153. (S8E37) Emily Mohajeri Norris: How Emily and Liam wound up on LEGO Masters

Brave Writer

Julie Bogart and Melissa Wiley

Books, Arts, Education For Kids, Kids & Family, Education

4.8 • 904 Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2022

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Our guest today is a Brave Writer mom, Emily Mohajeri Norris. Both Emily and her son Liam are contestants in the third season of LEGO Masters! We go into the story of how she built a family culture that allowed her son to dive deeply into his passion for LEGO building—and how investing deeply in any subject allows you to grow a rich vocabulary, and develop cross-disciplinary skills as well as a rich, meaningful life.

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0:00.0	Hey, podcast listeners. The topics are pouring in through our text messaging.
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0:10.8	833 947 3684 text the word pod and then just send us messages.
0:19.5	We interact with you, answer your questions about products and classes
0:23.7	and take your suggestions so that we can have a great podcast show. You're listening to the Brave Writer Podcast. I'm Julie Bogart. The Brave Writer
0:41.0	podcast is designed to support parents who take an active interest in their children's education
0:47.2	Whether you homeschool or not.
0:57.5	You're in for a real treat on today's episode of the Brave Rider podcast. My guest, a Brave Rider mom. But what makes Emily Norris special? Emily homeschooled her
1:06.1	kids and used our brave writer program extensively for one thing. She and her
1:10.8	children have taken online classes and used our writing manuals to boost their skills.
1:16.0	She's read my books and has adopted and adapted the philosophies she found there
1:21.0	to tailor-make her homeschool to fit her family. But here's the real
1:25.8	reason she's here today. Emily and her 18 year old son are contestants on the
1:32.4	third season of Fox's Legomaster's program.
1:36.0	That's right, some of you are probably already watching her and didn't even know she was a brave writer mom.
1:42.0	Season 3 of Leg Masters features 24 contestants
1:47.0	competing in pairs in the show's most ambitious challenges to date
1:52.0	including a NASA themed episode, a LEGO dog show, and more.
1:57.0	LEGO Masters' teams are competing to earn $100,000 in a cash prize.
2:03.2	Legomasters season 3 premiered on Wednesday, September 21st.
2:08.9	New episodes air every Wednesday at 9 Eastern 8 Central on Fox following the hit series The Masked Singer.
2:17.9	One of our brave writer writing coaches tipped me off to the fact that Emily and her son Liam were now featured on this show.
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