{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Managing Your Thoughts About School So You Don't Lose Your Mind","description":"Almost everything you believe about your kids' schooling is an opinion, not a fact \u2014 and most of those opinions are quietly manufacturing stress in your body. In this episode, I walk you through why your feelings about school come from your thinking, how I choose school for my six kids with detachment (we're doing three different things this year), and the one trick I use to stop emotionally processing problems that haven't happened yet. Whether you've got toddlers, a struggling nine-year-old, or a high schooler who bit off more than she can chew, I want you to notice how you're showing up \u2014 because the more stressed you are about their education, the worse you show up for them. I'll show you how to trade the tightness for problem-solving energy, hope, and peace. Sterling Jaquith. WHAT'S COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Why "well-educated" is impossible to define \u2014 and how AI is about to make general knowledge plus the ability to ask good questions matter more than the drills we stress over The difference between thoughts that just feel good ("my kid speaks Spanish!") and thoughts that are actually true How to sit in the discomfort of watching your child struggle without deciding something has gone wrong My favorite trick: refusing to emotionally process a made-up future problem (yes, even the diocese one) How to tell yourself the best possible story about whatever schooling you've chosen \u2014 including reframing public school as mission territory EPISODE TIMELINE: (estimated \u2014 confirm against audio) [00:00] \u2013 Why I finally made an episode about school, and the guilt episode I'll link for homeschoolers [06:00] \u2013 Your feelings about school come from your thinking, and "well-educated" can't be defined [13:00] \u2013 How AI changes education, the Roman Empire example, and feel-good thoughts vs. true ones [20:00] \u2013 Choosing school with detachment: my six kids, three different approaches this year [27:00] \u2013 The struggling-in-math example, and coaching a mom worried her high achiever over-committed [34:00] \u2013 "I'll process it if it happens," modeling peace, and reframing public school as mission territory LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED:   The May episode on homeschool "how far did we get" guilt: https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/schooling-guilt-and-stress\/id1542253372?i=1000656369341 CONNECT WITH STERLING JAQUITH: Website: https:\/\/catholicmomcalm.com Connect on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/catholicmomcalm ","author_name":"Catholic Mom Calm","author_url":"http:\/\/www.catholicmomcalm.com","html":"