Finish Well

Meredith is one of the friends who said yes before there was anything to say yes to. Felice knew her from speaking at homeschool conferences, asked her to podcast, and Finish Well has been here ever since. For the thirteenth birthday, every host on the network answers one real question. Here is hers, and it is the one people do not like to say out loud. Her question: “Nobody in your house likes school anymore. Including you.” She names the symptoms first — the grumpiness, the complaining, the exhaustion, the bickering, the dread of school time — and then gives the three moves: refresh, renew, restore. And she warns you off the thing you will instinctively reach for, because vegging out all day makes the lethargy worse, not better. The clip comes from Refresh, Renew, & Restore Your Home School. Also in this episode: Felice Gerwitz on whether to homeschool at all · Hal and Melanie Young on boys who will not sit still · Dr. Melanie Wilson on why you are already behind · the 7Sisters on the high school transcript · Sue Myers on a fever and a two-year-old · Meryl van der Merwe on teenagers and AI · Lisa Nehring on life skills before they launch. The Sweet 13 Giveaway is open. More than $1,500 in prizes, four drawings across October, and a free party favor for everyone who enters. Enter at ultimateradioshow.com/sweet-13 — October 1 through 29. No purchase necessary, US residents 18+, official rules here. Presented by Eden’s Table. Use code EDEN13. The post Sweet 13 Bonus: Nobody Likes School Anymore appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network. Click the icon below to listen.

🌿 This episode is proudly sponsored by Eden’s Table — a Christ-centered herbalism curriculum for K-5 homeschool families. One plant a week, woven through Bible, science, history, art, and Latin. Try a free week → Sea to Shining Sea In “Sea to Shining Sea,” Episode #262, Meredith Curtis shares our exciting story of 13 British colonies transformed into a nation spanning from the Atlantic to the Pacific. It didn’t happen overnight. We grew little by little as our history played out. Eventually, we added places beyond the continental USA. Did you know that today, we have territories in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean? Powerline Productions, Inc. Bringing Homeschool Joy to Families Everywhere! Show Notes When was the last time you got on a US Interstate? I-4 is close to me, and I-95 is about an hour away. Before the American Revolution The French were mostly fur traders and often intermarried with the Native Americans. (Midwest, Canada) The Spanish established large settlements with plantations, gold mines, churches, and forts. They always brought monks and priests along. (Florida, SW, West) French, Spanish, English, Swedish, and Dutch all established settlements and left their strong influence, but England conquered, and by the American Revolution, there were 13 colonies and land beyond the Appalachian Mountains that Americans couldn’t settle in (Proclamation Line of 1763). After the American Revolution Land doubled in size as Americans moved west. Daniel Boone led settlers to Kentucky. 1803 – France sells the Louisiana Territory to the US. America doubled in size again. President Jefferson sends Lewis and Clark to explore new territory. 1800s – Growing Even More! 1818 – Land Swap with Britain along the 49° Parallel, Sharing Oregon Country. 1819 – Land Swap with Spain. USA signed the Adams-Onís Treaty. Spain gave the US Florida, a small portion of present-day Mississippi, and the US gave Spain a tiny bit of present-day Colorado and Louisiana. 1836 – The Republic of Texas declared independence from Mexico in 1836. 1846 – Texas was admitted to the US as a state, and gave portions of her land to Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico. 1846 – England and the USA divided Oregon Country at the 49° Parallel and renamed it Oregon Territory. 1848 – Mexico lost Mexican-American War and ceded over 55% of her land to the US, including present-day CA, NV, AZ, UT, and NM in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. 1859 – Midway claimed by the US. 1853 – The US purchased 30,000 square miles of land from Mexico in the Gadsden Purchase to build a southern transcontinental railroad. 1867 – The US purchased Alaska from Russia. 1898 – Hawaii annexed. 1898 – The US acquired Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico by winning the Spanish-American War. The Philippines became an independent nation, and the other two elected to remain territories. The 1900s 1900 – After 30 years of protected Samoa in exchange for operating a military base there, Samoan chiefs turned some islands over to the USA to become a U.S. territory. 1917 – The US purchased the Danish Virgin Islands from Denmark. 1947 – Japan ceded the Northern Mariana Islands to the US after World War II. Territories America has 16 territories in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. Five 5 of those territories have people living on them. The others are small uninhabited islands. Residents of our territories are US citizens and can travel and live anywhere in the US. However, they do NOT have to pay federal income taxes on income earned in the territories. They elect a governor and legislature. They cannot vote for President, but they have autonomy and US military protection. Many folks living in territories reject statehood, preferring their independence and freedom from paying federal income taxes. A District Washington, DC (also known as the District of Columbia) was set aside by the Constitution as a district no bigger than ten square miles to be the seat of government under the authority of Congress. This was done in 1790 with land given by Virginia and Maryland. Sign up for our Newsletter: Sign up for our updates and get your copy of US Living Books & Movies List (57 pages) and Sons of Liberty FREE. Sign up here. Resources – Shop at PowerlineProd.com! Keep Celebrating the USA’s 250th Birthday with More Podcasts Thank You to our Network Sponsor – CTC Math! The post Sea to Shining Sea appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network. Click the icon below to listen.

🌿 This episode is proudly sponsored by Eden’s Table — a Christ-centered herbalism curriculum for K-5 homeschool families. One plant a week, woven through Bible, science, history, art, and Latin. Try a free week → Vacation Highway or Military Express? In “Vacation Highway or Military Express?,” Episode #261, Meredith Curtis introduces you to the US Interstates. Discover how and why it was built, what inspired the system, and who started it. How do they number the Interstates? Why are they limited-access roads with exits instead of lights and stop signs? What happened to the US Routes (like Route 66) after the highway system was built? Which Interstate is the longest? Which Interstate is the busiest? Powerline Productions, Inc. Bringing Homeschool Joy to Families Everywhere! Show Notes When was the last time you got on a US Interstate? Dwight D Eisenhower As a young lieutenant colonel, Dwight D. Eisenhower was part of a convoy across America from Washington DC to San Francisco, CA, testing various Army vehicles. (Info I share in this section was gleaned from https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2006/summer/interstates.html ) German Autobahn Germany planned highway system in the 1920s. When Nazis took over, Hitler, and then East & West Germany completed the project. Connecting every corner of Germany, the Autobahn has 8,000 miles of road and is a fast, efficient highway. General Eisenhower noticed that the German Autobahn made it very easy to transport troops. Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 Road building was a states-only issue. On June 29, 1956, President Eisenhower signed the Federal Highway Act to give federal aid to states to build US Interstate. The Interstate System Today Look at the map below and notice how the interstates are numbered. The north-south Interstate highways are odd-numbered west to east, starting with 5 and ending with 95. East-west highways are even-numbered south to north, from I-4 to I-94. If a sign has 3 digits, it’s a helper road near a big city. Limited Access Roads No stoplights or stop signs on the interstate, just one long continuous freeway. Exits only. The main purpose of the interstate is for the military to get from any point in the US to any other point as quickly as possible. In a national emergency, all exits could be shut to allow troops to move quickly. What happened to the Old US Routes & US Highways? Below, you can see a map of Interstate 40. I-40 is the third-longest freeway in the US. Construction began in several different states in 1957, and the final leg was finished in 1990. From Oklahoma City to Barstow, it parallels US Route 66. CARS. Longest & Busiest Interstates? I-90 is the longest interstate running from Boston, MA to Seattle, WA. I-5 is the busiest interstate. Learning Fun with the Interstate Plan a trip on an Interstate. Visit at least 3 different exits. What does that city offer? Where will you stay? What will you do? Books about the Interstate System: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/interstate/brainiacs/booksenjoy.cfm Ten Things You Should Know About the Interstate System https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/interstate/brainiacs/thingsyoucando.cfm Plan a road trip on a US Interstate – FREE pdf file:///C:/Users/Mered/Downloads/(14)Plan%20a%20Trip_US%20Interstates.pdf Sign up for our Newsletter: Sign up for our updates and get your copy of US Living Books & Movies List (57 pages) and Sons of Liberty FREE. Sign up here. Resources – Shop at PowerlineProd.com! Keep Celebrating the USA’s 250th Birthday with More Podcasts Thank You to our Network Sponsor – CTC Math! The post Vacation Highway or Military Express? appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network. Click the icon below to listen.

🌿 This episode is proudly sponsored by Eden’s Table — a Christ-centered herbalism curriculum for K-5 homeschool families. One plant a week, woven through Bible, science, history, art, and Latin. Try a free week → Our Heritage of Freedom I In “Our Heritage of Freedom I,” Episode #255, Meredith Curtis takes you back in time to the very beginning and walks you through our heritage of Freedom. From the Garden of Eden and the Law of Moses through Greek, Roman, Anglo-Saxon, and British influence, we can see the torch of freedom blazing. Powerline Productions, Inc. Bringing Homeschool Joy to Families Everywhere! Show Notes Our heritage of liberty goes back many years. Like all Western nations, we have the tradition of biblical law from the OldTestament and New Testament of The Holy Bible. We are also blessed to have been influenced by Hebrew theocracy,Anglo-Saxon tribal rule, Greek democracy, and Roman republicanism, along with the British. The Old Testament The Lord God Almighty gives us His holy and perfect Law in the Old Testament. Genesis. The Law of Moses The New Testament Jesus summed up The Law, making it simple and practical for us to understand. Jesus modeled for us obedience to TheLaw. He also raised the bar to include love, sacrifice, and redemption. Sometimes we can even extend mercy in our national justice system. The Nation of Israel From the nation of Israel, we have a picture of power divided between national and tribal, as well as a call to righteousness throughout the nation. City-States of Greece Greece was not a united country, but rather a confederation of nations called city-states. Athens functioned as a democracy where decisions were made by popular vote or by officials who were elected by popular vote. Roman Republic Our ideals of a republic are inspired by the ancient Roman Republic. Our Congress is made up of the Senate and theHouse of Representatives, similar to the Roman Senate. Anglo-Saxons Like the Israelites, the Anglo-Saxons governed through family and tribal leadership. Tribal leaders came together to make decisions, and leaders of tribes gathered to make decisions for the whole nation. Heritage from the English Before we were Americans, we were British colonists. Elected official, trial by jury, leaders accountable to the law, protection of private property, protect people from harm English Common Law is based on the Old and New Testaments,Jewish Law, Anglo-Saxon Law, Viking Law, Roman Law, and Ecclesiastical (Church) Law. Henry II. Norman Invasion. Magna Charta. Parliament begins. The Reformation. English Petition of Rights & English Bill of Rights. France – Edict of Nantes. Preserving Our Heritage of Freedom Individuals, Families, Churches. Sign up for our Newsletter: Sign up for our updates and get your copy of US Living Books & Movies List (57 pages) and Sons of Liberty FREE. Sign up here. Resources for Mom – Shop at PowerlineProd.com! More Podcasts Thank You to our Network Sponsor – CTC Math! The post Our Heritage of Freedom I appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network. Click the icon below to listen.

🌿 This episode is proudly sponsored by Eden’s Table — a Christ-centered herbalism curriculum for K-5 homeschool families. One plant a week, woven through Bible, science, history, art, and Latin. Try a free week → Our Founding Mothers In “Our Founding Mothers,” Episode #254, Meredith Curtis introduces you to 6 Founding Mothers who raised children while they invented a dye, helped write documents, fought in a battle, rescued priceless artifacts from a fire, fought with words, and stood strong beside their husbands. All of them impacted the leaders of the day and made their own marks. Each fought the American Revolution in their own way and helped bring about our amazing USA. Powerline Productions, Inc. Bringing Homeschool Joy to Families Everywhere! Show Notes If you asked me to create a Hall of Fame for American Revolution heroes, I would start with my favorite Founding Fathers and Founding Mothers. I’m so proud of my American heritage and all our American history heroes! Abigail Adams Abigail Smith Adams (1744-1818) was the first Second Lady and the second First Lady. Brilliant, she advised her husband throughout his prestigious career while being a devoted wife and mother throughout her life. She often took other children under her wing. Martha Washington Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (1789-1802) was thrust into the world of politics and served her nation as the first First Lady of the brand-new United States. Eliza Pinckney Elizabeth (Eliza) Lucas Pinckney (1722-1793) developed indigo as an important crop in colonial South Carolina. She was also the mother of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, a signer of the Constitution and Thomas Pinckney, who negotiated Pinckney’s Treaty in 1795. She turned the indigo plant into a cash crop. Mary ‘Molly Pitcher’ Ludwig Hays Mary Ludwig Hays (1744-1832) fought in the Battle of Monmouth in the American Revolution. She is considered by many historians to be the famous Molly Pitcher. Eliza Hamilton Elizabeth ‘Eliza’ Schuyler Hamilton (1757-1854) grew up with a deep devotion to Jesus Christ. After the war, she helped Alexander with his political writings, many of which are in her handwriting. Dolley Madison Dolley was born into a devout Quaker family and was raised on a plantation in Virginia. After the War of Independence, her family freed their slaves. When her husband, James Madison, became Secretary of State and later President, Dolley took Washington, D.C. by storm as a charming hostess, engaging friend, and witty conversationalist. Sign up for our Newsletter: Sign up for our updates and get your copy of US Living Books & Movies List (57 pages) and Sons of Liberty FREE. Sign up here. Resources for Mom – Shop at PowerlineProd.com! More Podcasts Thank You to our Network Sponsor – CTC Math! The post Our Founding Mothers appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network. Click the icon below to listen.