Raising Scholars Episode 40: When the Data and Your Child Tell Two Different Stories

Aired on Nov 3, 2026


What do you do when the report card says one thing and the child in front of you says another? Sometimes your child has hit a plateau. Sometimes they haven’t stopped growing at all.

When Jacquie’s daughter’s reading level suddenly stopped moving, everything she saw at home told a different story. What she found out changed how she looks at every assessment.

In this episode, Jacquie shares that story, along with five questions to ask when school and home don’t match.

Timestamps:

0:05 When the data and your child don’t match

1:38 The Evidence Pillar

2:30 My daughter’s reading level stops moving

4:08 Teaching what to do when you don’t know

5:20 Reaching level Z

6:46 When a plateau is real

8:27 When school and home evidence don’t match

10:01 Five questions to ask

10:13 Question 1: What is the measurement telling me?

10:41 Question 2: What other evidence do I have?

11:05 Question 3: Does the evidence agree?

11:38 Question 4: What could explain the difference?

12:17 Question 5: What evidence do we need next?

12:57 Talking to the teacher without confrontation

13:40 Free Parent-Teacher Conference Guide

14:19 Closing Thoughts

15:46 Outro

If a score has ever left you thinking “that’s not my child,” share this with a parent who’s been there too.

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