Parenting with Purpose: Helping Your Child Find Their Way with Joan Koplin

Oct 13, 2026

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How can parents encourage curiosity, responsibility, and a love of learning? Joan Ruth Koplin, author of 8 Timeless Parenting Principles and a mother of four sons, joins Jared Taylor and Lindsey Lundeen to explore the role parents play in education. They discuss learning through everyday conversations, allowing room for mistakes, recognizing individual strengths, and working with teachers. She offers practical ideas for supporting learning at home and school.

Show Notes:

  1. If you want to learn more about the American Classroom podcast, please visit AmericanClassroom.Show
  2. To learn more about or take a tour of the great schools mentioned in this episode, visit Heritage Academy https://heritageacademyaz.com/ or Paul Revere Academy https://paulrevere.tech/
  3. Sponsored by: Heritage Academy, downtown Mesa campus- www.hamesa.com and Elite Sports Academy https://elitesportsacademyaz.com/
  4. Resources mentioned: Joan Ruth Koplin’s book: 8 Timeless Parenting Principles https://a.co/d/0d2suXyg

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