The Sequoia Breeze

Rebecca: Welcome to the Sequoia Breeze podcast, a breath of fresh air for your home school. I am your host, Rebecca LaSavio. Thank you for joining me today. I think you're in for a treat. I got to sit down with a group of Sequoia Groove high schoolers and talk to them about what their homeschool experience has been like and what they think of being homeschooled as high schoolers. It can be a hot topic among parents. Is it worth it? Is it something that can be done? Is it a worthwhile education? Well, these kids are still in the midst of it, but you get to hear from them whether they think they're missing out or whether they think they're getting a good education. So it was a really fun conversation, and I hope you'll stick around and learn more about these four students. You'll notice that each of their experiences is very different. Had I interviewed four different students, we would have gotten even more different experiences. There are as many ways to homeschool with Sequoia Grove as there are students, and you'll hear their different interests taking them in different directions. And I think that you are going to enjoy getting to know these students. I definitely did. So stick around and listen in. Welcome, listeners. I'm super excited. Today we are trying something new. We're sitting in a cafe and I've got five, four. We're sitting in a cafe and I've got four high schoolers with Sequoia Grove sitting here with me ready to talk about homeschooling high school. It's a topic that, you know, a lot of people think, oh, I'll homeschool my kids until they get to high school and then I'll put them back in public school. And people wrestle a lot with, we homeschool in high school or not. And so we've got some great students here to tell you a little bit what it's like, and we'll let you decide for yourself. I think they'll all tell you they're glad they're doing it, but we'll see. So. So if you guys would start. Go ahead and start here on my left, Carson, and introduce you. Tell us who you are and how many years you homeschooled and what is your current homeschooling status.

Carson: My name is Carson Boyd. I'm, I've been homeschooling for, what's he. Seven. Seven years since. Yeah. And I just graduated about a month ago.

Gianna: My name is Gianna Greco. I've been homeschooling for nine years.

Rebecca: Wow.

Gianna: And I'm going into my senior year of high school.

Rebecca: You're skipping a year, right?

Gianna: I'm skipping junior year.

Rebecca: Okay, so you're going to graduate high school in three years?

Gianna: Yes.

Rebecca: Let's come back to that. All right, go ahead.

Melody: My name is Melody Snow. I'll be in 11th grade, and I've been homeschooling for all of my years of school. So that's probably like 13 years.

Rebecca: Not yet. Well, unless you include preschool. So you're getting there. Yeah.

Anna: Real quick. Do I count like, first and second?

Rebecca: Just say I've always homeschooled, I think.

Anna: Okay. Because that wasn't, like, in my home, but it wasn't public school with Anne.

Rebecca: You could say we creative schooled for a couple years, but. Okay.

Anna: My name is Anna LaSavio and I have always been homeschooled. We creative schooled for a couple of years and then, like, halfway through second grade, I went home and did, like, more traditional homeschooling. I am going into 11th grade.

Rebecca: Okay, awesome. Thank you, guys. Okay, so I am curious, did any of you help decide to be homeschooled or was it a decision your family made? And that's where it's gone from there.

Gianna: My family sort of started off, so I have five siblings and we were all homeschooled. And then when I was in third grade, my older brother Washington in fifth grade at the time, and my sister second grade, we were all put into public school. And my. Some of my younger siblings really liked it, so they continued until Covid. But I. After a year of public school, I chose to be homeschooled again. So I was able to continue with my hobby, dance. And it was a lot easier to do that being homeschooled.

Rebecca: Do you spend a lot of time each week do in dance?

Gianna: Yes, I spend a lot of time in dance.

Rebecca: Okay. And you travel too, right?

Gianna: A little bit, yeah, a little bit. Not really during the school year.

Rebecca: Okay.

Gianna: Yeah.

Rebecca: So, Gianna, you were a big part of making the decision to come home to homeschool. You would rather do that?

Gianna: Yeah, I was much happier being homeschooled.

Rebecca: Okay.

Gianna: Yes.

Rebecca: Anybody else? Was it a family decision? Yeah, Melody?

Melody: Mine was my mom's decision to homeschool me, but I. It's because I have a medical disability and so she was nervous about putting me into public school. And so when I was about probably nine or ten, I felt like I had more of a choice and I still definitely would prefer to stay.

Rebecca: Okay. So it's an ongoing decision. Once you were old enough to have an opinion. Okay, sure. Anna.

Anna: When I first started, I've been homeschooled my whole life, and so it was mostly my parents choice, but I've never really wanted to change that. I'm happy with what we're doing now.

Rebecca: So what's something about being homeschooled that you guys have appreciated or enjoyed?

Melody: A big part of homeschooling that I've really appreciated is I get to take college classes whenever I want to, and I've been doing that since I was in 7th grade. And so that's, like, a huge part of my schooling that I feel like I'd miss out on. And also, my extracurriculars are dance, and I go to the Shakespeare festival, like, yearly. So I love doing things that I feel like are beneficial to me that I wouldn't get to do otherwise.

Rebecca: Okay, awesome.

Gianna: I've liked homeschooling because picking my own curriculum or my parents, my mom mainly picks what curriculum I'm using, but also class, class wise, we can figure out what classes I can do in person and what works with my dance schedule or with other schoolwork I need to get done. And so that's nice.

Rebecca: So you are definitely not home at all times?

Gianna: No, not at all.

Rebecca: Tell us a little bit. Like, you talk about classes in person. What do you. What kind of stuff is that?

Gianna: So I go twice a week to a co op class, and that's where I go into a building, and there's a real life in person teacher. Can I say his name? He's awesome.

Rebecca: I don't care.

Gianna: It's Mister James. Yeah, there's little co op is what it's called. Cold kingdom builders. And the curriculum they use, I really like. And it's. I like, I'm social. So that's why I enjoyed public school a lot, but it was never really. I can be social and be public school, be public schooled and have no time, or I have to be homeschooled and not be social because I have so many opportunities, like, in my classes. I've made my friends there. It's really fun.

Rebecca: So being homeschooled is not being not social?

Gianna: Correct. Incorrect. Wait.

Rebecca: Being homeschooled just because you're homeschooled doesn't mean you're not social? Yeah, okay.

Gianna: Yes, correct.

Rebecca: We'll get it, Anna.

Anna: So one thing that is now quite blaringly obvious is that I really enjoy doing things with animals specifically, like training and stuff like that. And at the moment, I have a guide dog puppy at my feet. And so I just got her. So that's another opportunity that I have that I could also have in public school. But being homeschooled makes it so much easier and gives me more time to work with her and train her better. I also have a lot of rabbits.

Rebecca: And maybe more by the time we get home.

Anna: Quite possibly. Yeah. Like two that are due today or something. So, yeah, so just my being homeschooled allows me to do more with my animals that I love doing. So that's one reason.

Rebecca: All right, Carson, a couple of things.

Carson: I mean, mainly extra. Extracurriculars. That's been a big thing that I've invested a lot of time into dual enrollment classes through, like, Sierra College, for instance. That's been awesome. It's allowed me to get a jump start on the career field I want to go into and learn more about that. I want to go into law enforcement, follow my dad's footsteps. He had a 30 year career in law enforcement, and I'm already kind of. I have an internship at local police department, and that's really taken off into some other great opportunities as well.

Rebecca: And you're already. So you've already taken several college classes and you're already making a dent in that?

Carson: Yes. Yeah.

Rebecca: Let's take this opportunity to tell us a little bit about your side gig, Carson.

Carson: My dj business. Yeah. So I. When I was 14, I. Well, let me back up a little bit. So when I was 13, I started doing. Took an interest in theater tech for a local theater troupe that was made up of a lot of. A lot of homeschool students. And that did. So I did tech for their musical shows for two years. That turned into dj stuff. So, like, someone asked me to do a gig for them. I hadn't had any dj experience, and it kind of just took off. I started word of mouth, got around the profit I would make off of it, invested into new equipment, improve my business, which turned into. It's really taken off. I mean, I've done a bunch of high school proms, weddings, nonprofit fundraisers, all kinds of fun stuff.

Rebecca: I mean, and you have stuff scheduled out, and I've.

Carson: Into the future stuff scheduled out even into, like, next summer.

Rebecca: Okay, so while you've been going to high school, you've created your own business, you've gotten ahead on college classes as you're working toward a career that you already have. Pretty lined out what you want to do.

Carson: Yeah.

Rebecca: So at 18, you've got a good chunk of life experience under you.

Carson: You could say that.

Rebecca: I say you're in a good spot.

Anna: Thanks.

Rebecca: Are you 18? Yes. Okay. So that's given you all kinds of time and opportunity to. To do some really cool stuff.

Carson: Yeah, it has.

Rebecca: Okay, let's kind of go from there and talk a little bit. You know, the really big question about homeschooling is always ways. I call it the s word. Okay. It's socialization. People think that if you're homeschooling, you're gonna not know how to talk to people. So what do you think? Do you guys know how to talk to people?

Anna: I'd say I personally am decent at it. I'm not very good at, like, going up to people when I'm in a group, but, like, I'm fairly good at public speaking and stuff like that. I'm in four h and for the past couple of years, I have participated in what they call presentation day, where I create an entire presentation on a topic of my choice, and I present it. And so there's different levels and I've competed at these presentation days, and so I'd like to think that I'm pretty good at public speaking.

Rebecca: And do you feel like you are able to manage in a social setting in groups and have friendships and. And you get some social outlets?

Anna: I do, yeah. So I have. I do church and youth group, and then I've also got a theater group that I do on Fridays for a couple of hours. And that's really fun.

Rebecca: And you've gotten to know. Do have all of you taken HSVa classes?

Carson: Yes.

Rebecca: Yeah. And you kind of get to know some other students through that, too.

Gianna: You have it so much for me, the main class I've gotten to know people in is my, the leadership class.

Rebecca: Okay.

Gianna: That's also because at prom, we had to spend, like 4 hours together, like, getting ready.

Rebecca: You guys through prom, right? Like, yes. You decided on the theme and the decorations and.

Gianna: Yes.

Rebecca: Put it all together. And so, Gianna, you were putting prom together. Carson, you're giving them the music to dance to.

Carson: Yeah. Okay.

Anna: And we just showed up.

Rebecca: Melody and Anna got to go and have fun, I should say. This is a table of students that don't really know each other very well. I don't know. Do you guys know John and Carson? Some. Okay. And they. But you, like, run into each other in a few. But this isn't like I grabbed a group of friends. These are different people from different areas. We even have, I think, all three schools. Clarksville, Lakeview, and Feather river. Yeah. So, Melody, what kind of social outlets do you find out outside of doing your school at home.

Melody: I've made some, some of my best friends through extracurriculars. I'm in a pre professional ballet program where I live in Butte county, and I love everyone there. It's very social. I've also gone to very many events for field trips with the school, like the Ork and Shakespeare festival, and I've met people there. And, yeah, I love my town, and it's very social there also.

Rebecca: Okay. I think we kind of got a picture for Giannis. Did you want to say anything else about that? Okay, Carson, do you have any about. Yeah. What kind of social interactions do you get?

Carson: Well, I get a lot through djing. I mean, that's, that's great. I mean, regardless of what type of event or what the venue is or what the circumstances are, it's always fun people to interact with, and it's a great time.

Rebecca: Go ahead.

Gianna: Yeah, yeah. So I also dance, which is. Yeah, yeah. But through dance, I've also been able, that's where I have made a lot of my connections along with church, as well. Been a great place where I've made friends, but also, I also teach there.

Rebecca: Sorry, just keep going.

Gianna: I also teach there, and that's, I feel like homeschooling helped me with teaching as well because when I'm in smaller class settings, like I mentioned, like, they're not huge classes full of 25 to 30 kids. And when I teach, there's, you know, I teach younger kids. So being able to kind of understand how it is teaching other people, like, if I was, if I didn't have classes I was going to, I feel like it would be harder to understand how to teach. I don't know. I don't know what I was trying to say there, but, yes, I like homeschooling.

Rebecca: You're awesome. Thank you, Dion. Well, it's clear. I mean, between your leadership class and church and dance and the classes that you go to, and I think you mentioned something. Well, I mean, you've had got quite the social interaction at home anyway, with five siblings.

Anna: Yeah.

Rebecca: So do you guys feel educationally that you're getting the short end of the stick being homeschooled? Do you think you're getting a good, solid, or even above average education? Shout it out. Go for it. Everybody's nodding and sweating. Yeah.

Anna: I think, in my opinion, getting to choose the curriculum in the way that you learn is a big part of it because everybody learns differently. And being in a classroom with, like, 25 other kids, you don't get to choose how you learn. And sometimes what the teacher is doing just doesn't fit with your learning style. And so I think that being able to choose the curriculums and way that you learn is a big part of.

Rebecca: Can you give an example of maybe a time when what we were doing didn't work and you. And we switched it up to match you better?

Anna: Um.

Rebecca: Not off the top of your head.

Anna: Yeah, not really. I mean, I do.

Rebecca: We changed up math.

Anna: Yeah, we did.

Rebecca: So we went.

Anna: If we went back to what I was doing, that now, I would be.

Rebecca: But we went from solid book to outsourcing that to an online class.

Anna: I'm also a much more, like, audio learner. Then. I have a hard time reading something off a page and having it stick. I have to read it so many times, and it just gets frustrating. So if there's, like, a video I can watch with a demonstration on how it's done, it helps a lot.

Rebecca: Okay. Anybody else have anything specific to say about how the quality of education you think that you are receiving?

Melody: I think that I've been able to take classes from so many different places and gain so many other perspectives about the things I'm learning. Like, for example, I take french five right now with well trained mine academy, and I would never even gotten to that level if I was in public school. And also, I've had teachers who live and have resided in France and have taught at esteemed universities there. And that's just such a unique experience that I am so grateful to have had and only would have had through homeschooling. So, just as an example.

Rebecca: Thank you. Yeah. But else.

Carson: Yeah, I think for options, I mean, there's so many different opportunities. Like, from, like, I took an internship elective starting in my freshman year, high school, and I decided to do my internship with the police department in central tights, California. And that's been amazing. Like, I've kind of grew up in that department. My dad, Washington, the chief of police there for a number of years. Kind of growing up in that. That family, I felt I was able to. When I got hired there, I was able to kind of. I fit in. I felt like I fit in. And from that, there's other opportunities. Like, recently I got my FAA 107, which is the FAA certification to operate drones for government use. So I'm now a drone palate for the police department. And we go out all kinds of different calls all the time, from missing people to just about. We can do just about everything the helicopter can do. And it's amazing. It's a great asset to have in law enforcement, and I'm lucky to be able to operate one.

Rebecca: That's super cool. I assume you can't pick people up.

Carson: I wish that's the one thing that.

Rebecca: Would be nice, Tiana.

Gianna: Yeah. I would say one thing is also, if you or your student or. Yeah. Take an interest in math, but English isn't really your thing. You can go really far in math. You can do, like, I knew a boy who was in 8th grade taking, like, the highest calculus or something. Calculus.

Anna: Something crazy.

Gianna: Yeah. And his English and skills and, like, science was still really good, but he was able to do so much more in math.

Rebecca: And you didn't have to wait for anybody else.

Gianna: Yeah.

Rebecca: Or only work on the school schedule.

Gianna: Yep.

Rebecca: Okay.

Gianna: Yeah.

Rebecca: And I do want to say we're often. It's hard to talk about homeschooling without comparing it a little bit to what we know of public school. But I don't. In talking to you guys before we started, like, nobody here is anti public school, or, you know, we don't. I don't think any of you have this opinion that if you went there, it would be the worst thing ever in your life. But you do see homeschooling as a positive experience. Do you all agree with what I just said? What do you. So, on that note, what are some things that you think maybe you do miss by not being at a brick and mortar school? Because, you know, public homeschooling is not the same experience. So you might. While you gain all of these amazing things we've talked about, what is it that you might miss out on?

Gianna: I would say, like, the traditional way you can get into sports is a big one.

Rebecca: Yeah.

Gianna: Like, it's a little bit different for me because ballet specifically, it's. You have to go somewhere else to do it. Not many schools have good ballet, but with normal sports, it's a lot easier when you're going to a public school. Public high school. Traditional. Excuse me, but there are still so many ways as a homeschooler, you can do that.

Rebecca: Yeah. Yeah. Fair enough. That is. That is a thing that it's. Especially if you're with a charter. Sometimes kids who are privately homeschooled can get into the local district, but with a charter, it's tough. What were you gonna say, Kirsten?

Carson: Yeah. To touch on the sports thing, too. In high school, I mean, it's different for everyone. Everyone's sports in a brick and mortar. High school might work better for someone who's more sport driven, like my brother, for instance. He's 16. He's going to be a junior at Granite Bay High School. He's been, we, we've both been swimming our whole lives for competitive swim team. And he plays football now. I mean, really proud of him. But football is not something like, I don't want to play football. He does. And that. He goes to granite baseball and he loves that. I homeschool and it's awesome. I mean, it works differently for everybody.

Melody: I would say that you get thrown into a lot of social situations that are very, like, abrupt, and you kind of have to be social with everybody when you're at a traditional high school, which is something that I wouldn't say I would miss, but it's just a very different. And also, I mean, things like football games and dances I go to anyway, so I don't really miss that.

Rebecca: But you go to your local.

Melody: I do. I live down the street from the local high school. So I would say that's something that someone could miss, but I personally have found ways to get around it.

Rebecca: So, to clarify the social comment, what you're saying is you feel like you get plenty of social interaction, but it's a different type.

Melody: It is different. It's when you're at a traditional high school, you're thrown into a class of, like, many, many people in your grade, and when you're not in that situation, it's just a different way to socialize, which I would prefer it that way, but not everybody does, so.

Rebecca: And what do you think you miss?

Anna: I feel like I would. You would mind having a bit more social interaction? Just have, like, more.

Rebecca: You wouldn't mind having a class around you with people to just chat with through the day?

Anna: Yeah.

Rebecca: Yeah.

Anna: Probably wouldn't do very well focusing in a whole classroom, but I would like. I would like to have, like, more opportunities to make friendships and stuff like that.

Rebecca: Okay.

Anna: Yeah.

Carson: And in terms of socialization, I mean, you can have as much or as little as you'd like. Yeah, that's the nice part about it. You can customize it.

Rebecca: So, Carson, you've told us your future plans as far as heading to the police academy. Sounds like. And, well, are you going to finish college first?

Carson: Yeah, I want to finish my. Try to get my four year degree before going into law enforcement.

Rebecca: Okay.

Carson: Because once I start going down that road to police academy, it's hard to turn back. Turn back once you're an officer working full time and there's.

Rebecca: Yeah, okay. Gianna, do you know what you, what your future plans might be?

Gianna: I actually am going to be a trainee with modern dance company in Sacramento, and I'm excited for that.

Rebecca: So you're graduating a year early. Does that mean you have a lot of college credits already?

Gianna: Yes, I think I've taken spanish one and two, and I was also able to knock out one and two in one year, which is really nice doing it.

Rebecca: Dual enrollment. Yeah.

Gianna: Yep. I've taken biology and I think a study still study skills class.

Rebecca: Okay.

Gianna: Yes. So I have college credit. I'm gonna be taking a business class. Dual enrollment.

Rebecca: So do you think while you're doing dance that you'll also be doing college, or are you gonna put that on hold for now?

Gianna: I probably. We'll see.

Rebecca: Okay. Melody, do you know what you want to do with your future?

Melody: Yes, I'm planning on going out of state for university, preferably western Washington University. But I have a lot of family in Washington, and I would like to ideally go into museum studies with a minor in French to do some sort of cultural and art museum studies thing.

Rebecca: That sounds cool. All right, we've got a. It's always so fascinating to me when you start asking people questions. You can end up with a table of four kids whose parents all work for the school, and they're very different. Yeah.

Melody: Melody, I have one more thing to add. I would also like to continue dancing in college, and that's something that homeschool has brought me, but I think that that will carry into my future as well.

Rebecca: Anna?

Anna: I kind of have no idea, but.

Rebecca: I think you have, you know, certain directions, don't you?

Melody: Yeah.

Anna: I know what I enjoy doing. I know what I have a passion for, which is animals and training. And honestly, I really enjoy. I kind of have a breeding program set up for my rabbits, and I kind of love that whole aspect of it also, so.

Rebecca: And if we had more property, you'd have more animals?

Anna: I would probably have small livestock, like goats. Probably. I probably have a breeding program for that, too.

Rebecca: And dogs.

Anna: Definitely more dogs. If we had a space for them, yeah.

Rebecca: So what that looks like the shape that takes, you aren't sure of yet, but, you know, that's the interests that you want to follow. Talk to students or parents who aren't really sure they're not. You know, maybe. Maybe they're already homeschooling and their kids are in 7th grade and they're starting to really think about high school or maybe socially. Things are tough at high school and their parents are trying to decide whether to pull them out. What would you guys say to those parents?

Melody: I would say that it can't hurt to try something new. I think that throwing yourself into just a new way of schooling could be really beneficial, and it could really open up your mind, too. So I think that it couldn't hurt to try at least one year or a semester. You can always go back.

Rebecca: Go ahead, Carson.

Carson: For example, when I first started, when I switched from public brick and mortar high school or school to homeschooling, I didn't realize. I mean, it was trying something new, like Melody said, and since then, it's the best decision I've ever made. I mean, it really changed everything for me, and it's been a fantastic experience.

Rebecca: So if any of you are willing to say, because this isn't a question I thought to ask you guys ahead of time so you don't have to answer if you don't want, but would you say there's a social assumption that teenagers and their parents don't get along very well? So one of the considerations, I think, for a lot of people when they homeschool is my teenager and I are going to be in the house all the time together, or we're going to be together a lot. Like, can we handle that? Do any of you have anything you're willing to be willing to contribute to the conversation about that?

Gianna: I would say as much as my mom is home, like work, but she still works for the school, but she's there if I need help with school or any of my siblings need help, but she's not normally the one teaching me. And so if I don't need to see her, I usually don't. Or I not in a.

Rebecca: So you're not sitting on top of each other all day? Yeah.

Gianna: No.

Rebecca: You have your own space, you have your own activities that you're doing?

Gianna: Yes.

Rebecca: And so do you think that you have a better than average relationship with your mom as far as teenagers go?

Gianna: I would say, yeah.

Rebecca: Okay. I'm not looking to go, like, deeply personal. I'm just trying to, like, get a.

Gianna: Feel for.

Rebecca: Anybody else, have anything they want to say about that.

Melody: I would say my mom is one of my best friends, and so having her at home with me is really beneficial for me, and so is my sister. We're very close in age, and I think that a lot of my schooling has become more independent as I've been in high school and even middle school. But it still is nice to know that, like, if I would need help, like Tiana said, my mom is always there, and I also help my sister a lot at home. So it's been nice for the three of us.

Rebecca: No pressure.

Melody: No.

Anna: I think that. I personally think that I have a very good relationship with my mom, and I think it's really nice to have her there. If I ever need help or just need figure something out or say, mom, not focusing, do something to help breathe down my neck so I don't get distracted. I really enjoy being home with my family.

Rebecca: You don't resent that?

Anna: No.

Rebecca: I'll just ask this. Is there anything else you guys would like to tell me about your homeschool experience or anything else you think students should know coming in? You guys have been really good at answering questions, and I'm running out.

Melody: I think that something that it would be helpful for students to know if you haven't homeschooled in high school is that it does take a bit of self discipline. Exactly. That's the word I'm looking for. Self discipline to just get all your work done and be motivated, and sometimes you're not motivated, and that's okay, just like anyone. But I think that it definitely would be an adjustment to having someone look over your shoulder all the time. And so I think that that's also a good prep preparation if you're looking to go to a university as well, because I feel like there's a big gap sometimes. And just for me personally, I am not that nervous about going into the university setting when the time comes.

Rebecca: Would you guys agree that homeschooling is more especially, maybe it's true for littler kids, too, but when you're in high school, would you agree that homeschooling is more than just doing school, but it's sort of a lifestyle. Would you agree that that's okay?

Anna: Definitely.

Rebecca: Yeah. Oh, I mean, Carson, so you were saying you have a brother who's in public high school. How different are your guys's schedules?

Carson: Our schedules are very different. I mean, he's. He's playing sports, football training on the side, separate from football, regular football. At high school. I mean, he's turned the civil school year. He's. I go all day, and I don't. I don't really see him, like, the morning, early morning, or the evening. I mean, he's go. Go all day long, and I feel like I'm getting the same amount of stuff done in a shorter amount of time than he is. No offense, Mason. Just saying. But, yeah, I mean, I think I can get the same amount of. Same workload done in half the time. Yeah.

Rebecca: Because it's a different flow to your day, isn't it? You know, he has to be up, out and early. Are you sleeping in? A little.

Carson: Depends upon the day. Definitely do better when I have an earlier start.

Melody: Yeah.

Carson: I can get done with things earlier.

Melody: Yeah.

Rebecca: Yeah, I know. That is, I think a lot of people think, oh, you can sleep all day and, you know, there are days when, like, you were up late the night before. And yes, you can wiggle your schedule, but would you all agree it is true that it flows better when you set a schedule for yourself?

Carson: Yeah, definitely.

Rebecca: Yeah. So that's learning. Learning a little how your, what your routine needs to be to be productive.

Carson: And kind of how to manage yourself as an adult, too. I mean, you're looking at, like, you don't have the structure. I mean, I don't know if you're a young adult, you don't have. Most people won't have the structure of, like, they already have the structure of their school day.

Rebecca: Right.

Carson: They have to do this, this and this, whereas we can structure it.

Rebecca: You can create the structure that works for you.

Carson: We can create the structure that works for us.

Rebecca: Yeah. Yeah. Anything else you guys want to tell us? I think this has been very informative. I find you guys fascinating. So thank you so much for being here. Anything you're looking forward to next year? When people are listening to this, it will be fall. So Carson will be off at his college classes, and Gianna will officially be a senior, and you guys will be juniors. Are you going to still be in the leadership class?

Gianna: Yes. I'm excited for prom next year.

Rebecca: Okay. But first you have to get through the harvest dance, right?

Gianna: Yeah, I'll let someone else take over.

Rebecca: That so I can be prom again.

Carson: Looking forward to djing it again, too, so that's gonna be fun.

Rebecca: Oh, nice.

Melody: I'm looking forward to going to Ashland in the fall for the Shakespeare festival again. They're playing Macbeth, which is my favorite. I'm very, very excited for that.

Rebecca: That trip looks really cool. All right, well, Carson, Gianna, melody, and Anna, thank you, guys. This has been amazing, and I really, really appreciate your willingness to sit down with mostly a bunch of strangers and tell us about your school experience. So thank you and may your futures be brighten. Thank you for joining me today on the Sequoia Breeze podcast. I hope that it has been a breath of fresh air for your homeschool. I am your host, Rebecca La Savio. As always, if you have any comments or ideas for future shows, I would love, love, love to hear from you@podcastsuquiagrove.org. dot. And always, you can like and subscribe to this podcast wherever you listen and that helps others find out. Don't forget to share it with a friend as well. Have a great day.