Episode description
Episode description
Cindy Gaddis is a homeschooling mom to seven and the author of the book, The Right Side of Normal: Understanding and Honoring the Natural Learning Path for Right-Brained Children.
In this episode, Cindy and I go over multiple topics covered in her book including:
- how she defines right-brained and left-brained,
- what the research says,
- the presenting characteristics of right-brained and left-brained learners,
- how the school environment favors left-brained learners,
- how to support our creative children whether we homeschool or not
- the three distinct stages of learning
- labels like learning disabled and ADHD
and so much more!
You can find more of Cindy's work here: https://www.therightsideofnormal.com/
as well as links to her book, including an e-book download option. Be on the lookout for another episode, a Part 2, with Cindy.
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