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What Great Teachers Know That All Parents Can Use

Peyten Williams, Bowbend Consulting
Education
College Admissions
Parenting
Brain Development
Zone Of Proximal Development
Bilingual Education
Handwriting
Well-Being
Seventh Grade
Technology Impact On Girls In Middle School
Growth Mindset In Math
Dual Language
Woodward Academy
Cannon School
Westminster Schools
Bow Bend Consulting
Play In Learning
Pressure In Learning
Language Learning
Language

A podcast designed to help parents gain confidence and parenting skills through advice from great teachers who've traveled this path before, year after year, and have helpful strategies to share for your road ahead.

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In this episode of What Great Teachers Know That All Parents Can Use, Peyten Williams talks with Patty McGee, traveling teacher and author of Not Your Granny’s Grammar, about how parents and teachers can rethink the way children learn grammar.

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In this episode of What Great Teachers Know That All Parents Can Use, Peyten Williams talks with leadership coach, speaker, and founder of Pleasantly Aggressive, Rebecca Malotke Meslin, about why parenting is not just teaching — it is leadership.

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In this episode of What Great Teachers Know That All Parents Can Use, Peyten Williams sits down with Chris Cleveland, President of Wesleyan School in Atlanta, to talk about what he has learned from more than three decades of working with students, pa... more

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What actually motivates kids? And how do we help them develop a vision for their lives—without controlling or overwhelming them?

In this powerful conversation, Peyten sits down with educator and consultant Chanita Jones to explore how parents can ra... more

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Patty McGee
Traveling teacher and author of Not Your Granny's Grammar
pattymcgee.org / Not Your Granny's Grammar
Episode: How to Help Kids Learn Grammar Without Shame with Patty McGee
Rebecca Malotke-Meslin
Leadership coach and founder of Pleasantly Aggressive
Pleasantly Aggressive
Episode: How to Have Difficult Conversations with Kids: Parenting Leadership with Rebecca Malotke-Meslin
Chris Cleveland
President of Wesleyan School in Atlanta
Wesleyan School (Atlanta)
Episode: Parenting with the End in Mind: Raising Children of Character with Chris Cleveland
Chanita Jones
Teacher, leader, liberator
Special educator and educator advocate
Episode: Autonomy, Not Pressure: The Secret to Motivated Kids with Chanita Jones
Jay McCann
College counseling expert
Episode: Parenting Teens Through the College Process with Jay McCann: Build a College List Without the Stress
Erin Carey
Executive director of Trinity Presbyterian Preschool
Trinity Presbyterian Preschool
Episode: Why Movement Matters: The Preschool Brain, Behavior, and School Readiness Connection with Erin Carey
Lori Cohen
Educator, author, consultant
Educator, author, consultant
Episode: The Parent Ecosystem: A Foundation for Your Child's Mental Health
Anthony Thomas
Dean of High School at Woodward Academy
Woodward Academy
Episode: Parenting Teenagers: Boundaries, Consequences and Building Trust With High School Dean, Anthony Thomas
Holly Britton
Founder of Squiggle Squad, veteran educator, curriculum director, home school mom of four
Squiggle Squad
Episode: Why Handwriting Still Matters: Brain Development, Literacy, and Learning with Holly Britton from Squiggle Squad

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Peyton Williams
Host of What Great Teachers Know That All Parents Can Use

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Raising Bilingual Kids: Why Dual Language Learning Builds Smarter, More Confident Children — with Katherine Hamilton of Ensemble Learning
Q: Can you start a bilingual program for a child at any age, or is there a preferred entry point?
Starting early, usually in kindergarten, is recommended, and if a child enters later, a proficiency assessment may guide the decision. Early immersion helps children leverage the language they are learning to access grade-level content.
Why Handwriting Still Matters: Brain Development, Literacy, and Learning with Holly Britton from Squiggle Squad
Q: Why is handwriting still important in a world full of keyboards and screens?
Handwriting engages kinesthetic and cognitive processes that deepen language understanding, supports print emergence in early readers, and builds brain pathways that underlie literacy, making thinking more connected to language.
Autonomy, Not Pressure: The Secret to Motivated Kids with Chanita Jones
Q: Awesome. I'm kind of curious about how did this become your rallying cry? How did you decide to get into helping kids with motivation and vision?
Chanita explains her background as a special educator and how she discovered that motivation comes from helping students see themselves, their strengths, and a clear future path, which led her to develop a framework centered on autonomy and empowerment.
The Parent Ecosystem: A Foundation for Your Child's Mental Health
Q: What does a well-being ecosystem look like in practical terms for a busy parent?
Practically, it means building in short, daily reflective moments, defining goals, and using micro-moments—like pauses before reacting—to influence how you show up as a parent.
The Parent Ecosystem: A Foundation for Your Child's Mental Health
Q: When you met Lori, you spoke about an ecosystem in your work with educators. Can you elaborate a little bit on that for our listeners?
Lori describes an ecosystem where the foundation is equity, the soil is well-being, and healthy outcomes in the classroom and at home depend on that soil; she emphasizes aligning school and family values to support children.

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This show centers parenting through an educational lens, drawing on practical strategies from experienced teachers and school leaders. Across episodes, listeners hear frameworks for engaging kids in language, math, social-emotional learning, and family conversations, with an emphasis on empathy, growth mindset, autonomy, and partnership between home and school. Notable threads include how to make feedback constructive, foster independence without shaming, support executive function and handwriting, and balance high expectations with character development. The format often features actionable tips, real-world anecdotes, and scripts families can try, making it a useful resource for parents, caregivers, and educators seeking evidence-based app... more

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6. Erin Carey
7. Lori Cohen
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