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Biography

Home Sweet Homework with Sharon Marshall Lockett

Sharon Marshall Lockett Sharon is the founder and director of Lockett Learning Systems/SCORE, validated by the United States Department of Education for effectiveness in improving the high school graduation and college-going rates of high-risk students. She has trained thousands of educators and students to implement educational reform.

As director of SCORE, Sharon works with educators and parents nationwide to ensure that every student succeeds. Under her direction, SCORE has received numerous honors and awards including validation by the California Department of Education and the United States Department of Education, recognition by the President’s Forum on Teaching as a Profession, and receiving the Parade of Excellence Award by the National Council of States.

Besides her books, Home Sweet Homework: A Parent’s Guide to Stress-Free Homework and Studying Strategies that Work, and Take My Hand: Guiding Your Child Through Grief, Sharon is also the author of 20 books and 2 DVD’s teaching excellence, and grief recovery. Sharon earned her Master of Science in Educational Administration and holds California Life Secondary and Administrative credentials.

She has appeared on numerous radio and television talk shows including Prime Time America, The American Perspective and Voice of America. Her books have been featured in Our Children Magazine, Island Family, and the New York Daily News among others.

Sharon is a firm believer in “paying it forward.” She is the volunteer leader of the Divorce and Grief Recovery program at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California. In this role, she develops the curriculum, trains the support staff, coaches the speakers, and leads the seminars.

Sharon is a CLASS Speaker, adjunct professor of education at Vanguard University, listed in Who’s Who in American Education, and a favorite speaker and workshop leader. She earned her Master of Science in Educational Administration from California State University, Fullerton and holds California Life Secondary and Administrative credentials.

She resides in Laguna Niguel, California with her husband Milton.

Archived Shows

• Home Sweet Homework – Building Bridges on a Budget

  Evelyn Sacks, author of Eat, Nap, Play: How to Get Even More Out of Your Child's Day for Less, guests this week on Home Sweet Homework. Learn to use your "fun-dar" to enrich your summer experience. Learn about the little things that make time together special. Learn how to stretch your dollars...right in your own back yard. When your child is successful, your life will be less stress-full.

• Home Sweet Homework – Build Bridges from Head to Heart

  Three time Emmy winner Rigo Chacon guests this week on Home Sweet Homework. You will be inspired by his life story...from a non-English-speaking immigrant child 8 years old to an articulate Emmy-winning news anchor and producer. Learn his keys to success...for himself and for his children. When your child is successful, your life will be less stress-full.

• Home Sweet Homework – Build Bridges through Communication

  Rhea Zakich, creator of the Ungame is this week's special guest. Build the bridge of Family Communication! It will change your relationships with your children. It will change your lives. Learn how to listen; learn how to draw out your childrens' thoughts and feelings; learn how to move your nightly conversation from one syllable, three-word sentences to sharing from the heart. When your child is successful, your life will be less stress-full.

• Home Sweet Homework – Build Bridges to our Heritage of Freedom

  Help your children build a bridge to our heritage of freedom! Celebrate our nation's independence July 4 with a renewed commitment to raise children who live by their internal values...who embrace both freedom and responsibility. Learn the history of July 4, what it means to Americans, and how you can raise children who are strong enough to live free. When your child is successful, your life will be less stress-full.

• Home Sweet Homework – Build Bridges through Experiences

  It's summer! You have time to help your children build bridges. It's an opportunity for you to experience life together. Don't forget the lessons learned through experience! Whatever your circumstances, your children can begin the next school year better than they left the last one. Find out how! When your child is successful, your life will be less stress-full.

• Home Sweet Homework – Build Bridges to Dads. Happy Father's Day

  It's summer! You have time to help your children build bridges, especially bridges to Dads. Children need fathers in their lives. This week on Home Sweet Homework, we will explore how to help your children develop a healthy self esteem. Fathers are important to that...important to the development of little girls, important to the development of little boys. If Dad is not available, surrogate dads are! Hear from several people regarding the role of dads in their lives. When your child is successful, your life will be less stress-full.

• Home Sweet Homework – Build Bridges to "What'ever's Next"

  It's summer! You have time to help your children build bridges...bridges to "whatever's next!" This week on Home Sweet Homework, we will look at helping your children build bridges to the next level of education. Sadly, 3 in 10 of our children will not graduate from high school. We can help them build bridges...bridges that will get them through school. When your child is successful, your life will be less stress-full.

• Home Sweet Homework – Amp Up for Summer

  It's summer! The kids are home! It's time to AMP Up Your Life. This week on Home Sweet Homework, we will explore opportunities for you and your children as you Arm yourselves with great tools; use the summer to make next year better than last. Then you'll learn to Manage your schedule needs with those of your children. And, of course, especially during the summer, you'll want to balance your life by taking time to Play. When your child is successful, your life will be less stress-full.

• Home Sweet Homework – Remember and Grow

  This week on Home Sweet Homework, we celebrate Memorial Day by listening to life lessons from American Veterans. Hear vets George Hansel, Milton Lockett, and Nancy Dodgen tell what they learned while serving their country. Listen to Dr. Kogee Thomas recount her amazing family heritage as a descendant of an American Indian Medal of Honor winner. Listen to how history is being taught today...it's not the same as when you were in school. When your child is successful, your life will be less stress-full.

• Home Sweet Homework – It's Finals Time. Yikes!

  It's time to study for finals. Most of us don't know how to study; I didn't. Sometimes I still struggle. This week on Home Sweet Homework, learn how to help your children study for objective tests, for essay tests, and for oral exams. When your child is successful, your life will be less stress-full.

• Home Sweet Homework – Study, Study, Study for the Test, Test, Test!

  It's finals time. That means it's our childrens' last chance to raise a grade and, in some cases, their last chance to pass a class! This week on Home Sweet Homework, learn how other people learn; learn the wisdom behind their strategies for learning. Learn the power, power, power of three, three, three. When your child is successful, your life will be less stress-full. --

• Home Sweet Homework – Love and Laughter: They'll Conquer Anything!

  She's not your ordinary school psychologist...but then, she's not your ordinary person. Pat Nordberg guests on Home Sweet Homework with a message of encouragement. She says, "Believe in your children. I earned all my degrees with a damaged brain!" She has some secrets to help you help your children (or students) learn. When your child is successful, your life will be less stress-full.

• Home Sweet Homework – Questions From a Mother's Heart

  In this session, Sharon answers questions from a group of mothers...questions about their children and homework, kindergarten through high school.  Questions on a variety of topics.  With the answers, she gives examples of how to drill, "work the circle," and help meet your children's personality needs.  When your child is successful, your life will be less stress-full.

• Home Sweet Homework – You Got 'Personality!

  Your child's personality will determine the way he or she approaches school, relationships, homework, and learning. Learn more about this fun topic, and see how you can better interact with your children and your childrens' teachers. When your child is successful, your life will be less stress-full.

• Home Sweet Homework – Fight the Good Fight.

  Hear author Ken Newberger, conflict resolution specialist, talk about the process of resolving conflict. When there is stress in a child's life, school work will suffer and behavior problems will escalate. Whether the offended parties are parent/child, parent/parent, child/teacher, or child/child, his focus is restoring peace and relationship. Dr. Newberger is author of Hope in the Face of Conflict. When your child is successful, your life will be less stress-full.

• Home Sweet Homework – You Can Overcome Just About Anything!

  From the little guy that everyone picked on to an Ultimate Fighting champion! Hear the amazing success story of a professional Mixed Martial Arts Fighter with 9 wins under his belt. He fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the Lightweight Division. Rob Emerson and his mother Jackie discuss his troubled childhood and how they worked with schools to help him. When your child is successful, your life will be less stress-full.

• Home Sweet Homework – Develop the Character

  Rhonda Chuyka, Teacher of the Year, discusses the role of self esteem and character development. Listen as she shares how to handle the D and S words! Learn practical keys to improving your relationship with your children...and, in turn, improving their performance in the classroom. When your child is successful, your life will be less stress-full.

• Home Sweet Homework – The Power of the "Walk Away"

  When our children have conflict in their lives, they often mis-behave or act out in the classroom. Shirley Zink, Director of the SACK (Simple Acts of Care and Kindness) Foundation, will share her touching story and provide your children with strategies to use when they find themselves headed for trouble. When your child is successful, your life will be less stress-full.

• Home Sweet Homework – The Eyes Have It!

  Do your children have trouble sitting still? Do they know answers when you drill them but do poorly on a test? Do they wander around the classroom? Do they dislike reading? They may need the help of a vision specialist! Hear what Dr. Dennis Spiro, Behavioral Optometrist, has to say. When your child is successful, your life will be less stress-full.

• Home Sweet Homework – Study Smart, Not Hard!

  Learn the 15 principles for learning. Study smart, not hard! Sharon has been using these principles for over 20 years, and student lives have been changed! When your child is successful, your life will be less stress-full.