Ep. 29 - Homeschooling Diverse Learners (Part 1 of 2) // Peggy Polyhar

The Christy-Faith Show

Christy-Faith and Peggy Ployer discuss homeschooling children with special needs. Peggy shares her personal homeschooling journey and how she started Sped Homeschool to support parents of diverse learners. They discuss the importance of individualizing curriculum for each child and finding a supportive community. They also address common challenges faced by parents homeschooling diverse learners and debunk the misconception that public schools are the experts in special education. Peggy shares her perspective on health and wellness in the context of homeschooling, drawing from her experience as a breast cancer survivor.

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Takeaways:

• Homeschooling children with special needs requires individualizing the curriculum based on the child's unique learning profile.

• Public schools are not necessarily the experts in special education, and homeschooling parents can legally write their own Individualized Education Plans (IEPs).

• Common challenges faced by parents homeschooling diverse learners include combating the misconception that public schools have all the answers and dealing with the emotional damage caused by the special education system.

About today’s guest:

Peggy Ployhar is the founder and CEO of SPED Homeschool, the main host of Empowering Homeschool Conversations, a popular live broadcast and podcast that addresses relevant issues related to homeschooling diverse learners, a breast cancer survivor, the owner of Eternal Aerial Arts, and an aerial arts instructor and performer. She and her husband Doug live in League City, TX and after 19 years of homeschooling have now graduated all three of their children from their home school.

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• https://spedhomeschool.com/
• https://empoweredhomeschool.com/
• https://www.youtube.com/spedhomeschool
• https://www.facebook.com/SPEDHomeschoolPage/
• https://www.instagram.com/spedhomeschool/

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction and Homeschooling Children with Special Needs

08:35 Individualizing Curriculum for Diverse Learners

16:50 The Misconception of Public Schools as Experts in Special Education

21:05 Challenges Faced by Parents Homeschooling Diverse Learners

30:36 The Importance of Health and Wellness in Homeschooling

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