Matt Beaudreau
@MattBeaudreau
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Dad/Husband. School Founder, Keynote Speaker, Apogee Strong Co-Creator, and Luckiest Man I Know. Let’s Build Leaders!
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Joined July 2016
One of the interesting benefits we’ve seen from home educating: My kids have simultaneously grown up faster AND have stayed “kids” longer. They engage with adults as readily as they do other kids. They’ll do deep work for hours, then switch to acting silly & playing legos.
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At Socratic seminars, your sacred beliefs get ripped to shreds week after week. Most people don't become nihilists. They develop deeper convictions about what they actually believe. Trial by fire clarifies. It doesn't destroy.
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Employees’ family life directly drives performance. Healthy home life → 21% higher productivity & engagement. Struggling families → 68% productivity drop & soaring absenteeism. Excited to announce our first corporate partners soon. Strengthening families = better workplace.
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One of the more bizarre and ignorant takes is that many people use “Montessori” as a placeholder term for “hippy school where kids do whatever they want” when in fact Montessori is a highly structured, deliberate, and systematic pedagogy.
In Montessori, children learn many things earlier than normal. They start phonics around 2.5yo; they do multiplication and division in 'kindergarten'. But the point is not to win some sort of preschool rat race. Other concepts are taught *later* than normal. e.g. colors
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Committed parents wanted. 12 courses. 1 Year of work. Guaranteed upgrade in marriage, parenting, mindset, health, language, and personal sovereignty. What’s the catch? Guarantee directly linked to commitment.
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A handful of classics, savored, and discussed well is far superior than a plethora of material force marched through under the guise of “rigor”. Fewer done well and absorbed > Multiple force fed and pretended through.
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When they know love is owned, everything else can be borrowed. They borrow your calm when they feel overwhelmed. They borrow your courage when they feel afraid. They borrow your knowledge when they feel unsure. They borrow your example when they feel doubt.
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Jim Rohn’s list of attitude diseases: Indifference. Indecision. Doubt. Worry. Over-caution. Pessimism. Complaining. Parents- when we cure ourselves we can also cure our kids. Better yet- we prevent them from catching the disease in the first place.
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Being a great parent is possible. It’s not magic, and it’s not pretending like perfection is possible. It’s not about choosing the right school, or buying them the right clothes. It’s not about dad’s six pack or mom’s skincare routine. It’s also not luck. It’s a skillset.
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Parents- the bar on most everything for your kids is so low. A lady at a store said, “How are you today?” to my 9 yr old. “I’m doing well, how are you?” You’d have thought Jesus walked in. She says she rarely sees confident & polite interaction from youth. Raise their bar.
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How you parent shapes their cages or it shapes their keys. It’s a responsibility that can’t ever be done perfectly, but it can absolutely be done well. Don’t leave it up to chance.
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Parent: “How do I homeschool”? Me: “Let’s start with asking who you want your kids to be”. Parent: “But what do I have to do”? Me: “What you do is determined by who you want them to be, who they want to be, and who they inherently are.” Parent: “Just tell me what to do”.
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I've come to a conclusion that it’s easier for most men to get in shape & make $ than it is to become a great family man. The former 2 can be done quickly. The latter forces long-tail consistency. You can have them all, but that's a commitment level I see in a tiny percentage.
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Why are all of our kids ALWAYS reading? Maybe because mom and dad read? Maybe because we talk with them about the books, but don’t quiz them? Maybe because we don’t make them do book reports, but allow them to thoughtfully journal on the lessons learned? Maybe?
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If my kids were to graduate high school today, I’d be most excited about them making one of the following choices for what they did next: 1- @join_praxis 2- Trade/Votech 3- Entrepreneurship 4- Working Full-Time in an industry of their choice. 5- The Preparation by @mattpheus
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Most simple structure for our campuses. 2 hours academic work. 2 hours play and exercise. 2 hours individual projects and passionate pursuits. It doesn’t need to be more complicated than that.
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Parents- boundaries still matter. Always have. Kids can be taught to be respectful. Kids can be taught to have manners. Kids can understand how to behave appropriately in public. These things are all fundamental to your job as a parent.
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We don’t try to raise our kids with a goal of being happy. We raise them with the goal of being competent. We raise them to lead, to ask questions, and to be more intentional about life than their peers. Because of that, they are happy as a byproduct.
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“What about college”? What about it? Are you or your kids after the intimation to be found there? Good news! There are thousands and thousands of college courses available right at this moment. From home. For free. So…is that really what you are wanting?
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What if a secret to… Improving teacher morale Improving academic outcomes Improving classroom behavior Improving attendance Improving school culture Improving mental health was…. Improving the skill sets of the parents?
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