HIHTK 004: Help! My Child HATES School-Mara Linaberger
Summary: Mara Linaberger <br> Help! My Child Hates School. An Awakened parents guide to action.<br> Note: we had some major interruptions in our conversation as we started to talk about the major problems in education and what we can do about it. A storm was brewing outside and we both agree in the world of education as well.<br> <iframe src=”https://omny.fm/shows/honey-im-homeschooling-the-kids/help-my-child-hates-school-mara-linaberger/embed” width=”100%” height=”180″ frameborder=”0″ title=”Help! My Child HATES School | Mara Linaberger”></iframe><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Other ways to enjoy this Podcast<br> <br> <br> <a title="Listen on iTunes" href="https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/honey-im-homeschooling-the-kids/id1272423047" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><br> <a title="Listen on Google Play" href="https://play.google.com/music/listen?t=Honey!_I%27m_Homeschooling_The_Kids&pcampaignid=MKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16&u=0&view=/ps/I2zvkou6ephyzybp2fc6f2ea3lm" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><br> <a title="Listen on Stitcher" href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=147912&refid=stpr" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Great Quotes from Mara<br> “If your child hates school…..the kid is telling us – something doesn’t feel right. Help me figure out how to make it feel better… and that it’s actually an opportunity and a blessing to have your child speak up and say that something is not working.”<br> “Kids have an inner BS detector that’s fully intact.”<br> Public School Educator<br> Mara was a public school educator for over 20 years. She taught at an amazing inner city Magnet school for 17 of those years, slowly moving up the chain of command. She obtained her doctoral degree in instructional technology because she decided she wanted to do more and reach more. She was hired by a regional education organization that supported school districts in implementing state mandates and legislation and wrote a grant for arts educators before she became a district level administrator. After quite a few years because of downsizing she lost her job. This lead her to soul searching and she realized that what she thought she knew about education wasn’t the whole story and that the old model no longer really works. She realized that:<br> <br> Standardized testing had been a benefit to give some common ideas to think about on things we want our children to learn but unfortunately they have become co-opted by textbook companies and assessment companies. Instead of assessments guiding our kids, measuring their value against test scores instead of their skills, abilities and gifts.<br> School should be fun and kids should feel powerful.<br> Kids are better connected and their imagination is better tuned than adults but a lot of kids are being misdiagnosed.<br> <br> Supporting Families<br> Mara didn’t realize she’d come out so boldly and say “if your kid hates school- it’s not that big of a deal”. It is an important statement because “there is nothing wrong with your kid”. What kids are really saying is “I need you to see who I am, I need you to hear me that something isn’t working. Will you figure out what that is with me. Can we go find something that feels better”. It’s actually an opportunity to have your child speak up, say that something is not working and ask for help. To support families in this journey Mara wrote the book Help! My Child Hates School.<br> The How-To Guide For Parents<br> <a href="http://maralinaberger.com/book/">Help! My Child Hates School </a>is a how-to guide for parents. The book shows how to find the best educational setting for your family so that your kids are really happy and thriving.<br> She details the logical process to figure out who your kid is, what they like,
