The Power of Home Visits

Suzanne RogersBlog, Connect Better, Lead Better

TL;DR: Home visits benefit students by improving behavior, academic performance, and test scores while fostering trust and respect. Parents benefit from home visits through reassurance, trust-building, and consistent communication about their child’s progress. Teachers experience positive changes in student attitudes, increased confidence, and personal fulfillment, leading to stronger relationships with both students and parents. At LISA Academy, we believe that … Read More

The destructive and constructive nature of comparison.

Brian MillerSchurtz and Ties Podcast

As educators, we often feel isolated. Sometimes its because we feel less then others and are fearful we will be discovered as a fraud. Other times, we feel isolated because we are successful and we are afraid the spotlight will only isolate us more. Both are unfair. Both are destructive. In this episode, Brian and Kasey talk about the pitfalls … Read More

Ep 42: Safe vs Brave Schools.

Brian MillerSchurtz and Ties Podcast

Are safe spaces coddling the young mind? Are brave spaces empowering the fringe? And is there a healthy marriage of the two? In this episode, Brian and Kasey wrestle through the history of safe spaces, discuss its flaws, and consider a better, braver, and more appropriate way to raise up the current and future generations. References: – The Coddling of … Read More

Ep 41. “Localize your message” and how best to embrace the hard, with Jenn Ford

Brian MillerSchurtz and Ties Podcast

A graduate of Georgetown and the University of Colorado, President and founder of the ⁠Frederick Mountain Group,⁠ and a wilderness guide for seven years, Jennifer Ford brings the good and powerful word! Speaking truth into public school marketing strategies and how best to engage in difficult conversations with passionate or politically charged parents, Jenn Ford breaks down how public educators … Read More

Curse of Knowledge vs Gap of Knowledge (Part 1): Analyzing the gaps of misunderstanding between teachers and parents

Brian MillerSchurtz and Ties Podcast

Parents and teachers are on the same side; they both want what is best for the child. However, for a variety of fair and unfair reasons, the gap in understanding seems to be at an all-time high. In this episode, Kasey and Brian acknowledge the stereotypes, discuss the misunderstandings, and begin to offer a way where both sides can start … Read More