Teach Your OWN Kid! Podcast
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Teach Your OWN Kid! Podcast
Arianne Craig Jolla, (Author, Speaker and Educator), hated teaching so much that she started her own school! The Teach Your OWN Kid podcast is an extension of the book Teach Your OWN Kid: Schools Can't Do It Alone, which was released in August 2017. The TYOK podcast is a continuation of Arianne's ef...
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TYOK 065: Behind the Scenes- My Life As a Teacher (Encore Part 3)
In this final encore episode, Arianne recounts the incident that led to her making the decision to leave the traditional classroom for good. This inci...
TYOK 064: Behind the Scenes- My Life As a Teacher (Encore Part 2)
In this episode, Arianne offers an uninhibited and transparent view into some of her struggles as an early teacher. At one point, "for the sake of the...
TYOK 063: Behind the Scenes- My Life As a Teacher (Encore Part 1)
Arianne has wanted to be a teacher since she walked into Mrs. Flora Weber's 4th grade classroom. She vowed that she would impact kids just as Mrs. Web...
TYOK 062 (Part 2): Classroom Conversation with Earnest Salsberry
In this final installment of a two-part episode, Earnest Salsberry (the youngest Chaplain to serve at Dillard University) shares how he almost failed...
TYOK 062 (Part 1): Classroom Conversation with Earnest Salsberry
Earnest grew up in the small town of Port Arthur, Texas. He had no way of knowing that the same university he called home as a student- Dillard Univer...
TYOK 061: 5 Ways to a Productive Summer!
Don't let your kids "lose it in the pool"! Arianne offers 5 ways to beat the summer brain drain in this short, sweet and hard-to-beat episode.
TYOK 060: Classroom Conversation with Alexander Brian McConduit
Alexander is a children's author who grew up in the city of New Orleans. A product of a family of educators, "Alex" has made it a part of his life's w...
TYOK 059: Classroom Conversation with Gerod Stevens
Gerod grew up in Warrenton, North Carolina. Having moved in with his grandmother at an early age as a result of his parents' divorce, Gerod considered...
TYOK 058: Classroom Conversation with Councilwoman Cyndi Nguyen
Cyndi Nguyen, born Xuan Thi, and her family escaped from Vietnam on a boat in 1975. Cyndi struggled to adjust to American culture while still being ex...
TYOK 057: Classroom Conversation with Krystal Hardy Allen
As a kid growing up in her hometown of Selma, Alabama, Krystal often got into trouble with teachers who complained that she "talked too much" and "ask...
TYOK Ep 056: Classroom Conversation with Roger "Raj Smoove" Dickerson
Roger 'Raj Smoove' Dickerson set his sights on becoming a deejay as a teenager. Although he flunked Earth Science in middle school, he learned from th...
TYOK Ep 055: Classroom Conversation with Latoya Dequair-Thomas
Life, for Latoya, wasn't easy. She endured the pain of witnessing both parents battle drug addiction and viewed education as her way out. Latoya credi...
TYOK 054*: Finishing Strong- Study Strategies for the Spring Semester (Encore)
In this episode, Arianne uses the new year to pause for reflection. She suggests that since the Fall of the school year is gone that this second half...
TYOK 053*: Parents Who Teach- "I Figured Out How to Homeschool My Children" (Encore)
In this NEW FEATURE- Parents Who Teach- Arianne took the Teach Your OWN Kid! classroom on the road to Washington, DC for the American Federation for C...
TYOK Ep 052*: 10 College-Worth Extra Curricular Activities (Encore Episode)
In this week's episode, Arianne discusses ten extra-curricular activities that will make a high schooler's resume more attractive to the best colleges...
TYOK 051: Mistakes to Avoid When Choosing the Right College
One of the biggest mistakes teens make when choosing a college is deciding to attend based on what's hot now. These teens fail to take into considerat...
TYOK 050: Is Your Kid REALLY Prepared for College? Take the Quiz!
Think that just because your kid attends a 'College Prep' high school that she's ready to be set free on a college campus? Think again! College prepar...
TYOK 049: College Can Be a Very Scary Place...and Other Things Every Parent Should Know
This week, Arianne begins the TYOK College 101 Series- a collection of episodes that will cover college topics submitted by the TYOK community. In thi...
TYOK 048: Parents Who Teach- Two Everyday Moms Who Stopped Their Kids' School from Closing
Parents are powerful! In this week's episode, Arianne sits down in the Teach Your OWN Kid! classroom with two of them. Latoya Douglas and Dana Wade re...
TYOK 047: How to Motivate a Child Who Doesn't Seem to Care (Part 2)
Far too often, parents and educators encounter those kids who just don't seem to be motivated by anything. They just don't seem to care. In this secon...
TYOK 046: How to Motivate a Child Who Doesn't Seem to Care (Part 1)
Far too often, parents and educators encounter those kids who just don't seem to be motivated by anything. They just don't seem to care. In this first...
TYOK 045: What Your Child's Teacher Expects of You
The partnership between the school community and the family is far too often riddled with missed opportunities and, at times, outright confusion. One...
TYOK 044: 5 Ways to Guarantee Your Child Becomes a Better Reader
In the city of New Orleans alone, 7 out of every 10 third graders are unable to read on grade level. Unfortunately, a similar statistic rings true in...
TYOK 043: Cursive Writing and Other Skills You Wish Were Taught in School
Have you ever wondered where basic skills like cursive writing and penmanship have gone? It seems like those fundamental skills that we once learned i...
TYOK 042: 5 Reasons You Should Not Miss Your Child's Parent-Teacher Conference
In this age of technology and savvy shortcuts to communication, it's becoming increasingly difficult to prove how critical face-to-face parent-teache...
TYOK 041: Teachers and Social Media
Should teachers be held to a higher standard when it comes to social media? Some teachers believe it's unfair to expect them to filter their social m...
TYOK 040: ACT vs SAT- Which Test Should Your Child Take?
Should your child take the ACT or the SAT? In this week's episode, Arianne compares the 'big two' college admissions tests and provides insight that i...
TYOK 039: Teens and After School Jobs
Is your teenager bugging you about having his "own money"? Does he think that an after school job is the solution? In this week's episode, Arianne dis...
TYOK 038: "The Amazing Adventures of Oliver Hill" -A Conversation with the Author (Encore Episode)
In this encore episode, Arianne sits down in the Teach Your OWN Kid! classroom with children's author, Havilah Malone. Out of the ashes of child abuse...
TYOK 037: Parents Who Teach- My Child Has Autism
During her pregnancy and even long after her very first child was born, Teresa White had no idea that her son had a brain disorder that would cause hi...
TYOK 036: 10 College-Worthy Extra-Curricular Activities
In this week's episode, Arianne discusses ten extra-curricular activities that will make a high schooler's resume more attractive to the best colleges...
TYOK 035: Keeping Kids Safe Online
In today's episode, Arianne discusses how critical it is to set Internet boundaries for kids. With the surge in human trafficking in recent years, thi...
TYOK 034: Ask the Teacher! Back-to-School Edition (Part 2)
In part two of the special Ask the Teacher! Back-to-School episode, Arianne answers questions submitted by members of the Teach Your OWN Kid! communit...
TYOK 033: Ask the Teacher! Back-to-School Edition (Part 1)
In today's episode, Arianne spends time answering questions submitted by the Teach Your OWN Kid! community. She discusses everything from juggling aft...
TYOK 032: 10 Parent Tips for a Successful Back-to-School Teacher Meeting
It's that time of year again! School supplies are on the shelves and teachers are already creating lesson plans. In this episode, Arianne proposes tha...
TYOK 031: I Think My Child IS the Bully
This week, Arianne challenges parents to take an honest look at their kids' behaviors to determine if they might be part of the bullying problem. She...
TYOK 030: Is My Child Being Bullied?
In this week's episode, Arianne discusses the issue of bullying. An unfortunate part of many children's experience, bullying has a negative impact on...
TYOK 029: Quick Re-Cap: ESSENCE Fest Weekend Education Empowerment Brunch
The ESSENCE Fest Weekend Education Empowerment Brunch, a production of Packleader Enterprises, was incredible! Arianne shares inspiring takeaways sub...
TYOK 028: Young Rock Stars in Media! Kimani K. Hamilton
Arianne sat with college sophomore, Kimani K. Hamilton, in the Teach Your OWN Kid! classroom this week. In this Young Rock Stars episode, Kimani talks...
TYOK 027: YOU Are Your Child's First Teacher (Encore Episode)
In this previously published episode, Arianne discusses seven principles to help parents understand the importance of embracing their role as their ch...