Kelly Smith is the Founder & CEO of Prenda School, an in-home microschool led by mentors. Excited to dive in deeper to his personal story and learn more about Prenda.   Kelly's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellysmith35/  Kelly's Twitter: https://twitter.com/kellysmithinaz   -----   Questions discussed in this episode:  First – what are Prenda schools?  Let's start with your career. What were you doing before?  What was the path that led to Prenda? Were you always into education?  What was your aha moment? That things could be different.  How is Prenda going so far? What are some of your biggest learnings?  What advice for parents just starting homeschooling?  What are you most optimistic about when it comes to the future of school?   -----   Relevant links:  https://medium.com/@prendalearn/the-red-pill-or-the-blue-pill-1aa8c633a26d  http://www.paulgraham.com/lesson.html   -----  Articles to reference/link to: About Prenda: https://prendaschool.com/about https://medium.com/@prendalearn/im-not-a-teacher-but-i-opened-a-school-278ddef1ca70 "So I started thinking…what if the real innovation is not teaching kids to code, but how we are teaching kids to code? What if all of school could be this engaging and empowering?" Three modes of learning: 1. Conquer is all about achieving mastery in core subjects. 2. Collaborate is a structured group activity with the entire class. 3. Create is open project time, where the students choose from a list of project prompts, find a partner/group if applicable, make a plan, and build their projects. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/open-a-micro-school-heres_b_7936722 Prenda Podcast: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kelly-smith/the-prenda-podcast -----   Praxis is a 6-month bootcamp that results in a full-time job at a startup.    Learn more at: http://discoverpraxis.com/  Apply now at: https://www.discoverpraxis.com/apply