Our special guest this week on Empowering Homeschool Conversations was Travis Lish, CEO of The Startup Academy. Travis shared with us about "How Challenges and Creativity Increase Student Success"Other topics covered in this episode:Why Learning MUST be Fun for ChildrenIncreasing Internal Motivation in StudentsStrategies for Finding a Student's Learning Sweet SpotGamification of Every Day LearningWatch the full broadcast on YouTube at https://youtu.be/ULMBA3ozPLkThank you WriteShop for sponsoring this episode of Empowering Homeschool Conversations. To learn more about WriteShop and the products they offer family's home educating children with learning struggles, visit https://writeshop.com/To connect with the StartUp Academy clubs that Travis runs use this link: https://www.startupacademyclubs.com/optin1625689296608To find out more about SPED Homeschool, visit our website at https://spedhomeschool.com/Learn how you can join the SPED Homeschool movement by visiting our year-end giving campaign at https://spedhomeschool.com/empowering-transformation-2021-campaign/ Check out our most recent articles on SPED Homeschool at https://spedhomeschool.com/articles/Power up your homeschool knowledge by joining SPED Homeschool's new learning and community platform, the Empowered Homeschool Network. Look and see how you can join a webinar, take part in a mentoring group, or just chat with other parents' home educating students who learn differently. We can't wait for you to join us and to empower you for your homeschooling journey.#gamification #learningchallenges #studentmotivation #spedhomeschool