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KindlED | The Prenda Podcast
The KindlED Podcast explores the science of nurturing children's potential and creating empowering learning environments through microschooling. Powered by Prenda, each episode offers actionable insights to help you ignite your child's love of learning. We'll dive into evidence-based tools and techniques that kindle curiosity, motivation, and well-being in young learners. Do you have a question, topic, or story you'd like to share with us? Get in touch at podcast@prenda.com.
KindlED | The Prenda Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode 104: What Does It Take to Build a Great School? A Conversation with Norman Atkins.
We talk with Norman Atkins about what it takes to build schools that endure, from the early charter movement to today’s microschools and AI-powered learning. We dig into how to train great teachers, choose clear outcomes for kids, and use edtec...
Episode 103: What If School Worked For Kids Again. A Conversation with Mickey Revenaugh.
We talk with Mickey Revenaugh, co-founder of Connections Academy and author of Schools Out, about why families are walking away from one-size-fits-all schooling. We dig into microschools, homeschooling, unschooling, and what a future “portfolio...
Episode 102: Raising Kids Who Can Change History. A Conversation with Latham Turner.
We talk with Latham Turner about leaving a high-performing career to homeschool after watching his son’s love of reading collapse into daily tears and declining test scores. We trace the messy first months, the breakthroughs that follow, and wh...
Episode 101: Build A Career Without The College Default. A Conversation with Hannah Maruyama.
We talk with Hannah Maruyama, founder of Degree Free, about why colleges don’t own education and why the “just go to college” default is failing many young adults. We break down how to plan a career path using real-life constraints, build skill...
Episode 100: Prenda: Looking Back, Looking Forward. A Conversation with Kaity and Kelly.
We celebrate Episode 100 by digging into Kaity’s first year guiding a home microschool and what it teaches us about building belonging, agency, and high expectations. The big takeaway is that connection comes first, then kids can take on ambiti...
