Changing Perspectives in Home Education — Diversity, Belonging & Real Voices
Welcome back to Season 4 of the Big Home Ed Conversations Podcast!
In this new “Changing Perspectives” series, Kelly and Ashley dive into the big, sometimes uncomfortable, but always essential conversations about diversity, inclusion, and breaking out of our bubbles as home educating families.
This season is all about stretching our thinking—beyond our own lived experiences, beliefs, and backgrounds—to raise kids who are compassionate, curious, and ready to thrive in a diverse world.
We’re opening the door to voices and stories we might not hear in our everyday circles, and asking the questions that really matter:
Who isn’t represented in our community?
How can we make home education more welcoming and accessible?
What does true belonging look like for all families?
In this kickoff episode, you’ll hear:
Why we’re making space for new perspectives and lived experiences in home ed.
Honest reflections on privilege, accessibility, and the myths of home education.
The importance of teaching our kids to step into someone else’s shoes—whether it’s about race, religion, disability, gender, family structure, or life circumstances.
Our hopes for this series:
More empathy, more critical thinking, and more real conversations at home.
Book recommendations and practical ways to start these conversations with your own children.
How YOU can get involved by sharing your stories, questions, or lived experiences (see below!)
PLUS: Our honest review of Outschool after a summer of classes—what worked, what didn’t, and a special discount code for listeners (details in the episode!).
Listener Invitation: We want your voices and stories! Visit the blog at offroadingmotherhood.co.uk/blog for a list of upcoming topics, or message us directly on Instagram or TikTok @bighomeedpodcast. If you have a personal experience, question, or comment about diversity, inclusion, or belonging in home education, send it our way—we’d love to read it on air (anonymously if you prefer).
What’s coming up: Throughout this season, expect open-hearted conversations with authors, experts, real voices and home educators from all walks of life. We’ll tackle tough topics: prejudice and privilege, whitewashing in education, banned books, gender and sexuality, ableism, neurodiversity, and more.
Each episode will include a book recommendation for you and your kids—perfect for expanding your family’s bookshelf and worldview. Let’s break the cycle of “fixed facts” and automatic assumptions, and raise kids who know that every voice matters—including their own.
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