
The OpenEd Podcast Your Child's Brain Can Do This at 8 - But NOT 25
Feb 12, 2026
01:06:04
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
