I gave
up my first career in microbiology for my children. I was happy to do so, and
seamlessly transferred my passion to raising children. I wanted to be the best mother I could be. Part of the plan was to find out everything there was to know on the subject. With my firstborn in my arms I scoured the local library shelves for the parenting instruction manuals. Along with the expected titles I found A Nation at Risk. I vowed that my children would not be a part of the ineffective system described there. It set me on the path to homeschooling. I had almost five years until my son was kindergarten age. I began my preparations and was ready to home school at the appropriate time. We learned at home, in the backyard, at the library, the museum, the parks, along the riverbanks and on the mountain tops for many years. They were the most joyous years of my life and the most challenging. As time passed my children needed to form part of a larger social circle and to learn specialized skills I did not have. I also saw that I might be able to build the nation not just by safeguarding my own but through creating a wider influence myself. I thought I might have something to share with the nation at risk.
Gradually I have moved from my inner circle outward. I began my professional teaching career at a charter Essential school. This environment operated on unique core principles which enhanced and cemented my belief in their implementation. Having now transitioned to a typical rural regional high school, I try to make a difference by sharing these unique practical principles with educators who have not yet attempted to implement them.
seamlessly transferred my passion to raising children. I wanted to be the best mother I could be. Part of the plan was to find out everything there was to know on the subject. With my firstborn in my arms I scoured the local library shelves for the parenting instruction manuals. Along with the expected titles I found A Nation at Risk. I vowed that my children would not be a part of the ineffective system described there. It set me on the path to homeschooling. I had almost five years until my son was kindergarten age. I began my preparations and was ready to home school at the appropriate time. We learned at home, in the backyard, at the library, the museum, the parks, along the riverbanks and on the mountain tops for many years. They were the most joyous years of my life and the most challenging. As time passed my children needed to form part of a larger social circle and to learn specialized skills I did not have. I also saw that I might be able to build the nation not just by safeguarding my own but through creating a wider influence myself. I thought I might have something to share with the nation at risk.
Gradually I have moved from my inner circle outward. I began my professional teaching career at a charter Essential school. This environment operated on unique core principles which enhanced and cemented my belief in their implementation. Having now transitioned to a typical rural regional high school, I try to make a difference by sharing these unique practical principles with educators who have not yet attempted to implement them.
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