Podcasts about free range learning

Send us a Text Message.Laura Grace Weldon is an acclaimed author and educator known for her book "Free Range Learning." She advocates for holistic, learner-centered education and promotes the benefits of creative, unstructured learning environments. Laura's work emphasizes nurturing curiosity and fostering lifelong learning outside traditional classroom settings.▬ About this Episode  ▬Discover how to nurture your child's curiosity and potential with Laura, an expert in alternative education methods like unschooling and homeschooling. We'll explore how stepping away from traditional schooling can benefit toddlers in a more relaxed environment.Join us as we discuss parenting, fear, and cultural influences. With her background in child protective services, Laura emphasizes trusting our instincts over societal pressures. We'll also tackle balancing screen time and real-world experiences for our kids in today's tech-driven world.The episode wraps up with insights into different parenting styles and the role of technology. We'll look at balancing structure and freedom in play and the importance of nurturing critical thinking, encouraging people to give themselves grace in parenting and exposing their children to diverse viewpoints to help them grow into open-minded and resilient individuals.▬ Connect with Laura Grace Weldon  ▬Website: https://lauragraceweldon.com/Free Range Learning on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FreeRangeLearningCommunityFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/laura.euphoriaX: https://twitter.com/earnestdrolleryInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/earnestdrollery/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/LauraGraceWeldon/Bit of Earth Farm: https://bitofearthfarm.wordpress.com/

Join us for an in-depth talk with Laura Grace Weldon, who has written a handbook on natural education titled Free Range Learning. Together, we dive into the transformative world of free-range learning.Laura shares her profound insights on how natural learning processes can significantly benefit children, contrasting it with the restrictive norms of traditional schooling.The discussion explores the concept of unschooling, emphasizing the importance of preserving a child's innate curiosity and individuality.Laura's personal stories and practical examples shed light on fostering an environment where children learn through exploration and real-life experiences rather than structured education.This episode challenges conventional educational paradigms and encourages parents to embrace a more intuitive and playful approach to learning, ensuring that children grow into well-rounded, creative individuals.▬ Connect with Laura Grace Weldon  ▬Website: https://lauragraceweldon.com/ Free Range Learning on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FreeRangeLearningCommunity Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laura.euphoriaX: https://twitter.com/earnestdrollery Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/earnestdrollery/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/LauraGraceWeldon/ Bit of Earth Farm: https://bitofearthfarm.wordpress.com/

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Laura Grace Weldon: Free Range Learning | Steve Hargadon | Feb 7 2013 by Steve Hargadon

Today we'll be speaking with Laura Grace Weldon about how kids benefit from real responsibilities. This concept was highlighted in Laura’s article in the Summer 2018 edition of Pathways to Family Wellness Magazine and we would encourage you all to also check out the article there. Today, we’ll be talking about why it’s so important, that kids actually actually have real responsibilities, when the best time is for them to begin, and what skills and abilities will be developed through the process. Laura Grace Weldon is the author of Free Range Learning, a resource-packed handbook of natural education. She’s also written two poetry collections, Blackbird and Tending. Laura works as an editor and writing instructor. Her background includes leading nonviolence workshops, writing poetry with nursing home residents, and facilitating support groups for abuse survivors. Connect with her at lauragraceweldon.com and the Free Range Learning community on Facebook.

Peter Smith has been an institution in global higher education issues for the better part of 50 years. In his latest book, Free Range Learning in the Digital Age: The Emerging Revolution in College, Career, and Education, Dr. Smith uses evidence across the education ecosystem to document the unimaginable transformation occurring that challenges some of the common mythology in our field. For Smith, this book is about the end of knowledge discrimination, that education is often judged not on what you learn, but where you learned it. The end of this knowledge penalty comes with tectonic shifts in technology and access, no matter where that access is offered. Links & Notes About Peter Smith — Open Education Consortium Free Range Learning in the Digital Age: The Emerging Revolution in College, Career, and Education by Peter Smith — Amazon.com

For millions of Americans, higher education just doesn’t work. Of all those who start college each fall, barely more than half graduate with a degree or certificate in six years. And many leave campus saddled with huge debts.Peter Smith, who has started several innovative colleges and now teaches at University of Maryland University College, says the system ignores the persistent, purposeful learning people do on their own, or at work. His new book is 'Free-Range Learning in the Digital Age: the Emerging Revolution in College, Career and Education----.

We interview Dr. Peter Smith, author of Free Range Learning in the Digital Age. Peter writes of “hidden credentials” that adults in the US have: life experiences and informal education that represent serious skills and competencies that are often unrecognized.  “Free Range Learning” provides options and insights for adults who may want to turn hidden credentials into academic credit and opportunity. Further, we discuss how open learning has become thanks to technology.

In this episode: Janet continues her conversation with Laura Grace Weldon, author of “Free Range Learning,” about how parents can facilitate their children’s natural instincts to discover and learn in a conventional school system. Laura and Janet share their personal experiences as parents and discuss what they’ve learned while parenting their own children through a variety of school choices. For more advice on common infant/toddler parenting issues, please check out Janet's books at Amazon and Audible (https://adbl.co/2OBVztZ). Also available for download, her audio series "Sessions" -- recorded consultations with parents discussing their most immediate and pressing concerns (SessionsAudio.com).

In this episode: Janet speaks with pioneering homeschool practitioner and advocate Laura Grace Weldon, author of the best-selling book Free Range Learning – How Homeschooling Changes Everything. Laura’s experiences capture the essence of how children learn best and gain competence, self-confidence, maturity and wisdom. She and Janet find common ground in their respect for the natural learning process of every child. For more advice on common infant/toddler parenting issues, please check out Janet's books at Amazon and Audible. Also available for download, her audio series "Sessions" -- recorded consultations with parents discussing their most immediate and pressing concerns (SessionsAudio.com).

The campus of the future will be “networked,” argues Peter Smith, meaning that more and more academic-related services will be outsourced. That, in theory, will allow each campus to focus its energies on what it can do best and turn to outside companies and nonprofits for the rest. It’s a key claim in his new book, “Free-Range Learning in the Digital Age: The Emerging Revolution in College, Career, and Education,” due out next month, and it’s one that might unsettle college administrators accustomed to directly overseeing more campus services in-house. Smith has a unique perspective on innovation in education. He has led experimental colleges, including designing and launching the Community College of Vermont back in 1970, and becoming the founding president of California State University at Monterey Bay in 1994. He’s also been a force in politics, having served as a state senator in Vermont, Lieutenant Governor in that state, and then a U.S. Congressman. These days he’s back in higher education, as a professor of innovative practices in higher education at the University of Maryland University College. EdSurge sat down with Smith last month at the ASU+GSV Summit on the future of education, as part of our EdSurge Live video discussion series.

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We talk free range learning with author Laura Weldon Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron , shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here. Click the links for more Jeff or Lisa.

We have had the privilege of learning from Laura Weldon, homeschooling mom of 4 children and author of ‘Free Range Learning’ who has be gracious in sharing her wealth of knowledge about how she successfully homeschooled her children. If you haven’t heard the series, do check out some of the other topics that Laura has […] The post POC075 : What are the Challenges of Homeschooling? Interview with Laura Grace Weldon appeared first on Queenie Tan.