{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"NewKid","title":"#5 | Bonding through Building (a Plane), with Natasha & Latham","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5950,"description":"In this episode, meet Natasha and Latham, homeschooling their two children around a pretty unique project : building an airplane!\nTogether, we talk about down to earth topics like what's a usual weekday in their family, the cost of building an airplane, the tools they’re using to support their home education, the social aspects of homeschooling too.\nWe also take a step back, dig deep into topics like what they learnt from their time in the military, the sense of identity when you give up a pretty exciting career to dedicate 100% to your children's education, we talk about doubt, about the pressure to “get it right”, about bringing your son’s desire to work with his hands into an academic setting so that he could unlock that same level of learning.\nOverall, we talk about team work, about adversity, about resilience, about togetherness and identity. Enjoy!\n00:00:00 Introduction & Meet Natasha and Latham\n00:03:50 Natasha’s Background & Family Dynamics\n00:06:10 Latham’s Background & Transition to Homeschooling\n00:10:25 Deciding to Homeschool & Family Decision Process\n00:14:59 Homeschooling Both Kids & Daughter’s Journey\n00:17:56 What Keeps You Up at Night? Parental Concerns\n00:20:00 A Typical Homeschool Day\n00:23:05 Structuring the Day & Learning Styles\n00:28:46 Measuring Progress & Academic Growth\n00:32:46 Social Aspects of Homeschooling\n00:36:30 Support Systems & Community\n00:39:00 Financials & Building the Airplane\n00:42:00 Kids’ Big Projects & Aspirations\n00:45:00 Documenting the Journey & Introspection\n00:48:00 Parental Identity & Non-Judgment\n00:52:00 Military Lessons & Parenting\n00:56:00 Tech, Social Media, and Screen Time\n01:00:00 Final Thoughts & Book Recommendations\n01:01:30 How to Reach Out & Closing\nMore about them, and the references they talk about: https://newkid.ai/p/ep5-bonding-through-building-a-plane","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/9VWNnSFSgeKFIvYlXuELaLphbZ1fQF4Ap_0gkqJOr0I/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80NDA0/OTI0ZjI5ZjM1YTYz/YWY0YzUzMjAyZTY2/MTFjNy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}