{"id":1267,"date":"2024-10-21T00:01:37","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T00:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.loveyourschool.org\/alabama\/?p=1267"},"modified":"2024-10-22T18:15:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T18:15:01","slug":"diverse-learners-diverse-choices-hattie-mchales-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/alabama\/2024\/10\/21\/diverse-learners-diverse-choices-hattie-mchales-story\/","title":{"rendered":"10. Diverse Learners, Diverse Choices: Hattie McHale&#8217;s Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-15922846\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2392420\/episodes\/15922846-10-diverse-learners-diverse-choices-hattie-mchill-s-story.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-15922846&#038;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of\u00a0<em>Bama Knows Education<\/em>, we sit down with Hattie McHale, a mother of four with children ranging from a senior in high school to a second grader. Hattie shares her family&#8217;s journey with school choice and homeschooling, highlighting the diverse learning styles and unique personalities of her kids.<\/p>\n<p>We dive into how Hattie and her husband approach education decisions one year at a time, keeping an open mind without committing to one specific schooling method. 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the\u00a0<em>Choose Act<\/em>\u00a0and accessing government funding and resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>More on Bama Knows Education\/Links Mentioned in Episode:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/alabama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Love Your School Alabama Website\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/loveyourschoolal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Love Your School Alabama Instagram\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/loveyourschoolal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Love Your School Alabama Facebook<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/heartmyschoolal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Love Your School Alabama X<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; In this episode of\u00a0Bama Knows Education, we sit down with Hattie McHale, a mother of 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