Suzanne talks with veteran history teacher Matt Janecek about the experiences that led him to step away from the public school classroom after a two-decade career and make half the salary teaching international students online.

Listen in as they discuss the state of the U.S. classroom and the compromising effects of reducing performance standards, including: 

• promoting uniformity
• grade inflation
• students teaching students
• teachers teaching from scripts
• the erosion of critical thinking

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Suzanne Phillips is a speaker, parenting and leadership coach, and podcast host with THINQ Media. With a deep passion for discipleship and intentional legacy, Suzanne has founded two hybrid schools and Beacon Parent, a national ministry with a mission to educate, equip and empower parents to live out God's design for family by shedding light on current culture and education through a biblical worldview.

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GET GROUNDED

• Colossians 2:8 - “See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.”

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GET GOING

• Lean in and ask hard questions about your child’s classroom, their teacher, their curriculum—know what’s being taught and where it’s coming from.
• Check out Matt’s resources to support a well rounded education:
  • www.mrj-usa.com
  • www.thewesternsage.com
  • www.instagram.com/lie_destroyer/
  • www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085424930117

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WEBSITE

• https://www.suzannephillips.net
• https://www.beaconparent.com

INSTAGRAM

• https://instagram.com/suzannephillips
• https://instagram.com/beacon_parent

FACEBOOK

• https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092832586106
• https://www.facebook.com/BeaconParent.ShedLight

Schools today are no longer a playground. They’re a battleground for a child’s mind, will and emotion. Listen in as Suzanne poses some critical questions that determine if a parent’s vision and desired outcomes align with what and who is teaching their child?

• What is the true definition of education?
• How do you define success in the world of education?
• What could education look like if:
  • Processing was encouraged and questions were expected?
  • Students were discipled rather than indoctrinated?
  • Facts were presented and opinions were processed?
  • Freedom of thought and speech was valued and choices with consequences were practiced?
  • The truth was taught and theories were discussed?

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Suzanne Phillips is a speaker, parenting and leadership coach, and podcast host with THINQ Media. With a deep passion for discipleship and intentional legacy, Suzanne has founded two hybrid schools and Beacon Parent, a national ministry with a mission to educate, equip and empower parents to live out God's design for family by shedding light on current culture and education through a biblical worldview.

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GET GROUNDED

• Deuteronomy 6:4-9 - “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.”

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GET GOING

• Pray, seek, and know what your role is as a parent in your child’s educational options and discipleship.
• Lean into this season: get educated and equipped!
• Engage in parent training and coaching opportunities in October with Suzanne’s upcoming LIVE series @suzannephillips.

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WEBSITE

• https://www.suzannephillips.net
• https://www.beaconparent.com

INSTAGRAM

• https://instagram.com/suzannephillips
• https://instagram.com/beacon_parent

FACEBOOK

• https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092832586106
• https://www.facebook.com/BeaconParent.ShedLight

Parenting is a great privilege, but it’s also a great responsibility. Now more than ever, families are under attack and parents need wisdom and discernment.

In this episode, Suzanne calls moms and dads to think well about their role as a parent and the direction they want their family to go. Listen in as she encourages parents to get informed, determine their family vision and values, and lean into the leadership God has entrusted to them.

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Suzanne Phillips is a speaker, parenting and leadership coach, and podcast host with THINQ Media. With a deep passion for discipleship and intentional legacy, Suzanne has founded two hybrid schools and Beacon Parent, a national ministry with a mission to educate, equip and empower parents to live out God's design for family by shedding light on current culture and education through a biblical worldview.

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GET GROUNDED

• Deuteronomy 30:19 - “...I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live.”
• James 1:27 - “True or pure religion in the eyes of the Lord is this, to take care of the widow and orphan in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.”

GET GOING

• Pray, seek and know what your role is as a parent.
• Lean into this season and get educated.
• Engage in parent training and coaching opportunities in October with Suzanne’s upcoming LIVE series @suzannephillips.

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WEBSITE

• https://www.suzannephillips.net
• https://www.beaconparent.com

INSTAGRAM

• https://instagram.com/suzannephillips
• https://instagram.com/beacon_parent

FACEBOOK

• https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092832586106
• https://www.facebook.com/BeaconParent.ShedLight

Parenting is no joke! Suzanne Phillips has spent years coaching intentional, legacy-minded parents—helping them overcome our increasingly confusing culture and connect the dots between faith, family, freedom and their child’s future. Because informed parents make informed decisions. And let’s face it, ages 0-25 are called formative years for a reason. Your children are being shaped! What goes in WILL come out.So, tune in to The inFORMED Parent, from the THINQ Media Podcast Network, to get the guidance you need to parent with purpose, disciple with direction and leave an intentional legacy.