🚨 Cherokee School Issues & Mental Health in Education | Dr. Matt Montgomery Discusses Solutions 📚🧠

Join us for an insightful discussion with Dr. Matt Montgomery as we dive into pressing issues at Cherokee School, including unruly kids and mental health challenges. We explore the impacts of sleep deprivation, diet, and social media on today's students and discuss innovative solutions such as teaching HRV (Heart Rate Variability) and breathing techniques. Discover how these factors influence learning environments and what steps are being taken to support both students and teachers.

In this episode, we also touch on topics like:

Mental health initiatives in schools 🧠
Proficiency testing 📈
Gender-based teaching differences 🎓
The role of AI in education 🤖
The importance of sleep and reducing over-scheduling for kids ⏰
Innovative approaches to homework and learning 📚
Financial aspects of education and tax impacts 💵
Don't miss this comprehensive conversation aimed at improving our education system for the benefit of our children and community.

Key Moments:
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3:05 Vote again for Lake Forest Caucus Officers https://www.lakeforestcaucus.com/caucus-2024-officer-slate-bios/
4:18 Savelakeforest.com Lake Forest Caucus vote FAQ's https://www.lakeforestcaucus.com/caucus-officer-election-faq/
4:40 Susan Garrett for Mayor?
9:05 Love to have Mary Greub from Gerhards to come on the show CLIP
11:35 Levi Kane Clip
12:57 Dr. Matt Montgomery Shows up at the bar
15:10 Cherokee School and unruly kids
20:17 Mental health in schools
21:46 Never Enough Book https://a.co/d/eOJWB6t
26:00 Having to suspend kindergartners
27:57 What are the solutions to Cherokee problems?
31:06 Teaching kids and parents HRV (How to Breathe)
35:40 Kids are over-scheduled
38:05 Why is there a summer break?
38:48 Artificial Intelligence and teaching/learning
40:24 Brave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That's a Good Thing) https://a.co/d/42YsmjC
43:37 Homework
45:00 Proficiency testing
46:51 Youngest person to attain doctorate https://www.insightintodiversity.com/chicago-teen-dorothy-jean-tillman-ii-dbh-makes-history/
47:26 Looking 20 years ahead: proctors vs. educators
52:34 Mary Greub shout out https://gerhardsdesserts.com/
52:50 Congratulations on 40 Years at LFHS, Rickey Myles!
57:35 Gender-based teaching?
58:13 Skoo Walker: 30 years PA Announcer Lake Forest High School Scouts
59:20 Was there a more efficient way to get the referendum money financed?
1:06:10 Can we get the bank interest and the under budget money back?