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How to Raise Curious, Future-Ready Teens – with Kami Wanous

November 25, 2025 • Lisa Marker Robbins • Season 1 • Episode 202

In this episode, Lisa and Kami discuss:

How curiosity shapes the development of lifelong learners who can adapt and grow over time
Why box-checking habits weaken authentic engagement with learning
What project-based learning offers as a bridge between interests and academics
The role family culture plays in nurturing natural curiosity and supporting ongoing personal growth

Key Takeaways:

Box-checking driven by grades and pressure drains curiosity and leaves young people unprepared for real college, career, and life demands.
Real-world projects like building a skate park or creating community signage reveal how project-based learning blends civic knowledge, physics, planning, and passion.
Curiosity grows at home through natural conversations that connect everyday life, current events, and reading into meaningful learning.
A teen’s lost love of learning often shows up as ongoing frustration or disengagement whenever school is mentioned.

“We have to change the messages that we're sending, and the message of lifelong learning is that learning happens everywhere, all the time.” – Kami Wanous

Episode References:

Get Lisa's Free on-demand video: How-to guide for your teen to choose the right major, college, & career...(without painting themselves into a corner, missing crucial deadlines, or risking choices you both regret).

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Connect with Kami:

Website: https://www.thefreedomscholar.com/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/TheFreedomScholar & https://www.facebook.com/groups/216184786279733

IG: https://www.instagram.com/thefreedomscholar

YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtJpXKtndYS9rrP98KcvDEw

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kami-wanous-14117723a

Homeschool Success: https://www.thefreedomscholar.com/podcast

Connect with Lisa:
Website: https://www.flourishcoachingco.com/
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Lisa Marker Robbins

Host