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Hey parents! Substitute teacher & tutor exposing what's really happening in our schools📚Former daycare owner + 15 years in law enforcement = I've seen it all. Writer @ The Parenting Revolution (Substack). Real strategies for real families. Coffee-fueled! ☕
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In my latest Parenting Revolution article, I walk parents through:
✨Rebuilding multiplication recall
✨Making percentages a daily survival skill
✨What to do if your child is already behind
Read it here ⬇️
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How to Raise a Math-Literate Child in a Math-Illiterate System
The schools failed an entire generation. Here's how to make sure your child isn't next.
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November 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Your child’s school won’t save their math future.
If they need a phone to calculate a 15% tip, that’s not a kid problem, it’s a system problem.

I just published a new Parenting Revolution piece on how parents can rebuild math fluency at home in 10–15 minutes a day:
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How to Raise a Math-Literate Child in a Math-Illiterate System
The schools failed an entire generation. Here's how to make sure your child isn't next.
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November 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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The payday loan industry loves our schools. Every kid who graduates unable to calculate percentages is a future customer paying 391% APR. Math illiteracy is a business model: 🧵👇
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The Math Illiteracy Crisis Destroying Young Adult Financial Futures
This isn't about intelligence. It's about the computational skills nobody taught—and the industries profiting from the gap
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November 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Thankful for every parent who refuses to accept "good enough" when their kid deserves better. We're back tomorrow with a hard look at how math illiteracy is destroying young adult financial futures—and how it starts in elementary school.
November 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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✨To the parents reading this before the chaos begins: you're doing better than you think. Enjoy tomorrow. We'll get back to work Friday.
November 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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The day is done. Let go of what didn't get done and embrace the peace of this moment.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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✨Holiday Week Check In:
We stopped teaching times tables and called it progress. Now kids reach for calculators to multiply 6×8. The consequences compound—from fourth-grade fractions to adult financial literacy. New on The Parenting Revolution:
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Why Your Kid Can't Multiply 6×8 (And Why It Will Haunt Them)
Schools told parents memorization was ‘outdated’ and ‘anti‑creative.’ The result is a generation of kids locked out of higher math because nobody insisted they master 6 × 8.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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The math teaching wars aren't about philosophy. They're about whether your child can function in the real world.
#RealWorld #FunctionOrFail #TeachingWars
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November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Math literacy is the civil rights issue of this generation. Without it, your child can't build wealth, detect fraud, or compete.
#MathLiteracy #CivilRights #Can'tBuildWealth #Can'tCompete
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November 25, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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We stopped drilling multiplication tables because it was 'boring.' Now your teenager can't figure out if they got correct change.
#RealWorldFail #Can'tFigureChange
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November 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Only 22% of high school seniors are proficient in math. Your teen can't calculate a 15% tip without a phone. This isn't laziness—it's the result of 30 years of educators debating philosophy while kids learned nothing. New on The Parenting Revolution🧵
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The Math Disaster: Why Your Teen Can't Calculate a Tip (And It's Not Their Fault)
The crisis started in kindergarten, while educators debated philosophy. Now we're raising a generation locked out of financial competence and STEM careers
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November 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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The high schooler who can't calculate percentages without a phone is a victim of educational philosophy, not ability.
#NotAbility #EducationalFailure #VictimOfPhilosophy
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November 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Math proficiency isn't about being good at math. It's about being able to function in modern life. Most kids can't.
#TeacherCrisis #EducationMatters #RetentionReality
November 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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44% of teachers quit within five years. Not retiring, leaving entirely. Schools aren't hemorrhaging teachers by accident. They're doing it by choice. New article on what parents must demand before it's too late. 👇
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The Teacher Retention Crisis: What Parents Must Demand Before It's Too Late
Schools aren't hemorrhaging teachers by accident—they're doing it by choice. And parents have more power in this crisis than they realize
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November 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Saturday night reminder: You're doing better than the voice in your head says you are. Rest up. Tomorrow, we get back to work.
November 23, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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✨Been sitting with this one all week. Tomorrow I'm publishing on the teacher retention crisis—why schools are bleeding educators, why they're hiding it, and what parents can actually do. See you at 9:00 AM.
November 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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When we lose great teachers, we don't just lose educators. We lose the adults who see potential in struggling kids, who stay late, who change trajectories. Protect them.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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When your child’s teacher quits mid year, don't blame the teacher. Blame the system that broke them.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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The district spending millions on new buildings while teachers work second jobs isn't investing in students, it's prioritizing appearances over the people who actually teach your child.
November 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Every experienced teacher who leaves takes years of wisdom with them. They know which kids need extra time, which strategies work, which moments matter. That loss is permanent.
November 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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The questions you're asking aren't causing problems—they're revealing problems that were already there. Your voice isn't disruption. It's vigilance. And your child needs it.
#AskQuestions #ProblemsRevealed #ParentRevolution
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November 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Is your child’s classroom staffed by a real teacher—or just someone filling a gap? Find out why emergency credentials matter and what’s hidden behind the teacher shortage. Click the link to read the full story!👇
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Your Child’s 'Teacher' Isn’t Actually a Teacher—And Schools Hope You Won’t Notice
How emergency credentials and desperate staffing tricks are hiding an uncomfortable truth in plain sight
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November 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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‪The teacher shortage means someone unprepared might be teaching your child. This isn't an attack on them; it's an indictment of a system that chooses occupied classrooms over actual education.
November 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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We beg teachers to sacrifice for our children while paying them wages that require sacrifice. Then we wonder why they leave.
#TeacherSacrifice #SupportTeachers #DemandBetter
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November 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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The certified teacher is a luxury in American schools now. Your child is entitled to luxuries like 'qualified instruction.
November 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM