In this Homeschool 101 episode, Andrew Pudewa sits down with Jonathan Brush to learn more about the Unbound program, a Christian hybrid education company that prepares high school students and graduates to launch through hands-on projects, practical skills training, and professional development. Listen to this episode to hear Andrew’s excitement for Unbound and to be inspired by Jonathan’s passion for helping the next generation.

Referenced Materials

• Unbound
• Jonathan Brush
• Unbound’s YouTube channel

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Jeff Nease joins Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker in the studio to share his excitement about the Virtual Teaching Writing: Structure and Style® workshop which will be held August 4–6, 2026. They discuss the benefits of completing this training, the incentive to attend live, and the support the IEW Schools Department will provide throughout the workshop and after to assist you in training your students to become confident and competent communicators and thinkers.

Referenced Materials

• Teaching Writing: Structure and Style
• Jeff Nease
• Virtual Teaching Writing: Structure and Style registration and web page
• Virtual Teaching Writing: Structure and Style blog post
• Four Deadly Errors of Teaching Writing
• IEW Schools Department
• Connect with Our Schools Department
• Transcript of Podcast Episode 534

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While this episode may be short and sweet, it is full of information about the IEW Annual Educators’ Conference taking place July 25 online and on site in our studio. Listen to Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker discuss the talks Andrew will present, the benefits of attending live, and more.

Referenced Materials

• IEW Annual Educators’ Conference registration and web page
• IEW Annual Educators’ Conference blog post
• 2025 IEW Annual Educators’ Conference
• 2024 IEW Annual Educators’ Conference
• However Imperfectly: Lessons Learned from Thirty Years of Teaching by Andrew Pudewa
• Hacking High School
• Transcript of Podcast Episode 533

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In this Laying the Foundation episode, Julie Walker talks with Denise Kelley, IEW’s director of product development, about the process of updating Teaching Writing: Structure and Style®, IEW’s flagship teacher training seminar. They share the features that make the third edition simpler, easier to use, and more effective. Listen to this episode to learn the who, why, and what of this update.

Referenced Materials

• Teaching Writing: Structure and Style®
• Announcing IEW's Teaching Writing: Structure and Style, Third Edition!webinar
• IEW Accreditation
• IEW Gradebook
• IEW Online classes
• Transcript of Podcast Episode 532

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Listen to this episode to learn Andrew Pudewa’s history of training with Dr. Shinichi Suzuki and how Andrew recognized in Dr. Webster’s Structure and Style® methodology a kind of Suzuki Method™ for English composition. Based on modeling and imitation, a sequential development of techniques, periodic review of composition structures, and an emphasis on mastery prior to progression, Dr. Webster’s writing program was a near perfect implementation of Dr. Suzuki’s philosophy of education.

Referenced Materials

• “In Retrospect: Heroes of Providence.”
• However Imperfectly: Lessons Learned from Thirty Years of Teachingby Andrew Pudewa
• Transcript of Podcast Episode 531

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Andrew Pudewa answers your questions about the difference between editing and grading a paper, what “hands off content” means, and how to help students improve their use of dress-ups and openers at the point of need. Julie Walker ends the episode with a special announcement about an upcoming event, so be sure to listen all the way to the end!

Referenced Materials

• But . . . but . . . but . . . What about Grammar? audio talk by Andrew Pudewa
• Four Deadly Errors of Teaching Writing audio talk by Andrew Pudewa
• “Marking and Grading” by Andrew Pudewa
• Writing Across the Curriculum
• Episode 448: Degree Free with Hannah Maruyama
• Episode 550 Registration
• Transcript of Podcast Episode 530

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In this episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker interview Debbi Hall, IEW’s Educational Consultant for Independent Study Schools/Programs. They discuss what independent study schools are and how IEW supports them. Debbi shares her enthusiasm for assisting teachers and teaching parents with their students’ needs.

Referenced Materials

• Debbi Hall
• Independent Study Charter Schools
• Try IEW's Top Curriculum for Free!
• IEW Accreditation
• Transcript of Podcast Episode 529

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Perhaps your question will be answered at the next Ask Andrew Anything (AAA).

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In this Laying the Foundation episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker discuss one of the foundational skills that IEW teaches along with writing—asking questions. Andrew reviews the structural units to show how the units use questions to help students with “what to write about.” In the process, students build thinking skills.

Referenced Materials

• Teaching Writing: Structure and Style®
• “The Power of the Method Is in the Structure”
• University-Ready Writing
• “How IEW Teaches Thinking”
• Transcript of Podcast Episode 528

If you have questions for Andrew, send them to podcast@IEW.com
Perhaps your question will be answered at the next Ask Andrew Anything (AAA).

If you have questions about IEW products or classes, contact customer service at 800.856.5815 or info@IEW.com