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Raising a Self-Directed Learner

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Step one

The audio

Ten episodes, under two hours in total. They play in whatever podcast app is already on your phone, so you can listen while you drive, cook, or fold something.

To add before launch: the Hiro.fm feed link goes in the button below, replacing #HIRO-FEED-LINK.

Listen to Raising a Self-Directed Learner

Start with episode one. It is the longest and everything else rests on it.

Open the private feed

How to add a private feed to your podcast app

A private feed is not searchable, so you add it by link rather than by looking it up. It takes about a minute.

  1. On an iPhone or iPad: tap the link above on your phone and choose Apple Podcasts when it asks. If nothing happens, copy the link, open Apple Podcasts, tap Library, then the three dots in the top corner, then Add a Show by URL, and paste it.
  2. On Android: tap the link and pick your podcast app. In Pocket Casts it is Profile, then the plus sign, then Add Private Feed. In Podcast Addict it is the plus sign, then Add RSS Feed.
  3. In Spotify: Spotify does not accept private feeds. Use Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Overcast, or just press play in your browser.
  4. Not sure? Tap the link on your phone rather than your computer. Most phones will offer you a list of apps to open it in, and any of them will work.
Step two

Start here

Before the episodes, spend five minutes on the first document. It is a checklist, there is nothing to think up, and it ends by naming one job to hand over this week. Everything else in this program builds on that one job.

To add before launch: the link to the interactive version goes here once the quiz page is live.
Step three

The five documents

Print them, or make your own copy of the Google Doc and type into it. They are yours to keep.

1. What You’re Still Doing

A five-minute checklist of everything you are currently carrying. You check boxes; there is nothing to write. It ends by picking one job to hand over.

Download the PDFOpen the Google Doc

2. The Friday Check-In

The fifteen-minute weekly conversation, with the four questions and what to do with what you hear. Print one per child, per week.

Download the PDFOpen the Google Doc

3. Handing Over the Board

What to move onto the board at each age, who writes the cards, and how your child takes over setting up the week.

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4. When to Step Back

The three levels of help, and how to know when to move down one. Use the chart at your Friday Check-In.

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5. What to Say

The exact words for five hard moments, including what not to say and why.

Download the PDFOpen the Google Doc

If something is not working

Email me and I will sort it out. If the feed will not load on your phone, tell me which app you are using and I will send you the steps for that one.