In this episode, Jacquie shares the story of Jordan. Jordan’s school wanted to hold him back a grade, using assessments that were seven months old.

In this episode, Jacquie Langworthy sits down with Sarah Johnston, a library media specialist and former classroom teacher who has watched kids grow from not reading yet to reading on their own.

In this episode, Jacquie shares the questions that help you learn what your child’s teacher sees. You’ll find out how to tell if your child truly understands their schoolwork or is just following steps.

In this episode, Jacquie shares the story of Alexis, a longtime student whose mom stepped back during a summer internship, and what it revealed. She explains the difference between rescuing and coaching, why kids build confidence through experience, and one simple question that helps you hand responsibility back.

In this episode, Jacquie sits with a student who never once said the work was hard, he just slid in and out without anyone noticing. What she found when she watched him changed how she sees every kid who avoids their work, including why "I can't" and "I don't want to" usually mean the same thing.

In this episode, Jacquie sits down with Pearl Flanders, a Reading Specialist at her learning center, to unpack the difference between decoding words and actually understanding them.

Using 15 years and over 5,000 assessments, Jacquie breaks down the reading signals that reveal a real gap versus normal struggle, and walks you through a simple test that shows you more than a school assessment ever will. It's the same test she used on a sixth grader who couldn't make it past the third sentence of a fourth grade passage.

In this episode, Jacquie Langworthy breaks down what independence should look like at four key stages: ages 3 to 5, 6 to 8, 9 to 11, and 12 and beyond. She shares what kids should be handling on their own, the biggest mistake parents make at every stage, and one practical tip to hand more responsibility back to your child this week.

Jacquie shares what that moment brought up for her, and the letter she wrote her daughter afterward. If you have ever felt your child pulling away from you, this one is for you.

This episode is personal. Not a framework, not a strategy. It's the story of who Jacquie had to become, and who she had to stop being, to raise the confident, independent kids her own children are today.

In this episode of Raising Scholars, Jacquie Langworthy sits down with engineer and mom of three, Dericka Oddoye, to talk about the joys, challenges, and lessons she's learned while raising three boys with very different personalities.

In this special anniversary episode, she shares the real story behind Raising Scholars, starting in a library with no sign on the door and leading to a college graduation fifteen years later.

In our Season 2 premiere, Jacquie Langworthy shares the lessons that shaped Season 1, the personal story that changed her perspective as a parent, and the R.A.I.S.E. Framework—a practical approach to helping children build confidence, independence, and strong learning habits.

In this special bonus episode, Jacquie opens up about the complicated feelings that come with parenting after divorce, especially the urge to over-function out of guilt.

In this episode of Raising Scholars, Jacquie Langworthy shares practical, pressure-free strategies to help parents create a consistent, supplemental learning routine that becomes as natural as brushing your teeth.

I’m Jacquie Langworthy, an education leader, Kumon center owner, and mom who has raised two scholars into independence. In this episode, I share why I created Raising Scholars and the philosophy that guides it.