Keeping Up with Joe #10 –The Psychological Benefits of Homeschooling

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Right now, many are anxious about how to balance not only their jobs, but also educating their children.

With schools shut down and parents experiencing homeschooling for the first time, it can be overwhelming to know what to do. But many around the country homeschool every day. They do so in order to reap the many benefits of homeschooling. Joining Sarah and I for this podcast is the incredible Dr. Jessica Koehler. Jessica has a Ph.D. in school psychology and will be sharing with us the many psychological advantages of homeschooling. She also talks about her own homeschooling journey, about creativity and self direction, and how homeschooling can help foster the best things in our children. We dive into common misconceptions and worries about homeschooling, and how homeschooling allows you to tailor your student’s education to best fit their needs.

Koehler also gives advice to those of us experiencing homeschooling for the first time due to the pandemic.

About Our Guest

Jessica Koehler has a Ph.D. in school psychology from the University of Maryland, where her research focused on school-based prevention, collaborative school teams, and teacher efficacy. Prior to that, she conducted neuropsychological evaluations of children at a functional neuroimaging lab investigating the underlying neuroscience of dyslexia and hyperlexia. As part of a university-based research study, Dr. Koehler also supervised the implementation of a social skills intervention within a public school district.

Aside from her research experiences, she worked as a school psychologist in public school settings conducting comprehensive psychoeducational assessments and developing academic and behavioral interventions for struggling learners. Dr. Koehler furthered her clinical training to become a proficient collaborative consultant assisting regular education teachers’ efforts to improve learning outcomes for all students. Outside of clinical and research roles, Dr. Koehler has experience as a lecturer in psychology at the undergraduate and graduate levels. 

Dr. Koehler has been a homeschooling parent for the past 5 years.  In addition, Dr. Koehler is writing a book and has a blog at Psychology Today called Beyond School  Walls. She also teaches online psychology classes and is the co-principal investigator of a research project focused on the social, emotional, and behavioral characteristics of gifted learners.

Joseph Anderson

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