The Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast
Latest Episode
The 2025 season brings new hosts to the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast! Yvette Hampton is joined by Aby Rinella, Meeke Addison, Kristi Clover, and Cindy West, to share Biblical homeschooling, parenting, and family discipleship encouragement and advice. Each show shares practical tips to help point our children to Christ, build a solid Biblical worldview, teach effectively, preserve our marriages, manage our homes, and approach child-rearing and discipline issues with a heart-centered focus that will result in confident, biblically-minded, wise, well-balanced adults.
The Price is Right! Nancy Manos
Yvette Hampton talks with Nancy Manos about the price we pay to homeschool and reminds us why we started this homeschool journey and how we can finish strong.
Being a homeschooling family requires a great deal of sacrifice and investment. As an experienced homeschool mom who taught her children at home all the way through high school, Nancy Manos will tell you that the price is absolutely right!
Let Freedom Ring! The Fight for Homeschool Freedom - Zan Tyler
Do you find it difficult to trust in a world that's seemingly gone mad? How can we learn to trust the Lord through hard times? Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella talk with veteran homeschool mom, speaker, and author, Zan Tyler about how she learned to put all her trust in her Savior through some very difficult and life altering situations.
Rest for the Weary - Rachael Carman
Are you weary? Are the pressures of life, homeschooling, parenting, etc. overwhelming you? Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella talk with long-homeschool mom, Rachael Carman, about how to let go and find peace and joy in your homeschool. Learn with us how to replace Worship for Worry, Acknowledgement for Anxiety, and Prayer for Panic.
Gameschooling! Cindy West
What in the world is “Gameschooling?” It’s where fun meets education and it can literally bring life to your entire homeschool day! Yvette Hampton talks with Cindy West about this great way to make homeschooling fun (and still fabulously educational).
Sometimes it’s hard to get rid of the “traditional school” mindset as we know it and venture into new ideas. But incorporating games into our homeschool creates countless opportunities for learning, social and communication skills, building relationships, creative thinking, problem solving, and…FUN!
Building Routine into Your Homeschool Day - February Q&A - Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella
Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella answer your questions about moving to a new town with a much smaller homeschool community and how to build routine into your homeschool day. You are sure to be encouraged!
For the Love of Homeschooling - Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella
We all love our kids, but how do we show it? Or do we show it? What does the Bible have to say about love? Sometimes love doesn’t come naturally and oftentimes we have to really work at it. Thankfully, God has provided us with a beautiful blueprint on how to love those in our lives. Join Yvette and Aby as they talk through this important topic and give suggestions on how to love your family well.
I Hate Homeschooling - Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella
I Hate Homeschooling! When will the yellow bus be here? Where do I sign them up for “real school?” Have you ever had any of these thoughts?
Join Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella as they discuss the many reasons why some hate homeschooling, then be encouraged as they share some ways to combat those feelings of discouragement, anxiety, and inability.
Parenting Rebellious Teens - Ginger Hubbard
Yvette Hampton talks with her good friend, Ginger Hubbard, author, speaker, mom, and wife! In this episode, we hear Ginger’s personal testimony and how God drastically changed her heart as a rebellious teenager and how parents can reach the hearts of their teens...no matter how far we feel they have strayed.
Sam Sorbo Answers Your Homeschooling Questions
Yvette Hampton talks with Sam Sorbo about homeschooling, her new book, Words For Warriors, and her new Homeschool Help webinars. As a bonus, Sam also answers a few questions from listeners.
For Such a Time as This - Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella
How do we remain steadfast at home while the world is seemingly on fire? We turn to God’s Word and heed His instructions to us. We MUST gird up and teach our kids to do the same. He is a merciful God with a great plan and, like Queen Esther, He has each one of us here for such a time as this!
Join Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella for this encouraging conversation on the important role of mothers and how to live with courage.
Public School Exodus - Heidi St. John
“I can’t afford to homeschool.” “I don’t have what it takes.” “I’m not patient enough.” “My kids won’t be socialized.” “My kids are called to be salt & light.” “The public schools in our area are excellent.”
These are the reasons we often hear why parents choose to keep their kids in public school. But what’s really going on in the classrooms, behind closed doors, and on the playground? What are our children really being exposed to and is it happening in YOUR neighborhood?
Join Yvette Hampton, Aby Rinella, and Heidi St. John as they tackle the important topic of public schools and why we need to get our kids out NOW!
Season 3 - Full Season Archive
The third season of the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast, hosted by Yvette Hampton, brings you Biblical homeschooling, parenting, and family discipleship encouragement and advice. Each show shares practical advice to help point our children to Christ, build a solid Biblical worldview, teach effectively, preserve our marriages, manage our homes, and approach child-rearing and discipline issues with a heart-centered focus that will result in confident, biblically-minded, wise, well-balanced adults.
1000 Hours Outside - Ginny Yurich
Go OUTDOORS? In the cold? Who would do such a thing and how can that possibly be good for anyone? Join Yvette Hampton as she talks with Ginny Yurich, founder of 1000 Hours Outside about the importance and benefits of getting our families outside, even in the cold winter months. You will no-doubt be encouraged by this informative and possibly life-changing conversation!
Real Family Discipleship - Abraham Hamilton, III
Why does family discipleship matter? What kind of impact do we as parents have on not only our own families, but our entire nation through the training up of our own children? Yvette Hampton talks about these important issues with Abraham Hamilton, III. Abraham is husband to Maria, homeschool dad to five wonderful children, lawyer, Bible Teacher and national radio and television talk show host.
Food, Faith, and Hospitality, with Annie Boyd
Yvette Hampton talks with Annie Boyd, homeschool mom and co-author of the new book, The Gathering Table: Growing Strong Relationships through Food, Faith, and Hospitality. As homeschool families, we have an incredible opportunity to build meaningful connections with family and friends through hospitality, but, it can sometimes be difficult to fit this into our very busy days of homeschooling, home care, play dates, doctors appointments, and the many other things that vie for our attention.
Homegrown Preschool - Lesli Richards
Yvette Hampton talks with Lesli Richards, homeschooling mother of five and author of The Homegrown Preschooler. One of the most common stressors for parents is trying to meet all their children’s needs at once. Join us for an engaging conversation that will help you learn how to survive schooling multiple children while enriching your family culture. From scheduling to home organization, Lesli gives parents the confidence that they need to provide a rich early education for their little ones and nurture your preschooler’s mind and soul through play in order to prepare a firm foundation for the delights and demands of home education. If you have children ages 7 and under, this is one you won’t want to miss!
The BIG TALK - Yvette and Aby Answer Your Homeschool Questions - Fall Q&A
Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella answer your homeschooling questions.
Yvette and Aby address the following questions:
"How do you incorporate the Bible into your homeschooling? Neither my husband, nor I grew up with a Biblical worldview education and we desire to do that with our own kids but feel very inadequate in doing so."
"How do I homeschool my son (age 11) who's uncooperative? He fights me on everything and I'm feeling so defeated and overwhelmed."
"How long is a homeschool day supposed to be?"
Steadfast Homeschooling Through High School - Connie Albers
It’s often hard to stay the course during the high school years. Everything is changing: the rules, the requirements, and the relationship. Your teen is changing. The rules aren’t working like they once did. So why is staying the course through the teen years the most critical and crucial decision you will make in your homeschooling journey?
Yvette Hampton and Connie Albers answer this question during this encouraging three-part interview.
What About Dads? Kevin Swanson
So often, we talk to, and about, moms regarding homeschooling, but what about the role of HOMESCHOOL DADS?
Join Yvette Hampton as she discusses these things with Kevin Swanson, homeschool dad of 5 kids and Director of Generations – a ministry he founded to strengthen homeschool families around the country.
Parenting "That" Child - Rachael Carman
What face comes to mind when you hear “that" child? Do you smile or scowl when you see that face? Do you struggle to like that child? That child is a world changer. God has a plan for that child. All of that energy, all those questions, all that strength, all THAT, is God-given for His glory. Come learn strategies for learning to enjoy that child, to embrace that child, and to train that child for God’s purposes.
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