35. Samantha Shank and Learn in Color

 In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Samantha Shank from Los Angeles, California. When she was only 14 years old, Samantha started her own business, Learn in Color. Now, after more than a decade, Learn in Color is an online educational platform for parents and teachers that has reached thousands of homes and classrooms. Her useful Math cheat sheets and educational movie guides are Samantha's best sellers. Samantha started university at age 16 and graduated in two and a half years. She also completed her Master's degree in Science Education rather quickly, and Samantha is a skilled graphic designer. When Samantha was in 3rd grade, she knew she wasn't being challenged and requested that her parents allow her to be homeschooled. She started homeschooling in 4th grade and went all the way through to university. Samantha was self-directed at a very early age and she loved the free time and flexibility that homeschooling afforded her so that she could pursue her own interests. She imagines homeschooling her own children one day, and Samantha counsels homeschooling families to simply let their children learn, and to not try to emulate how learning is done in schools.

Books and Resources
I am David
The Hiding Place
Your Complete Guide to Building a Memory Palace

Curriculum
Abeka Curriculum
Saxon Math
Teaching Textbooks
Math U See

Media
The Pursuit of Happyness
One Republic - "Life in Color"
Mindhunter (TV Series)

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