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Science Red Flags & Green Flags: How Secular Homeschoolers Can Tell the Difference in Science Curriculums
If you’re homeschooling without religion, you’ve probably already figured out that not everything labeled “science” is actually science. Some of it is belief in a lab coat. Some of it is opinion dressed up as facts. And some of it is genuinely solid but harder to spot if you don’t know what to look for. That can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re trying to be intentional about what your kids are learning, and you don’t want to pass down misinformation accidentally . Th
Ashley Gordon
6 days ago3 min read


Top 5 Secular Homeschool Podcast Episodes of 2025
Let's Count them down! If you’ve been listening to Secular Homeschool Revolution this year, you already know this show doesn’t exist to make homeschooling look cute or easy. It exists to say the quiet parts out loud So instead of a tidy year end wrap up, I want to count down the five episodes from 2025. These weren’t just the popular ones, but they were also the ones I received the most feedback on. Let’s start at number five and work our way up. 5. Is Homeschooling Afforda
Ashley Gordon
Jan 23 min read


Winter Solstice, the 12 Magical Nights, and Teaching Our Girls to Pause, Trust, and Choose Themselves
Winter always asks us to slow down, even though we are existing through hot ass summers because of climate change! This year, Winter Solstice arrived on December 21st , which is the longest night of the year. Instead of rushing past it before the “new year,” my girls and I chose to stay there. To sit in it. To honor it. 12 Magical Nights , connects directly to a previous episode of my podcast, Secular Homeschool Revolution , titled Secular Homeschooling During the Holidays
Ashley Gordon
Dec 27, 20254 min read


ABEKA & Turning Point USA Are Not for Us
When BIPOC families step into homeschooling, we’re not just choosing schedules and textbooks we’re choosing the worldview our kids will be shaped by. That’s why it’s important to know the history behind the curriculums people hype up. Not the marketing, not the surface level “rigor,” but the real roots. Two names that get pushed a lot in conservative and Christian circles are ABEKA and Turning Point USA . They’re often treated like harmless educational tools, but their ori
Ashley Gordon
Dec 2, 20251 min read


Learning to Say “I’m Proud of Me” through homeschooling my kids.
Listen… today I had one of those parenting moments that hits in the chest. Not the milestone moments, no birthdays, no major accomplishments, no life lesson. The ordinary magic moments that show you the work you’re doing is actually landing . Langston drew a Sonic picture....just him, markers, and confidence! The confidence kids naturally have before the world tries to crush it. When he was done, he walked right over to the fridge, posted his artwork like he was hanging it
Ashley Gordon
Nov 30, 20253 min read


Homeschoolers Dismantling Public Education?
Why People Think Homeschoolers Are “Hurting” Public Schools Public education in America has been under scrutiny for decades. Critics...
Ashley Gordon
Sep 13, 20252 min read
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