Welcome to the Wild and Free Podcast, Episode 73.

I'm Ainsley Arment, and this week we're talking with Leslie Martino about overcoming the fears of homeschooling.

You have to also say to yourself, I think other school scenarios too is a leap of faith in a lot of ways too.

I think we feel less responsible because we're not the ones directly, you know, in control or responsible for the child's education. We've left that to the

school or the teachers, but in a lot of sense, in a lot of ways, that's a leap of faith as well.

Plus, we wanted to let you know how you can get a free content bundle from Wild and Free.

So grab a cup of coffee and join us on the front porch.

Let's get started.

I want to let you in on a little secret.

There are no homeschooling experts. Don't get me wrong. There are people who possess a

particular combination of knowledge, experience, discernment, and clarity to guide others on this

journey. But they can never replace you. You are the expert on your own children. Whenever we feel insecure about our

homeschooling abilities, we often reach out for the validation of a curriculum, a convention,

or a consultant. And while all of these things can be valuable at different points in our journey,

nothing beats a mother's intuition and her own ability

to love, nurture, and create an environment

of learning for her own children.

In his book, Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell wrote

the concept of spending 10,000 hours on any one thing

in order to become an expert in that field.

Hockey players, psychologists, artists, and criminal investigators must all reach this threshold

to achieve a level of expertise.

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