In this episode of Ed Talks Daily, Dr. Josh Mack introduces Mind Lift Rock, a comprehensive platform designed to support youth mental health and career readiness. The platform offers a variety of features including emotional support tools, career guidance, financial literacy education, and gamification strategies to engage students. It aims to provide preventative measures for mental health issues while preparing students for their future careers and life beyond school.Takeaways-Mind Lift Rock is designed for students aged 10-18.-The platform supports academic, emotional, and social wellness.-It includes a variety of workbooks and implementation guides for staff.-Mind Lift Rock emphasizes prevention over reaction in mental health.-Students have access to 24-7 mental health support tools.-The platform connects students with peer support and professional resources.-Gamification is used to engage students in healthy habits.-Real-time progress tracking helps educators monitor student achievements.-The platform includes financial literacy education and college preparation resources.-Mind Lift Rock also explores trades and union opportunities for students.#YouthMentalHealth #Education #CareerReadiness #MindLiftROC #WellnessPlatform #EmotionalSupport #FinancialLiteracy #CollegePrep #Trades #Gamification #edtalksdaily #drjoshmack

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In this episode, Dr. Josh Mack discusses the essential tools communities can use to hold school boards accountable. He emphasizes the importance of understanding board authority, utilizing public meetings effectively, demanding transparency, organizing community efforts, and engaging in elections. The conversation highlights that accountability is a democratic process that requires informed and active participation from the community.

Takeaways:

Accountability starts with an informed community.

Understanding board authority is crucial for accountability.

Public meetings should be used strategically for community input.

Transparency is a legal obligation for school boards.

Organized groups are more effective than individuals in holding boards accountable.

Communities should monitor superintendent evaluations and performance metrics.

Voting in school board elections is essential for accountability.

Supporting ethical candidates can lead to better governance.

Accountability is a democratic process, not disruption.

Communities must remind boards of their responsibilities collectively.

00:00 Introduction to Community Accountability

00:28 Understanding Board Authority

01:38 Strategic Use of Public Meetings

02:52 Demanding Transparency and Records

03:59 Organizing for Effective Accountability

04:39 Engaging in Elections and Appointments

In this episode of Ed Talks Daily, Dr. Josh Mack introducesMind Lift Rock, a comprehensive platform designed to support youth mental health and career readiness. The platform offers a variety of features including emotional support tools, career guidance, financial literacyeducation, and gamification strategies to engage students. It aims to provide preventative measures for mental health issues while preparing students for their future careers and life beyond school.

#YouthMentalHealth #Education #CareerReadiness #MindLiftROC #WellnessPlatform #EmotionalSupport #FinancialLiteracy #CollegePrep #Trades #Gamification #EdTalksDaily #DrJoshMack

School Board Commissioners: Where Do They Go Wrong?
In this episode, host Dr. Josh Mack breaks down the true role of school board commissioners and the common missteps that undermine public trust and student success. Dr. Mack clarifies the critical difference between governance and management, exposes how politics and micromanagement can derail districts, and explains why school boards serve the community—not themselves. This episode is essential listening for parents, educators, and advocates who care about transparency, accountability, and effective leadership in public education.#SchoolBoard #SchoolBoardGovernance #PublicEducation #EducationLeadership #SchoolBoardAccountability #EducationPolicy #CommunityVoice #ParentAdvocacy #EducationReform #TransparencyInEducation #DrJoshMack #EdTalksDaily

This powerful video podcast explores why teachers of color should never quit, even when burnout in education is real and overwhelming. Centered on the lived experiences of Black educators and educators of color, this episode addresses systemic challenges in K–12 education, racial inequities in schools, emotional labor, and the historical fight for access to education in the African American community.

Drawing on history, cultural responsibility, and modern-day realities, the podcast reframes burnout not as failure, but as a signal to change roles, change schools, step into leadership, or build new educational spaces—not abandon the mission. This content speaks directly to teacher retention, diversity in education, equity in schools, and the urgent need for representation in classrooms and leadership.

Ideal for Black teachers, teachers of color, school leaders, education advocates, and future educators, this episode combines motivation, critical reflection, and practical mindset shifts. It aligns with conversations around teacher wellness, educator burnout, anti-racist education, social justice in schooling, and career pathways in education beyond the classroom.

If you’re searching for content on why representation matters in education, how teachers of color can survive burnout, education leadership pathways, or staying in the profession without losing yourself, this episode delivers clarity, validation, and purpose-driven encouragement—grounded in history and focused on impact.

EdTalks Daily with Dr. Josh Mack is a powerful podcast dedicated to educating, inspiring, and empowering listeners through high-impact conversations with experts, leaders, coaches, and innovators. Each episode explores the science of learning, human performance, mental wellness, movement, motivation, and personal transformation. Whether you're an educator, student, parent, athlete, or lifelong learner, this podcast delivers practical strategies and research-based insights to help you grow in mind, body, and purpose.

In our featured episode, “Keep Moving: How Movement Heals the Body,” Dr. Mack interviews legendary trainer Coach Paul Dick to uncover how daily movement improves mood, boosts brain function, increases energy, enhances longevity, and accelerates healing. Listeners gain actionable tips on building healthy habits, preventing injury, improving mobility, and creating a lifestyle rooted in wellness.

Designed for those seeking expert advice, high-performance mindset strategies, and meaningful motivation, EdTalks Daily provides content optimized for the education, wellness, and personal development niche. Tune in for inspiring interviews, evidence-based discussions, and transformative ideas to help you perform at your best—inside and outside the classroom.

Listen, learn, grow, and keep moving.

MovementHeals #KeepMoving #HealthAndWellness #MindBodyConnection #MovementIsMedicine #WellnessJourney #BrainHealth #EnergyBoost #MentalHealthMatters #FitnessMotivation #HolisticHealing #HealthyLifestyle #LiveBetter #LongevityTips #SelfImprovement #PersonalGrowthJourney #EducationPodcast #EdTalksDaily #TeacherLife #MotivationDaily #PerformanceCoaching #WellnessPodcast #InspiredLiving #LifeUpgrade #MindsetShift

We just crossed 20,000 subscribers — and we did it in less than a year! 🎉
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In this episode, Dr. Josh Mack announces the launch of MindLiftROC — a new youth mental health, wellness, and career development app for students in grades 6–12 and young adults.
If you support youth success, emotional wellness, digital learning, student motivation, or post-secondary career planning, this platform is built for you.

Try the FREE beta version now at:
👉 www.MindLiftROC.com

This work is purpose.
This work is community.
This work is the future — and you’re part of it.

If this message inspires you, please like, comment, and share to help more students, parents, educators, and leaders discover our mission.
Together, we rise. Together, we build.

— Dr. Josh Mack
EdTalks Daily | MindLiftROC

Teachers are under attack — literally. Across the country, educators are being threatened, assaulted, and even hospitalized by their own students. In this powerful EdTalks Daily exclusive, Dr. Josh J. Mack shares his personal story of being assaulted in the classroom while protecting students — and how the system punished him instead of addressing the root problem.

This episode exposes the disturbing rise inclassroom violence, the policy failures behind it, and the emotional toll it’s taking on teachers nationwide. You’ll learn:

💥 The real data behind the surge in teacher assaults
🧠 How weak discipline policies and mental health gaps are fueling chaos
📱 Why social media culture normalizes violence
🛠️ The 5 real solutions schools can implement nowto protect teachers and restore learning

Dr. Mack calls for accountability, safetyreform, and respect for the people who make education possible. Because protecting teachers isn’t just policy — it’s justice.

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