Hi! I’m Lauren, a homeschooling parent of three and a licensed teacher with a master’s degree in educational literacy. I was homeschooled (and regular schooled!) through high school, and have experience teaching preschool through adult learners.

When I was 16, I divided my time between an archaeology lab, playing classical violin, and running a free Shakespeare performance club I started for kids in the community. I was the youngest member of the local micro-mineral society and I also, it must be added, spent a good amount of time dreaming and writing unpublishable drivel.

Alternative schooling opens up the world as a child’s classroom. When that classroom is offered to them wholesale, learning becomes like a Wonka laboratory. It’s a lot more fun for the adults, too!