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Back to SearchEpisode 176: Why Schools Undervalue Writing And How Parents Can Help
Season 4 Episode 176
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Writing is the most overlooked literacy tool in K-12 education, and it might be the fastest way to help your child become a …
5 months, 1 week ago
Episode 175: The Success Sequence's Teaching of Family Values In Schools
Season 4 Episode 175
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Some lawmakers want a “success sequence” taught in schools: finish high school, work full-time, get married, then have child…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 174: When School Tech Tools Multiply But Learning Does Not
Season 4 Episode 174
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Schools have never had more educational technology, and yet many parents are still asking the same question at the kitchen t…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 173: Screens Are Replacing The Skills Kids Need For School
Season 4 Episode 173
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Your child can be bright, curious, and loved deeply at home and still walk into kindergarten missing the skills that make sc…
6 months ago
Episode 172: Gentle Parenting Meets Shoelaces And Loses
Season 4 Episode 172
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Kids used to learn toilet training and shoe tying like a normal rite of passage. Now, early childhood educators are saying s…
6 months, 1 week ago
Episode 171: When Classroom Behavior Breaks Down, Parents Are Blamed
Season 4 Episode 171
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Classroom disruption isn’t a punchline anymore. Teachers across the country are reporting more disrespect, more disengagemen…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 170: When States Cut Remediation Classes, Who Pays The Price?
Season 4 Episode 170
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I break down why states are restricting remedial math and English courses in college and what that means for students who st…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode 169: Why Financial Literacy Must Start Before High School
Season 4 Episode 169
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Money decisions shape futures long before a first paycheck arrives. I take you inside the fast‑growing world of in‑school ba…
7 months ago
Episode 168: Spell Check Won’t Save Your Kids Forever
Season 4 Episode 168
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Spelling isn’t a throwback to red pens and Friday quizzes; it’s the quiet engine that powers fluent reading and confident wr…
7 months, 1 week ago
Episode 167: They Banned The Dictionary, And Other Wild Book Ban Updates
Season 4 Episode 167
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When a school district pulls 1,600 titles—including the dictionary—you know the fight over books is about more than pages on…
7 months, 3 weeks ago