education matters.
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I love education. I love the difference it makes for those in poverty. I love the difference it has made in my own life. I love seeing it spark interest in my children.
In high school, I was the kid who wrote the newspaper articles about school board meetings, but I think I would have watched them even if I didn't have to. I entered college with credits from advanced classes in high school, and then I took all the classes that interested me...which meant I ended up graduating a year early by accident, because I fulfilled my degree requirement early without intending to do so. After college, I taught special education - mostly writing - and worked with Teach For America to support their teachers. In December 2010, I earned my Master's of Arts in Education (Special Education: Learning Disabilities & Autism). And now I do some work with homeschooled students, not because we need the money but because I love it.
And, speaking of homeschooling, that's what we're doing for now. Lee and I are prayerfully deciding year by year, so I'm not sure what we'll do next year. But we're doing some formal preschool homeschooling now, and it works well for our family.
All that to say this: education matters. And it's one of my passions. I write a bit about everything from homeschooling to ed policy, from grad school to grade school, and more - read 'em {here}.
I love education. I love the difference it makes for those in poverty. I love the difference it has made in my own life. I love seeing it spark interest in my children.
In high school, I was the kid who wrote the newspaper articles about school board meetings, but I think I would have watched them even if I didn't have to. I entered college with credits from advanced classes in high school, and then I took all the classes that interested me...which meant I ended up graduating a year early by accident, because I fulfilled my degree requirement early without intending to do so. After college, I taught special education - mostly writing - and worked with Teach For America to support their teachers. In December 2010, I earned my Master's of Arts in Education (Special Education: Learning Disabilities & Autism). And now I do some work with homeschooled students, not because we need the money but because I love it.
And, speaking of homeschooling, that's what we're doing for now. Lee and I are prayerfully deciding year by year, so I'm not sure what we'll do next year. But we're doing some formal preschool homeschooling now, and it works well for our family.
All that to say this: education matters. And it's one of my passions. I write a bit about everything from homeschooling to ed policy, from grad school to grade school, and more - read 'em {here}.