#66

On this episode, Veteran Homeschooler, Author, Laurie, shares her journey into homeschooling in 1994, the 'interview' that changed the trajectory of their homeschooling journey, the importance of child-centered learning, knowing when to make alterations to your curriculum, gameschooling, understanding the necessity of learning at home, and how she uses her voice to debunk all myths associated with homeschooling.

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Laurie Block Spigel is an author and educator specializing in game-based, student-centered learning for all ages. Laurie homeschooled her children in New York City, where she taught popular classes and created the informational website HomeschoolNYC. Her book, Education Uncensored: A Guide for the Aspiring, the Foolhardy and the Disillusioned (2006), is part memoir and part homeschooling guide, with an overview of education, and explanation of what’s wrong with America’s educational system. Her new book, Letting Them Lead: Adventures in Game-based Self-Directed Learning, chronicles years of improvisational teaching, with groups of homeschoolers in elementary, middle and high school. Laurie shares personal insights and honed techniques in anecdotes of classes where curriculum was created for and by the students. Laurie currently lives with her husband and cat in Maine; she continues to write, teach, and advocate for homeschooling and play-based, personalized education.

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Jae is a former public-school teacher, now homeschooling her 2 little people. She is the founder of the 501c3 nonprofit Homeschool Yo Kids Organization. Join Jae as she chats with homeschool families, homeschool resource providers, and others that support the homeschool community on this journey of 'reimagining what learning looks.