🎙️What Happens When a Neuroscientist Designs Her Own Homeschool?
First, I wanted to briefly explain why you haven’t seen a new podcast in a while. My husband has been traveling extensively for work, which means I’ve been solo-parenting for 7 of the last 10 weeks — weekends included. Writing fits into the margins of dance practice and in between homeschooling sessions. Podcast editing does not. It requires hours of quiet I simply don’t have right now.
I have many episodes recorded and ready. I’m just waiting for the space to finish them well.
Thank you for your patience♥️
To tide you over, I was honored to join the OpenEd Podcast for what ended up being the most in-depth conversation I’ve had yet about how we actually live day to day.
You can also listen on Apple Podcasts HERE.
What We Covered👇
Joyful and Rigorous: How to design learning that kids love—and that actually stretches them.
A Brain-Based Homeschool Day: How to structure learning for maximum focus, retention, and depth.
Your House Is Teaching Your Kids: How your home is shaping their attention, taste, and ambition.
Sensitive Windows Most Parents Miss: What neuroscience says about language, memorization, math facts—and when structure matters most.
Letting Your Kids “Date” Books: How dropping the wrong book leads to harder reading, better writing, and real intellectual ownership.
AI Can Teach Math. But It Can’t Replace You: How to use powerful tools without outsourcing the parent-child relationship.
Raise Their Taste and Their Effort Rises With It: Why opera, black-and-white films, Shakespeare, and hard books work to create intelligent, curious kids.
Structured Mornings, Expansive Afternoons: How to blend classical rigor with child-led exploration—without drifting into chaos.
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~Claire
