Ask Dr. B. Good

Welcome to New Year's Eve!
In celebration of New Year = New Beginnings = New Job? we will be chatting with Casey Hastens, who is a Top Executive Recruiter . She has spent over 20 years in the accounting space (at a charter school!) before finding her passion helping others find their dream jobs. Today, Casey specializes in hiring practices and helping companies of all sizes learn to hire right the first time.
She's here to help parents know:
How do you know when it's time to switch careers?
How to prepare for a new job which includes:
-Dress/Behaviour/Language
-Does every job need a Resume?
-Pre-interview activities
-Post-interview activities
She will also share what can parents do to help their children become "hirable". So be ready to listen and hear if you are ready to go to the next level, career-wise!

https://www.caseyhasten.com/

Staying Sane During the Holidays
Today, we will be sharing how to stay sane during the holidays! We will also chat about homework expectations during the Break (they will also be in the Wednesday Packet). Ms. Ida Dominguez and Ms. Hilda Brown will be joining us to chat about how they manage their families, extended families, and gift buying and giving.
And because we have an interesting international mix, we will share some cultural traditions during this time from the US, Spain, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. Because at Legacy, we like to Live, Love, and LEARN!

Today we will be visiting again with Gunnery Sergeant Finch who commands the Legacy Jr. ROTC program. We'll be going more in depth, looking at MS LCC at LPCA.
We will chat about the curriculum, including"
-Components of the program
-Activities
-How it changes between 7th - 8th grades
-Desired Program Goals and Outcomes
Let's hear from the scholars!
-Why did you sign up for this program?
-What has been the #1 thing you have learned from being in the program?
-There are 14 leadership traits, can anyone name them all?
-Of the 14 leadership traits which do you consider the most important and why? (Each Cadet will answer)
-Next Year
-Moving from MS to HS - What changes?
Cadets -Are you looking forward to being in HS next year, and what excites you about it?
As you can see, parents, this podcast will be a great way to know what is happening in this leadership program whether your child is currently in it, thinking about going into it next year, or you/your children are just curious about it and want to know more.

Today we will be chatting with the author of The Pepe and Pako Cross Country Adventure series which is an educational book that teaches geography & history in a super fun way. Come and listen to Karen Vasquez O'Donnell and learn Wow, Cool & Crazy facts about iconic places in the US that are taught through the traveling adventures of techie twin brothers who love to explore.

The characters and their adventures are based on her two boys, their pet dog Luna and their family trips.



With bright colorful illustrations, the book can be enjoyed by all ages. 😉

-We will also chat with Karen about her beginnings in El Salvador.

-What led her to want to write the series,-how she came up w this particular series?

-What outcomes did she want to have happen from the series?

-Have those outcomes realized?



She might even read an excerpt from it!


Come listen and enjoy!

https://www.facebook.com/pepeandpako/
https://www.pepepako.com/

Today we will focus on being thankful because this is the start of that wonderful season. Did you know that being thankful can lead to better health? Dr. Good will share research from Harvard Medical School that backs up this claim! Along the way, throughout the podcast, we will show videos of scholars, parents, and Legacy staff who are sharing what they are thankful for.

It's going to be a quick, fun, and interesting time together, learning about the many reasons why we all need to practice thankfulness and gratitude every day!

All of us at Legacy wish you and yours a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Giving thanks can make you happier:
https://www.health.harvard.edu/healthbeat/giving-thanks-can-make-you-happier

How being thankful can boost your well-being and success, according to science
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/22/how-being-thankful-can-boost-your-well-being-and-success.html

Recommended by one of our Legacy Parents:

One Thousand Gifts Study Guide: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are

Just like you, Ann Voskamp hungers to live her one life well. Forget the bucket lists that have us escaping our everyday lives for exotic experiences. 'How,' Ann wondered, 'do we find joy in the midst of deadlines, debt, drama, and daily duties?

https://www.amazon.com/One-Thousand-Gifts-Study-Guide/dp/0310684382/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=1000+gifts&qid=1574284119&sr=8-2

Today we will be learning more about the VIT program which helps us meet the need for dual language /bilingual teachers and Spanish teachers. It also brings an international opportunity to our children to meet teachers from across the world and to get to know their culture!

We will be Skyping with Jessica Pruneda who oversees the Texas program at the Region 13 Educational Service Center in Austin. With her will be Silvia Diaz de Alda Sans, Education Advisor in the Spanish Education Office, also from the Region 13 Education Service Center.

Joining us in studio will be two of our teachers who are part of the VIT program who will share their experiences of getting into the program and coming all the way to Texas to teach!

Join us at 3pm to hear about this unique way of bringing the world to our scholars!

A few weeks ago we did a podcast with Dr. Michael Hooten and Ms. Jennifer Hoag from the Destination Wilderness afterschool program for middle schoolers. To refresh your memory on that podcast, here’s the link:
https://youtu.be/a42EifqUJbI

The first activity of this afterschool program happened last week end in both schools. Scholars and their parent(s) slept outside on the school grounds and had fun doing different activities before spending the night in a tent!

Today, we will hear from a few scholars who were there and their facilitators as we discuss the Legacy PCA outdoor learning program.

Did the scholars sleep well? Are they excited about future camping in one of Texas' state parks? Were there ghost stories? What goes on at 3:00 am outside of your school?

Our first camping experience was a success and we will share upcoming events and ideas for getting your family involved in the outdoors.

Listen to find out the answers to the camping questions and more about this character building outdoor program!

Scott Townsend, Legacy’s STEM Director, will host this week’s podcast!

Today we chat with Ms. Christine Crockett Smith, author of 18 Master Values: Be the parent you wish you'd had, host of The Power of One Interviews: Celebrating Conscious Living, Creator of Workshops called Rediscovering Your Inner Compass and Nurturing Your Child's Inner Compass, founder of www.consciousdallas.com - an online conscious community, and founder, Kekuatan Satu Ranch - Come to Learn. Learn to Grow. Grow to Thrive.

Ms. Smith brings information on Rediscovering Your Inner Compass, which will help us reground ourselves to the understanding that we’re all born loveable, worthy and enough. And we’ll talk about those things in life that sometimes erodes those feelings and what to do if/when that happens.

As an adult, we have the responsibility to take the time to think about the things we were told or taught that make us believe we’re less than and excavate out from under them so we can live our best lives. Ms. Smith will share a few simple, fundamental things that can help rediscover our inner compass to get us going back in a mentally healthier direction.

Why is it important to do this? It is impossible to have healthy relationships or be a good parent, spouse, employee or citizen if you don’t first spend some time focusing on who you want to be and figuring out how to be it. Welcome to Rediscover Your Inner Compass!

For more information on Ms. Smith's works, please visit:

Christine's website:
http://www.christinecrockettsmith.com/

Website for the 18 Master Values:
http://www.christinecrockettsmith.com/…/

E-book:
https://www.amazon.com/18-…/…/B079XLCY18

Today, Scott Townsend, Legacy STEM Director, and Ms Natasha Forge, Legacy HS Guidance Counselor, will share information on a subject on which we have some alarming data. We will share statistics around suicide, the definition of terms, and the process involved that we must take when we hear about a student's suicidal ideation at school.
We will also reflect on this from a national perspective. We'll share some numbers from sources such as the Center for Disease Control, National Institute of Health, Harvard Medical School.
We will also talk about the main risk factors for suicide, how we can work together with parents when a child has shown suicide ideation, and finally, some prevention techniques of which to be aware.

Want more information?

https://www.health.harvard.edu/…/can-exercise-help-treat-an…

https://www.nami.org/…/Learning-More-About-Suicidal-Ideation

https://www.rollingstone.com/…/teen-suicide-study-increase…/

https://www.wbur.org/…/suicide-attempts-rise-among-black-te…

Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy
The focus of our podcast today is Diabetes. There's Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes which we will identify with short videos. We will learn about what the difference is between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, how the data has changed over the last 40 years around Type 2 diabetes. Even it's name has had to change and it's for a very sad reason.
Our own RN from Mesquite, Ms. Margaret Ortiz, will let us know what happens when we have a child with Type 1 diabetes, and how we work with the family to ensure a seamless transition from one school to another. We will also share what families can do to help decrease the possibility of their family members getting either pre-diabetes or Type 2 Diabetes.
Helping keep our scholars' bodies healthy helps them keep learning at an even higher level!