Ep. 15 The Neuroscience of Living and Learning with Kelly Edwards

Welcome to episode 15! My guest is Kelly Edwards. Kelly is the creator of the 90-minute school day and co-creator of How to Be an Awesome Homeschooler. Kelly is also a mother to 3 foster-adopted girls and is a trauma-informed parent.

In this episode we talk about:

• Why deschooling is an important process to go through if you are transitioning to homeschool.
• The fascinating neuroscience behind the 90-minute school day,
• The rhythms we naturally go through in a 24-hour cycle and why we need to be aware of them.
• Neurodiversity and her love/hate relationship with labels.
• The unnecessary battle grounds we create in opposition to our children when we “THINK” we know what they need to learn,
• That behavior is communication!
• Shifting mindset back to natural learning
• As well as what being trauma-informed means and why trauma experiences are subjective.

And so much more!

Some books mentioned:

How Children Learn by John Holt

For the Children’s Sake Susan Shafer McCauley

Montessori: A Modern Approach (1972)

Find more of Kelly at https://90minuteschoolday.com/ on Instagram @90minuteschoolday

Thank you for listening!  

You can now purchase our ebook, Life Unschooled: A Guide to Living and Learning Without School.  Find more of Missy's writings @letemgobarefoot and www.letemgobarefoot.com