homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation.

In this episode, I speak with Lizette, a former private school teacher, librarian, author, and now founder of a microschool based in Los Angeles, California about the importance of teaching children from a trauma-informed perspective. We talk about the problems and issues we have with mass education teaching to the test, and from a top-down approach. We also discuss the lack of connection students feel with their teachers and peers, and how the microschooling revolution can be one solution to raising better adjusted students.

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https://www.instagram.com/homeroomed/

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Lizette Valles, M.Ed., is the founder of Compass Educators: A Holistic Educational Services Center & Ellemercito Academy, a Los Angeles-based microschool with a focus on experiential/place-based learning. Her mission is to nurture students who think critically, develop a growth mindset, and demonstrate empathy. She is dedicated to reimagining education, implementing trauma-informed approaches in out-of-system school models such as the fast-growing small school movement, and providing guidance to families seeking personalized learning environments that will best serve their children.

http://www.instagram.com/compasseducators/

Rée is a visual storyteller and educator exploring the consequences that mass education has on creativity, identity, and interpersonal connection.

https://www.instagram.com/theinterdisciplinarian/