TPP 073a: Non-Violent Communication, Whole-Person Learning, and Neurodiverse Students
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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children
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8 chapters
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What is Learn Inc. and how does it serve neurodivergent students?
Hey there, it's Debbie and welcome to Playback Friday. Every Friday I'll re-release one of my favorite conversations from the archives. Unless you're a longtime listener of the show, there's a good chance you haven't heard this one yet. And even if you have, you just may get something completely different listening to it this time around.
I have students coming to me that are in elementary school, having been diagnosed with PTSD from their educational experiences. I have students in elementary school that have been kicked out of all of their learning facilities or have refused to go to school. And now I'm seeing those same students talk about our school through the terms of we. I'm seeing these students come and propose projects. project ideas. I'm seeing these students become leaders really for for themselves and their peers.
Welcome to the Tilt Parenting Podcast, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed at inspiring, informing, and supporting parents raising differently wired kids. I'm your host, Debbie Rieber, and today I'm talking with Zach Morris, the Executive Director and Director of Development and Curriculum and Instruction at Learn Inc. Learn Inc. is a not-for-profit school in Missoula, Montana in the US, and it's approaching education in a thoughtful and alternative way and with powerful results. I know that this education piece, figuring out how to help our child develop a love of learning and reach their full potential, is one of the most challenging pieces of raising differently wired kids. And I just have to say that talking with Zach left me feeling inspired.
hopeful and motivated. Zack believes there is a different way, and he's doing his part to push the needle forward. Together, we talk about the philosophy of nonviolent communication, what can happen for our kids when we practice compassion with them, and how parents like us can bring some of Zack's philosophy into our lives to support our kids. This was one of those mind-equal blown conversations for me. I hope you like it. And before we get started, I wanted to invite you to join over 600 other parents and take part in our free virtual, differently wired 7-day challenge. Every day for 7 days, you'll get a short video delivered to your inbox featuring a practical shift you can make in your world to help you have a more positive and optimistic experience in parenting your unique kid.
You'll also be invited to join a private Facebook group with other parents who've participated in the challenge. We've heard from parents that the challenge has made an immediate difference in their day-to-day life, and that's great news because that's exactly why we created it. To sign up and get started right away, visit tilparenting.com slash sevenday. And now I'll get on with the show. Hey Zach, welcome to the podcast.
Thanks, Debbie. Nice to be here.
Nice to have you on. We had a really interesting conversation last week and I was furiously taking notes as we talked about all this stuff. So I'm really excited to bring our listeners in on the conversation. So as a way to get started, would you mind just telling us a little bit about who you are and and what you're doing and through through your school?
Yeah, well my name is my full name is Zach Morris, and I am a learner. And that's that's really how I see myself. And I and I think that poisons me in a s a space to be an educator and mostly being what I see an educator being is a model learner. And so I started a school called Learn Inc. that's that's built on some platforms of compassion and and whole Person learning. I'm really passionate about all of the needs and opportunities within education, sort of beyond academics. And we can get into that a little bit more. But I'm based in Missoula, Montana and and ultimately just trying to change the paradigm of education, empower people in their autonomy and their choice and their learning and wanna spread that to as many people as possible.
Well, hopefully this podcast will help get your message out to more people.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is Learn Inc. and how does it serve neurodivergent students?
0:00–5:40
2
How does non‑violent communication shape the school’s philosophy?
5:40–11:34
3
Why is individualization considered the key to education at Learn Inc.?
11:34–17:43
4
What challenges do neurodiverse students face in traditional schools and how does Learn Inc. address them?
17:43–23:14
5
How does the school support students recovering from PTSD and trauma?
23:14–29:10
6
What practical strategies can parents use at home to apply this compassionate approach?
29:10–34:28
7
How does the concept of ‘choice’ influence learning and behavior for students and parents?
34:28–39:53
8
What resources and next steps are recommended for families interested in whole‑person learning?
39:53–46:32
Speakers
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