Aug 18, 2026 · 56 min · 10 segments
Ever wonder what actually happens at a Classical Conversations Parent Practicum — and whether it's worth your summer day? In this episode of the *Everyday Educator* podcast, host Kelli Wilt sits down…
Rachel ThompsonGuestWelcome to the Everyday Educator, the podcast where we encourage and equip homeschooling parents to cultivate wonder, wisdom, and joyful learning at home.
I am your host, Kelly Wilt, and today we are taking a look back at the 2026 Classical Conversations Parent Practicum.
Whether you spent a day at Parent Practicum this summer or weren't even able to attend, today's conversation is for you.
We'll reflect on the big ideas that inspired each of us, the practical tools we'll be using and taking with us from our conversations, and other conversations that reminded us why we even chose to homeschool in the first place.
So if you are listening, pour yourself a cup of coffee, settle in wherever you're listening, and join me and my good friends and fellow lovers of Practicum, Lisa Bailey and Rachel Thompson, as we round up some of our favorite moments from the 2026 Classical Conversations Parent Practicum.
So my friends and fellow lovers of Practicum, my first question [laughs] for you is this.
For someone who has never even attended Parent Practicum, how would you describe this year's experience? Lisa, why don't you take it away for us? [laughs]
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Welcome to the Everyday Educator, the podcast where we encourage and equip homeschooling parents to cultivate wonder, wisdom, and joyful learning at home.
I am your host, Kelly Wilt, and today we are taking a look back at the 2026 Classical Conversations Parent Practicum.
Whether you spent a day at Parent Practicum this summer or weren't even able to attend, today's conversation is for you.
We'll reflect on the big ideas that inspired each of us, the practical tools we'll be using and taking with us from our conversations, and other conversations that reminded us why we even chose to homeschool in the first place.
So if you are listening, pour yourself a cup of coffee, settle in wherever you're listening, and join me and my good friends and fellow lovers of Practicum, Lisa Bailey and Rachel Thompson, as we round up some of our favorite moments from the 2026 Classical Conversations Parent Practicum.
So my friends and fellow lovers of Practicum, my first question [laughs] for you is this.
For someone who has never even attended Parent Practicum, how would you describe this year's experience? Lisa, why don't you take it away for us? [laughs]