Raising Scholars

About Raising Scholars

Raising Scholars is a podcast dedicated to developing scholars by building discipline, habits, skills, and lifelong growth. Hosted by educator, father, mentor, and United States Marine Corps veteran Terrell Scriber, this show helps parents, students, educators, coaches, counselors, mentors, and community leaders prepare young people for life through education, structure, personal growth, and intentional life preparation. In this podcast, a scholar is not just a student with good grades. A scholar is someone actively trying to grow by educating themselves and developing the habits, discipline, and skills needed for life. Each episode gives practical guidance on discipline, academic success, health and wellness, leadership, character, financial literacy, college and career readiness, mentorship, and life preparation. Raising Scholars is for anyone serious about helping young people become prepared, responsible, capable adults.

Publisher

Terrell Scriber

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Aug 2026

Latest episode

21 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

7 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Sept 2026

   The Daily Habits That Build a Scholar

   Big accomplishments like strong grades, scholarships, college acceptance, and graduation get celebrated—but those results are often built through small daily choices that nobody sees. In this episode, Terrell introduces six daily practices that help build a scholar: Prepare, Engage, Track, Learn, Protect, and Reset. He explains how scholars can prepare before the day begins, actively engage in learning, keep track of responsibilities, use stronger learning strategies, protect their health and attention, and reflect when something does not go as planned. The goal is not perfection or completing a six-for-six checklist every day. It is consistent practice, appropriate support, and increasing ownership over time. A scholar is not built by one perfect day, but by repeatedly returning to the behaviors that support growth, learning, responsibility, health, and reflection.

2. 

   29 Aug 2026

   Building the Weekly School Routine

   Being busy is not the same as being organized. When school, homework, practices, activities, transportation, family responsibilities, and sleep all compete for the same limited time, scholars need more than a daily to-do list—they need a realistic way to see and manage the entire week. In this episode, Terrell introduces the Raising Scholars weekly planning framework: Commit, Plan, Protect, and Adjust. He explains how families and scholars can identify fixed commitments, plan flexible responsibilities, protect sleep and recovery, recognize overloaded days, and make adjustments before pressure points become emergencies. The goal is not to schedule every minute or create the perfect calendar. It is to build a weekly routine that works in real life while gradually helping scholars take greater ownership of their time, responsibilities, and preparation for adulthood.

3. 

   24 Aug 2026

   The First Two Weeks Matter

   The first day of school gets plenty of attention, but the first two weeks reveal how a scholar’s routines, responsibilities, and support systems are actually working. In this episode, Terrell explains how parents, scholars, educators, and mentors can use the beginning of the school year as a calibration period. He discusses attendance, preparation, assignment tracking, teacher communication, sleep, and other early patterns that may need attention. He also introduces the Raising Scholars Early Correction Framework: Notice, Identify, Adjust, Practice, and Review. The first two weeks do not determine the entire school year. They provide valuable information about what is working, what needs to change, and where the scholar needs greater support or ownership.

4. 

   14 Aug 2026

   Back-to-School Starts at Home

   Back-to-school preparation is about more than backpacks, supplies, and first-day outfits. In Episode 4 of Raising Scholars, Terrell Scriber explains how families can build practical systems at home that support discipline, organization, responsibility, and a smoother transition into the school year. From sleep and morning routines to device expectations, planners, family calendars, communication, and scholar ownership, this episode gives parents and scholars practical ways to reduce preventable stress and prepare for the year ahead. The goal isn’t a perfect household—it’s a clear, flexible system that helps scholars become more capable and responsible over time.

5. 

   10 Aug 2026

   Preparing Children for Adulthood, Not Just School

   Preparing children for adulthood requires more than helping them succeed in school. In this episode, Terrell introduces the Raising Scholars Progressive Responsibility Model and explains how parents, educators, and mentors can gradually help young people develop the discipline, communication, decision-making, financial, and life skills they’ll need to manage responsibility for themselves. The goal isn’t immediate independence—it’s increasing capability, ownership, and preparation for life.

6. 

   7 Aug 2026

   The Six Pillars of Raising Scholars

   A young person can earn strong grades, win awards, develop talents, and still be unprepared for life. So what should we actually be developing if our goal is to raise a scholar? In Episode 2 of Raising Scholars, Terrell Scriber introduces the six pillars that form the foundation of the Raising Scholars framework: Discipline, Habits, and Mindset; Academic Success and Learning Skills; Health, Wellness, and Performance; Leadership, Character, and Purpose; Financial Literacy and Life Readiness; and Pathways and Opportunities. This episode explains why raising a scholar requires whole-person development and shows how the six pillars work together to prepare young people for school, responsibility, adulthood, and lifelong growth. Listeners are also challenged to complete a simple Six-Pillar Scholar Growth Checkup: identify one area of strength, one area that needs growth, and one action to take before the next episode. The goal is continued development, not perfection.

7. 

   3 Aug 2026

   What Is a Scholar?

   In the first episode of Raising Scholars, Terrell Scriber defines what it truly means to be a scholar. A scholar is not just a straight-A student, a gifted student, or someone headed to college. A scholar is someone actively trying to grow by educating themselves and developing the habits, discipline, and skills needed for life. This episode lays the foundation for the entire Raising Scholars platform by explaining why scholar identity is about growth, preparation, responsibility, and lifelong development. Terrell breaks the episode into five main ideas: A scholar is more than just a good student. A scholar is an active learner. Scholar identity must be practiced. A scholar is preparing for life. Everyone can enter the process. The episode also introduces the Seven-Day Scholar Evidence Challenge, a simple challenge that asks listeners to record one action each day that gives evidence of scholar growth.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

16 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

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