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

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