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The Everyday Educator podcast is your weekly reminder to open your eyes to the world as your classroom, your encouragement that you don’t have to homeschool alone, and your lifeline for practical tips and resource suggestions for the road ahead.

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Our Favorite Homeschool Moments: Parent Practicum Round-Up

Ever wonder what actually happens at a Classical Conversations Parent Practicum — and whether it’s worth your summer day? In this episode of the Everyday Educator podcast, host Kelli Wilt sits down with fellow homeschool moms Lisa Bailey and Rachel Thompson to relive the 2026 Parent Practicum theme, “In the Beginning Was the Word.” Together they reflect on how this year’s focus on Latin and language pointed back to God’s own intentionality — and why every subject, in the end, points back to Him.

From favorite table talks (the catechesis wheel and the Trivium skills chart both made the list) to new favorite Latin phrases and the one book every homeschool parent should read, this conversation is packed with the kind of takeaways that stick with you long after practicum ends. Lisa and Rachel also talk candidly about why community — not just curriculum — is the real reason practicum matters, especially for moms wondering if it’s “really for them.”

Whether you made it to practicum this year or missed it entirely, this episode is your invitation back into the conversation. Pour a cup of coffee, settle in, and get ready to be reminded why you chose this homeschool journey in the first place.

 

Relive Practicum or catch up if you missed it: https://www.parentpracticum.com

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About Everyday Educator

Everyday Educator began in 2015 with a simple purpose: to help other parents leap over the hurdles and steer around the potholes encountered on the homeschooling journey by laying out simple systems to apply the classical tools of learning.

Now, the show has reached over one million downloads and is enjoyed by homeschool families all over the world.

Enthusiastic lifelong learner Lisa Bailey, often joined by fellow everyday educators, comes alongside listeners to offer much-needed encouragement, present practical tips, and suggest helpful resources to make homeschooling a little more doable.

You don’t have to do this alone. Everyday Educator will encourage, equip, and inspire you to continue on the journey with excellence!

Meet Lisa Bailey

Lisa Bailey has been a homeschool mom for more than twenty years and is the mother of two Classical Conversations Challenge program graduates. She has served in a variety of positions at Classical Conversations since 2004 and most recently serves as a Lead Curriculum Developer at Classical Conversations Multi-Media. As host of the Everyday Educator podcast since its humble beginnings, Lisa considers herself blessed with the unique opportunity to encourage homeschool families across the nation and around the world.

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