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The Shocking Truth About Modern Education Gaps | Renee Vardouniotis DSH #890
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🎓 The Shocking Truth About Modern Education Gaps is here, and you won't want to miss it! Tune in now to join the conversation with Sean Kelly and Renee Vardouniotis, the founder of Mighty Minds Academy, as they uncover the eye-opening realities behind today's educational system. 📚 Discover how Mighty Minds Academy is bridging the gap between school curriculum and essential life skills, offering a transformative approach to education. Packed with valuable insights, this episode dives deep into how mindset training can diminish anxiety, depression, and confusion among children and teens. Don't miss out on these insider secrets that could reshape the future of learning! 🌟 Watch now and subscribe for more insider secrets. 📺 Hit that subscribe button and stay tuned for more eye-opening stories on the Digital Social Hour with Sean Kelly! 🚀 Join us as we explore how technology and innovative thinking can revolutionize education for the better. Let's make a difference together! #supplementalinstruction #supplementallearningprograms #rethinkingeducation #classicalhomeschool #howtochangeschools CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 01:40 - Self-Discovery and Personal Growth 05:00 - BetterHelp Mental Health Services 09:20 - Banning Phones in Schools 14:03 - Understanding Speech Pathology 17:45 - Trauma and Stuttering Connection 19:40 - Autism Awareness: My Dad's Journey 22:23 - Importance of Emotional Intelligence 24:27 - Overhauling the Education System 27:15 - Effective Paper Writing Techniques 28:39 - Exploring Alternative Learning Environments 31:30 - Future Plans for Renee 33:21 - Renee’s Mighty Minds Academy Overview 33:46 - Thanks for Watching APPLY TO BE ON THE PODCAST: https://www.digitalsocialhour.com/application BUSINESS INQUIRIES/SPONSORS: [email protected] GUEST: Renee Vardouniotis https://www.instagram.com/renee__vee/ https://linktr.ee/reneevee SPONSORS: BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com/DSH LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-social-hour/id1676846015 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Jn7LXarRlI8Hc0GtTn759 Sean Kelly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmikekelly/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chapter 1: What insights about education does Renee share?
All right, guys, founder of Mighty Minds Academy, Renee V here today from Philly. Thanks for flying in. Yes. Awesome. I'm so happy to be here. Absolutely. Tell everyone about Mighty Minds and what the goal is.
OK, so Mighty Minds Academy is an online platform for children and teens and young adults and adults if they really want to participate. And it's loosely based on the concepts that were in the book, Thinking Real Rich, as well as the Thinking Into Results program that I was in with Bob Proctor.
Chapter 2: How does mindset training help children?
I was learning so many concepts that I knew were really powerful as an adult that I understood should be really taught to our kids because we could probably diminish a lot of the anxiety and depression and confusion that our kids are having. So I developed these programs and they're online and I work with children and teens on their mindset.
Nice. So is it a supplemental thing to school or is it a replacement? Yes. I mean, I would like it to be a replacement, but it's not. It's definitely a supplement, a bridge between what our kids are learning in school, the curriculum and real life skills really is what it is. Nice.
Learning more about yourself because in school we're learning about everybody else. We're not learning about ourselves. And a lot of times people are coming out of this, you know, intensive academic, you know, how many years we're in academics and not really knowing what they want to do, where they want to go, who they want to be. No idea at all. 100%.
Yeah. It's definitely related. I think Shark Tank and YouTube University really saved me because what I was learning in school, there's no purpose or passion with any of those topics. No, and I remember back then being like, why am I learning this? Yeah, even as a kid you're thinking that.
As a kid, why am I learning this? What is the relevance to my life to learn what a parallelogram is? And it extends from there, that it's not just that. There's a lot of useful material that we learn, but I feel like it's a lot of just we're being scored on memorizing regurgitation.
Memorizing regurgitation and whatever grades you get, then you kind of base who you are and what your capabilities are on that score. And it's just not a good sign of anyone's potential. Absolutely. I also don't like how they teach at the same pace as your peers because everyone learns different.
And in the same fashion, right? I mean, some people, they need to visual. Some people learn better auditorily. Some people need kinesthetic. And a lot of schools are now, in my experience, really diversifying a little bit with that, but it's not enough. It's not enough. There were no options when I was in school. Like you were put in the class and that's it.
Yes. Thank goodness we all turned out okay. Some of us did. No, I look at, because I'm about to have my 10 year reunion. I'm actually very curious where everyone's at. So we'll see. Did you go to yours?
It's funny. I did not go to mine because I felt like I already knew what everyone was doing because social media was around. I was seeing people's weddings and they're having babies. And Usually the reunion is to see what everyone's doing, but I already felt like I knew what everyone was doing. Were you in a small school? Small-ish. I think I graduated in a class of maybe 300 kids.
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Chapter 3: What is Mighty Minds Academy and its purpose?
Chapter 4: How does trauma relate to speech disorders?
Absolutely. I also don't like how they teach at the same pace as your peers because everyone learns different. And in the same fashion, right? I mean, some people, they need to visual. Some people learn better auditorily. Some people need kinesthetic. And a lot of schools are now, in my experience, really diversifying a little bit with that, but it's not enough. It's not enough.
There were no options when I was in school. Like you were put in the class and that's it. Yes. Thank goodness we all turned out okay. Some of us did. No, I look at, because I'm about to have my 10 year reunion. I'm actually very curious where everyone's at. So we'll see. Did you go to yours?
It's funny. I did not go to mine because I felt like I already knew what everyone was doing because social media was around. I was seeing people's weddings and they're having babies. And Usually the reunion is to see what everyone's doing, but I already felt like I knew what everyone was doing. Were you in a small school? Small-ish. I think I graduated in a class of maybe 300 kids.
Chapter 5: What challenges do children with emotional issues face?
Yeah, mine had 820. So that's big. Yes, that's what my children are experiencing. My daughter's going into middle school, so there's 26 sections of fifth grade. Jeez. Yes. That's crazy. The class size is another thing too. Yes. Mine was pretty big. No one on one attention pretty much. Even for children that needed it.
So those kids with the special needs got put in separate classes. But now if you were in just a regular academic class, like it was a 40 minute class with 30 kids. So you didn't really get much attention. Yeah, it puts you in a box, doesn't it? Yeah. And it's unfair. And that's also what drums up a lot of confusion.
It's why am I not- This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com slash DSH and get on your way to becoming your best self. My fiance, Ariel, plays a big role in my mental health, helping me realize my true potential. Everyone's trying their best around you, so take time to appreciate someone close to you.
I've tried therapy in the past and it helped me go through some tough times when I was in college dealing with mental health. I was on prescription medication. I actually had agoraphobia when I was in college and therapy helped me figure out some answers to how to fix that problem. For two months, I couldn't even leave my house or I would have a full on panic attack.
So I love companies like BetterHelp that can get therapy in front of the masses. But therapy definitely helped me get better. And I definitely appreciate companies like BetterHelp because it's completely online and it's conveniently suited to fit your schedule and accommodate life surprises.
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Because I felt a lot of shame just asking questions. Like I felt like raising my hand. I felt so anxious because I didn't want to be like a loser or whatever, you know? Well, yeah, and you don't want everyone looking at you. Yeah.
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Chapter 6: How is technology changing the classroom experience?
Chapter 7: What role do parents play in bridging education gaps?
Yeah. And it's unfair. And that's also what drums up a lot of confusion.
It's why am I not- This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com slash DSH and get on your way to becoming your best self. My fiance, Ariel, plays a big role in my mental health, helping me realize my true potential. Everyone's trying their best around you, so take time to appreciate someone close to you.
I've tried therapy in the past and it helped me go through some tough times when I was in college dealing with mental health. I was on prescription medication. I actually had agoraphobia when I was in college and therapy helped me figure out some answers to how to fix that problem. For two months, I couldn't even leave my house or I would have a full on panic attack.
So I love companies like BetterHelp that can get therapy in front of the masses. But therapy definitely helped me get better. And I definitely appreciate companies like BetterHelp because it's completely online and it's conveniently suited to fit your schedule and accommodate life surprises.
Fill out a brief questionnaire to match with a licensed therapist today with the freedom to switch therapists anytime for no additional charge. Visit betterhelp.com slash DSH to get 10% off your first month. That's betterhelp.com slash DSH. Check them out now. Able to do what Johnny's doing.
Because I felt a lot of shame just asking questions. Like I felt like raising my hand. I felt so anxious because I didn't want to be like a loser or whatever, you know? Well, yeah, and you don't want everyone looking at you. Yeah. You know, or making fun of you. Kids can be really mean. Oh, yeah. Really mean. That's when...
Yeah, I was mean, too. But yeah, everyone was mean to me. It was kind of like a cyclical thing. Yes. And where does that stem from? Parents. Lack of self-love. Yeah. You know, I mean, we only project on others what we feel inside. Absolutely. So if we're not happy with ourselves, we're always looking to nitpick someone else. Yeah. So with your kids, are they in public school, both of them?
They are. Okay. How are they feeling about that? I think they're good with it. We are in a really good school district. There's a reason why when I moved from New York to Pennsylvania, we were pretty intentional about where my kids were going to school. I don't love what they're learning. I don't find significance in a lot of it or how it's going to help them, but that's why I feel so
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Chapter 8: Why are traditional educational methods outdated?
so happy that I'm the one that's gonna be able to bridge that gap for them. And I'm already seeing a lot of positive outcomes from my work with my children. And it's not even very, you know, scripted with them. It's just a behavior, it's a lifestyle that I've adopted since I've learned all these concepts that I now see them
and showing me that they are learning from me without me even teaching them. And that's really important that parents understand that. Yeah, that's powerful. Yeah, to be able to learn real-world skills as a teenager, that's huge. Because we got taught nothing about taxes or real estate or investing. None of that. Saving money.
No, I mean, I think we were taught to write a check. And that was that then. But what we're noticing is that with the evolution of tech and just all of these amazing inventions in the world, our schools are not keeping up with that. They're not evolving. So I think I saw somewhere where you You look at cars from 100 years ago.
They look so different than the cars now because it's evolved and technologies change things. And then you look at even our phones going from, I don't know, you're probably too young for this, but the phone on the wall with the rotary dial. And now we're carrying computers in our pockets. It's an evolution.
But if you look at a classroom from 100 years ago and you look at a classroom now, they look very much the same. Right. Only thing that's changed is the chalkboard to whiteboard. Yes. And the whiteboard's wonderful. And now my children both have laptops and iPads that the school provides. Wow. Yes. It's wonderful. But it also reminds you that.
even though they're learning that curriculum, they're not, even though they're using technology with that curriculum, I personally feel that it should be used for something in different ways, teaching them how to, and they are starting to do it now a little bit, teaching them how to code.
and things like that but it's not enough yet you know to keep up with it with society and we're the way how fast everything's moving right what do you think of schools banning phones and laptops because that's how i make a living a lot of people i know make a living off those devices yes well my my district that my kids are in they don't ban them
they're just not allowed to have them out for obvious reasons. It's distraction and they don't want you calling during the day and they're there to learn. But I haven't had any of that by me. I don't know where that's happening. Yeah, a lot of public schools.
So I think... I don't think that's a good idea because that is how our kids are being raised. I came from a school where I didn't have any of that, but I didn't need any of it because it didn't exist really at the time. But now our children need to learn how to use technology for the better of their lives and pretty much born with knowing how to use a cell phone.
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