Episode
Your Child's Brain Can Do This at 8 - But NOT 25
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- The OpenEd Podcast
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- Feb 12, 2026
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- 3964
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Summary
Dr. Claire Honeycutt is a neuroscientist, researcher, and homeschool parent who recommends two philosophically opposed books - Well-Trained Mind and Free to Learn - and says you need both. In this second conversation, Dr. Claire explains why sensitive developmental windows matter, how she introduces rigor without killing joy, and why she thinks kids need to learn to think before they learn to prompt. If you missed Part 1, where Claire talks about leaving her tenured neuroscience career to homeschool, go watch that first: https://opened.co/blog/what-neuroscience-tells-us-about-homeschooling-dr-claire-honeycutt Dr. Claire Honeycutt : Substack: https://clarified.life Twitter/X: https://x.com/HippyMomPhD