Learning Curve with Mr. Chazz

By Mr. ChazzEducation Self-Improvement Parenting Kids & Family How To

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Learning Curve with Mr. Chazz episodes

October 28Hire for Heart, Train for Skill : Building a Healthy School Culture
Building a healthy culture with Noreen
Wed, 30 Sept 26
Head of School at Little Village School in Missouri City, Texas

Runs whole-school transformations for ECE, childcare, and Montessori schools via Trainbright

Montessori practitioner for 18 years, started as a receptionist at a boutique school

Mother of two college-bound sons; credits Montessori with improving her parenting
Core hiring philosophy: find people with heart, train the skill

Structured onboarding with clear probationary stages

Experienced hires can be harder to mold than newcomers

“Fire fast” when fit is clearly wrong

State-funded apprenticeship programs worth exploring for pipeline (New York likely has equivalents)
“The leader brings the weather”: team mirrors the leader’s behavior exactly

Reframing negative language in real time

Core value: child first, then growth mindset

Feedback is gold: someone giving feedback is investing in you
Goal of conflict is not to eliminate it but to keep it from turning personal

Conflict as communication: frustration or pushback means “work with me here”

Preparing leaders for difficult conversations
Core values are what you already are, not aspirational statements

Values must be visible in how hard decisions get made, not just on the wall

Little Village screens parent community, not just staff

Parent education as a core part of childcare
For leaders: “You can’t teach fire safety during a fire.” Observe, bring calm, wait until everyone is ready to receive the message

For parents: “It’s not that deep.” Reactive behavior is brain-body mechanics, not a verdict on your parenting. Apologize quickly; ego weakens relationships

For teachers: Observe before you act. 80% of classroom problems stem from lack of observation

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1 hr 4 min
October 08How to Disrupt R*pe Culture and Create a Culture of Consent with Rosalia Rivera
The Six-Part Prevention Framework (Mr. Chazz’s Synthesis of the conversation)
Consent culture and checking in, embedded from toddlerhood

Safe adults: regulated, non-punitive, curious, able to repair

Safe peer communities, fostered by connected parents and teachers

Sexual health values: adults clarify what they want to model before conversations arrive

Advocacy and reporting: teaching kids to speak up, with language and practice

Identifying safe relationships and groups: the foundation for navigating fraternities, group chats, and beyond
All six are interdependent; none works without the others

Guest’s closing note: these lessons happen in small daily moments, not just formal book readings

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47 min
October 06 Understanding R*pe Culture vs Consent Culture with Rosalia Rivera from Consent Parenting
Why Children Stay Silent
Belonging need overrides safety rules
Kids will violate known rules to preserve a friendship or peer connection
Fear of losing the group is neurologically equivalent to exile
Tattling vs. reporting distinction never taught
Tattling: getting someone in trouble for non-safety issues
Reporting: telling a trusted adult about something unsafe, to or from anyone
Kids fear getting a friend in trouble, not just themselves
Fear of consequences compounds silence
Losing devices, games, or friendships if they disclose
Punishment-based parenting makes disclosure feel risky
90% of abuse is by someone the child knows and trusts
Child often wants the behavior to stop, not the person removed
Fear of the unknown outcome keeps them quiet
Consent Culture in Early Childhood
Birdhouse (Chazz’s Brooklyn school) models consent from ages 2-5
Adults prompt: “Do you like that?” then shift to peer-to-peer checking in
Mixed-age groups create natural power dynamic teaching moments
Goal: children eventually check in without adult prompting
Checking in changes the receiver’s experience too
Being asked “do you like this?” opens kids to genuine self-reflection
Same behavior lands differently when consent is sought vs. assumed
Tickling example: don’t remove the experience, teach the check-in
Sensory-seeking kids may want touch; the lesson is voice, not avoidance
Intervention, Redirection, and Education
Three-part framework when boundary crossing occurs:
a. Intervention: name what’s not okay
b. Redirection: offer an alternative way to play
c. Education: explain why, without shaming either child
Root cause matters: was it curiosity, desire for connection, or coercion?
Coercive behavior (knowing it’s wrong and continuing) is a red flag requiring escalation
Most peer sexual play is exploratory, not predatory
Chazz’s preschool story illustrates the dynamic
Friend used “I won’t be your best friend” as leverage, a learned threat pattern
Adult intervention happened but education was incomplete
Threat behavior in a 3-year-old reflects what she absorbed from her own environment

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47 min
September 25 How to Regulate and Respond to Children (Quick Notes)

I go through the 5 steps of Self Regulation with a specific parenting example

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30 min
September 22 Assessing Assertiveness and Building Community (Look at the description for a community event in Brooklyn)
In this podcast episode I share about a $35 Brooklyn Parenting and Teaching Q&A event with Dr. Shefali. However, I can get you into the even for FREE, if you reach out to me with you name and email through instagram or email.
This is the event link
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dr-shefali-with-lindsey-simcik-radha-agrawal-at-lapc-tickets-1998514748411?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true
I also discuss how to assess if you or someone else is improving their skill of assertiveness

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27 min
September 19 The Continuous Process of Improving Teacher Benefits
In this episode I talk about the unique benefits we provide to our Teachers/Safekeepers and the process of continuing to improve benefits for Safekeepers in a Conscious Discipline way.

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58 min
September 17 Start of the School Year Pep Talk

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23 min
September 11 The Beginning of Birdhouse Part 2

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44 min
August 30 The Beginning of birdhouse
Mr. Chazz and Sydney reflect on how birdhouse was started. We reflect on some of the adult skills that were needed to even start birdhouse. The same skills we open this school to teach children, were the same skills we needed to just start the school.

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50 min
August 25 Mr Chazz Is Back!
This is a reintroduction podcast.

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47 min

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Join America’s favorite teacher, Mr. Chazz, as he helps parents and teachers navigate the challenges and triumphs of raising and teaching children. Featuring insightful conversations and practical…