. I know it will be a blessing to you!
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Guest Info:
Mandy Davis - Former Principal Turned Homeschool Mom
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Bible References:
Proverbs 16:9
James 4:15
1 Corinthians 10:31
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the MS for Mama podcast. I'm your host, Abby Halberstadt, happy wife, |
| 0:09.7 | mama to 10 Bible believing Christian. And on today's show, I have a treat for all the |
| 0:13.9 | homeschool mom listeners and watchers out there. But even if you are a traditional school mom, |
| 0:17.8 | I think you're going to hear some great tips and parenting tidbits |
| 0:21.4 | from my guest, Mandy Davis. We're going to dive into that conversation in just a second. But before we do, |
| 0:26.1 | I want to highlight our podcast sponsor, tighten your tinkler. If you as a woman and particularly |
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| 0:50.8 | without devices, and without surgery. They want you to know what your body is actually |
| 0:55.0 | capable of doing because they believe God has designed your body to heal. If that sounds like |
| 0:59.4 | something that would be a blessing to you, you can take their free quiz at tighten your tinkler.com |
| 1:04.6 | and you can use the code mama 50 for $50 off of enrollment at tighten your tinkler.com. |
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| 1:35.8 | mandolin, guitar, and piano. You can even have physical badges mailed to your house, which |
| 1:41.8 | what kid does not love happy mail when they reach certain benchmarks |
| 1:45.1 | and you have 24 hour access to your instructor online. If that sounds like that would be a blessing |
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