About Me
My name is Tessa, and I've left teaching high school for 8 years to becoming a homeschool mom for my own children. The number one question I'm asked when people learn this is... why? I could really answer this question with a variety of reasons, and they would all be valid. I'll probably explain this in later posts. What it really comes down to, and the answer to that question, is this: it is what is best for my family . This kind of shift isn't possible for some families, or even preferred, but it was best for ours. If you want to read about what we're doing and some more about the why we're doing it, feel free to read ahead. If you want to respectfully question our chosen methods, curriculum, and reasoning, I welcome it. I've chosen to begin writing about this topic for a few reasons. Firstly, because I think it is valuable for a teacher to reflect on learning and identify successes, failures, and ways to improve. Secondly, while there are a lot of homesc