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The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

1KHO 28: Research Supports Setting Kids Free | Teacher Tom | The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast - S3 E1

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.91.8K Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2022

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Early childhood educator, international speaker, education consultant and author, Tom "Teacher Tom" Hobson reminds us that being self-motivated, getting along with others and being personable are key factors for a lifetime of success and happiness. Research confirms that setting kids free to play is the best way for them to learn these skills. Learn more about Teacher Tom here: https://www.teachertomsworld.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside Podcast. My name is Jenny Yerich, the founder of the

0:06.6

1000 Hours Outside Movement. We are kicking off season three today with the red cape to teacher teacher.

0:15.5

Teacher Tom, welcome teacher Tom.

0:18.0

Like I got a picture of the red cape right there.

0:20.0

Got me in my red cape.

0:21.2

Hi Jenny, it's nice to be here. I have been a huge fan of yours for a very, very long time. I love your books and I love your blog. You're so consistent with writing and have been for so many years I know you've impacted so many families so

0:36.4

Thank you for taking time to be here

0:38.6

Oh no worries this is a lot of fun. I'm glad I'm here

0:41.4

Yeah, I'm so I'm so thrilled to be sitting across the screen

0:44.4

from you what a delight. Let me read your bio here real quick. Your actual name is

0:50.2

Tom Hobson everybody referred to as teacher Tom which is super cool.

0:55.0

Teacher Tom is an early childhood educator, international speaker, education consultant,

1:00.6

teacher of teachers, parent educator, and author. He is best known however for his

1:05.7

namesake blog Teacher Tom's blog where he has posted daily for over a decade.

1:10.8

What a commitment.

1:11.8

Chronicling the life and times of his little preschool

1:15.2

in the rain-soaked Pacific Northwest Corner of the USA.

1:18.8

You talk about your sort of journey here in your bio about how your daughter was enrolled

1:24.3

in the cooperative preschool, and then she moved on,

1:27.4

but you stayed behind.

1:29.8

You have play-based pedagogy, online courses, and an online early childhood

1:36.4

conference that's usually in the fall, right?

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