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In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Mike Settele, Johns Hopkins graduate, author of the SAT Package Study Guide, and creator of one of YouTube's most trusted SAT prep channels, to explain what the digital SAT actually changed and how the adaptive format really works.

Dr. Joe and Mike discuss why the digital SAT is not question-by-question adaptive but a two-path fork determined by your first module, how missing roughly six to ten questions early can cap a section score near 610, why quantity over quality is the most common prep mistake, why he actively refuses to prepare students for the May test date during AP season, when paying for a course or tutor is worth it and when it's wasted money, and why taking both an SAT and an ACT practice test is usually a waste of a student's limited energy.

This episode is especially useful for parents of sophomores and juniors planning a testing timeline, students confused by adaptive scoring, families weighing paid prep against free resources, and anyone chasing merit scholarship money.

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In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Cassie Olguin, alternative education content and events manager at Outschool, to talk about what actually works when a traditional classroom isn't the right fit.

Dr. Joe and Cassie discuss why the most common mistake families make is recreating school at home and how long it took her to unlearn that herself, what interest-driven learning looks like in practice and why it isn't the easier path, what separates online teachers who keep kids engaged from ones who lose them in the first five minutes, how neurodivergent learners benefit from controlling their own schedule and taking breaks, and how to distinguish genuinely engaged screen time from passive scrolling.

This episode is especially useful for parents considering homeschooling or hybrid schooling, families of neurodivergent students, parents in areas with limited local resources, and educators moving from in-person to online teaching.

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In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Amy Seeley, president of Seeley Test Pros, founder of the LEAP program, and a fhttps://supportedtutoring.com/ounding board member of the National Test Prep Association, to unpack how SAT and ACT preparation actually works after 32 years inside the industry.

Dr. Joe and Amy discuss why "tips and tricks" is the wrong frame and what test-taking literacy means instead, how to spot a test prep provider that over-prescribes hours or skips official materials, what a realistic score gain looks like on a 10-to-12-week timeline, why colleges are pulling back from test optional policies as grade inflation makes GPAs harder to read, and why taking more practice tests without reviewing your errors changes nothing.

This episode is especially useful for parents of high school sophomores and juniors, students choosing between the SAT and ACT, families weighing whether to submit scores at all, and educators and consultants advising on test strategy.

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In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Chris Stapleton, co-founder of the eight-figure business Clients & Community and founder of the software company Client Genie, to talk about what school never teaches — and what parents get wrong about pushing their kids toward success.

Dr. Joe and Chris discuss why a free passion project beats an expensive one, the Great Lemonade Crusade and teaching kids real economics before high school, how a teenager can get into the room with people already doing big things, whether college is still the right path in an AI economy, and the balance between challenge and support that keeps over-supported kids from self-sabotaging.

This episode is especially useful for parents of ambitious teens, high school students with a business idea, first-generation and immigrant families weighing career paths, and educators looking to support student entrepreneurship.

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In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Michael Strong—founder of The Socratic Experience, author of The Habit of Thought, and co-founder of the Conscious Capitalism movement—who argues that the school system isn't broken by accident. It's broken by design.

Dr. Joe and Michael discuss what real intellectual education looks like and why it matters more now than ever, including why most schools build one habit above all others—compliance—why Socratic dialogue is a centuries-old cure hiding in plain sight, how he builds a student's entire education around what they actually love, why authentic work (real entrepreneurship, coding, creation) beats the manufactured passion projects families are told to chase for college, and what parents of a bored, gifted, or stifled kid can start doing at home today.

This episode is especially useful for parents of gifted, twice-exceptional, or creative kids, families frustrated with conventional school, and anyone curious about Socratic and alternative approaches to education.

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In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Andrew Cohen, founder and CEO of Brainscape—a smart-flashcard platform used by millions of students from AP through the bar exam—to explain why most of the studying kids do is a waste of time, and what the cognitive science says actually works.

Dr. Joe and Andrew break down why highlighting and rereading feel productive but barely move retention, what active recall and spaced repetition really do, how "confidence-based repetition" turns studying into a kind of metacognition, why front-loading material before class supercharges learning, why note-taking is only the first step, the right way to cram without forgetting everything a week later, and why the rise of AI makes memorization more important, not less—because you can't connect concepts that don't already live in your head.

This episode is especially useful for students preparing for AP or big cumulative exams, parents tired of watching their kids cram and forget, and anyone who wants their study time to actually stick.

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In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Dr. Cynthia Colón, who spent 25 years inside elite college admissions as a dean and school administrator and now runs Dream College Academy to help public school families access the insider knowledge private school families take for granted.

Dr. Joe and Dr. Cynthia open up the "black box" of admissions, including what actually moves the needle when an officer reads an application, why the $40,000 college coaching industry is largely a scam, why the essay is the most under-coached lever in the entire process, how her team "excavates the gold" to find a student's authentic story, why admissions officers can spot a parent-written essay instantly, and why public school students can stand out against private school applicants.

This episode is especially useful for public school families navigating admissions without expensive help, parents worried about the essay, and any student trying to stand out authentically.

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In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Evelyn Jerome Alexander—Certified Educational Planner, UC Berkeley instructor, and founder of Magellan College Counseling—whose whole philosophy treats college admissions as a family wellness challenge, not just a strategy problem.

Dr. Joe and Evelyn discuss how to navigate admissions without fracturing the parent-child relationship, including why chasing prestige "bumper sticker" schools causes so much heartache, why the best-fit colleges are often ones families have never heard of, what "student-led, parent-supported" really means and how parents can get off the driver's seat without checking out, why she meets with students without parents in the room, her honest take on why she "hates passion projects," and what AI genuinely can and can't do on the college essay.

This episode is especially useful for parents feeling the admissions pressure build, families of students who don't fit the conventional mold, and anyone who wants to get their kid into the right college without losing their relationship in the process.

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In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Dr. Jill Alexa Perry—executive director of the Carnegie Project on the Educational Doctorate and the first full Professor of Practice at the University of Pittsburgh School of Education—for a conversation that's personal: Dr. Joe earned his own educational leadership doctorate at Pitt, where Dr. Jill was one of his professors.

Dr. Joe and Dr. Jill discuss why education reform keeps failing and what real change actually takes, including why we habitually fix the symptom instead of the system, W. Edwards Deming's principle that "every system is designed to get what it gets," why the mountains of data schools collect often measure the wrong things, why one-off professional development rarely changes anything, and how AI is beginning to reshape the way we train the next generation of educational leaders.

This episode is especially useful for educators and school leaders, anyone considering an EdD, and parents who want to understand why the system around their kid's school is so resistant to change.

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In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Mark Stucker, founder of School Match 4 U, co-host of the Your College-Bound Kid podcast, and author of College Admission: 171 Answers, to unpack why so many families approach college the wrong way—chasing prestige instead of fit.

Dr. Joe and Mark discuss what students and parents need to understand about the admissions process, including why the national counselor shortage (just 25 minutes per student over four years) leaves families lost, why chasing brand-name schools backfires, the difference between a "fit" school and "a name that plays well at the country club," why there are far more than 20 good colleges in America, what actually impresses admissions officers (it isn't more valedictorians), and whether families even need a private consultant at all.

This episode is especially useful for parents of high schoolers starting the college search, families feeling pressure to chase prestige, and anyone trying to understand how admissions decisions really get made.

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