There isn’t enough time in the school day to teach children everything they need to know. Kara Ammerman, middle school principal, has been awarded for her excellence in leadership and joins this episode to talk about school curriculum, ways parents can help with education at home, and leadership. This is a great episode for parents and leaders to learn more about setting education goals, approaching difficult situations, and teaching

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Key Points

*Find mentors and listen

*Get the right people around you to help you see the things you can’t

*The path doesn’t have to lead where you initially expected to be successful

*Standardized tests are not indicators of success

*Apply what you learn

*Learn to listen and speak intelligently so you can effectively communicate differences and beliefs

*Diversity helps create environments of growth and success

*Explore opportunities to learn about different career possibilities as early as possible to learn and gain experience

*Gain on the job experience in your desired career field early

*Consistency leads to compound results

*Shift mindset to viewing at home education as quality time together instead of a chore

*Find ways to have fun while learning

*Keep lines of communication open with teachers

*Learn to allow your kids to struggle so they can learn to respond to adversity and cope

*Don’t judge performance solely on grades, and ask questions for understanding

*Phone use can impact verbal communication skills

*Learn how to react when things don’t go well

*What is the purpose behind screen time

*It’s not our job to determine what beliefs are right or wrong, but rather to teach how to effectively communicate different beliefs

*Leave no space for being unkind

*If you focus on learning the grades will follow

*Arm with confidence to advocate for themselves

*Learn to work with people you don’t get along with or particularly like

*Just because you have made some bad actions does not mean you are bad, and you don’t have to change who you are

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

02:03 Getting Started in Education

06:20 Topics we wish were taught in school

11:15 Different economic backgrounds

16:26 How much time on education at home

22:55 Methods and approaches for developing kids at home

28:57 Managing screen time

35:55 What presidential candidate do you support and why

45:57 Keys to success for learning and growing at home

52:55 Thank a teacher

57:36 Closing

Links

https://goalswithwill.com