: About Me

I am a former public school teacher who now home schools three children of my own. Schooling my children at home allows me the unique opportunity to evaluate closely all of those teaching strategies that I was taught at university and to see how the real learning takes place. As a classically trained educator, I have a platform to mentor and advise other home schooling families.

Over 1 million families are schooling their children at home in the US alone. This is an untapped market and parents that I meet on a weekly basis are often confused about their schooling options and looking for help. They have questions about how to get started, how to network with other families, and how to ensure that their children are getting the best of what alternative education has to offer. I have those answers.

Through my blog "at home with momma skyla" I have been dispensing advice, showing sample lessons, and exploring different methods of early education for quite sometime. I have a large bank of regular readers and enjoy sharing my knowledge with them.

Freelance writing is the latest way that I am seeking to share the joys of home schooling with the public. Anyone can do it. I can show them how.

My passion is ...

children and family

I know too much about ...

diapers, craft supplies, and education theory

My parents always told me ...

I was a sweet and strange child

My childhood ambition ...

was to be an NASA superstar and the voice of a Disney Character

My favorite memory ...

is breaking beans on the porch with my Nana while we listened to Prarie Home Companion

Why I write ...

because the exchange of knowledge is at the core of personal growth

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

reading:Teaching with Love and Logic, Listening to:Elizabeth Mitchell, watching: LOST

My first job ...

my mom's assistant as a janitor for a church

My best moment ...

realizing life was already happening,

My inspiration ...

the words of Baha'u'llah, y children's eyes

Education > Homeschooling Tips for homeschooling your preschooler

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Home schooling your preschooler may feel like a daunting task, but you already have all of the skill in place to not only do it, but do it well. Many people do not realize that home schooling is for them until after their children have begun a formal education outside the home, so if you've already made the decision to say home with your children, you have a leg up. This is the time to establish routines and norms that will help your child transition smoothly into academic life at home. Here are some tips to remember. First, find your rhythm. Rudolf Steiner, the acclaimed founder of the in...

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