Tag: Interview
Spotlight: Ashley Hayes, Our Longest-Standing Time4Learning Member!
During our 20+ years of serving over a million homeschooled students, we have loved hearing the stories of our members and learning the impact Time4Learning has had on their educational journey. Each and every one is unique and special. We’re honored to share this extraordinary and inspiring member story with you as we shine a […]
Homeschooling’s Flexibility Opens Doors for Competitive Dancer
Imagine a world where your gifted young athlete or performer can balance rigorous academics with the pursuit of an invigorating passion. Envision a childhood untethered from the restraints of a rigid educational system, to one that promotes flexibility, individuality, and socialization with like-minded peers. Initially, Natalia, a thirteen-year-old talented dancer from Naperville, IL, was hesitant […]
Family Journey: From Time4Learning Members to Staff
Meet siblings Jordan and Ashley from Florida. Both were homeschooled from a very early age using Time4Learning. Now, both also happen to work for the same company that helped educate them from elementary all the way to high school graduation. Meet Jordan Jordan and Ashley come from a large family and are just two of […]
Why I’m so Grateful to be a Homeschooler this Holiday Season
This time of year is always reflective. Gratitude posts make their rounds on social media, and we busily prepare for holiday celebrations with family and friends. As a longtime homeschool mom with a son in high school, I feel especially grateful this holiday season. The past year and a half has shown many of us […]
Jamie’s Journey: From School Principal to Homeschool Mom
As a child, Jamie Gaddy always dreamed of being a teacher. She followed her dream and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. During her career as an educator, she taught everything from preschool to junior high school. During that time, something caught her attention. “I noticed that a lot of my fellow teachers […]
Online Safety Tips for Parents and Students
If the use of technology wasn’t already booming in the world of education before the pandemic, it is now. When remote learning became a national reality during the pandemic, homeschooling became a more viable option for many families. Today in the United States, 11.1%, or at least 5 million children, are being homeschooled, according to […]
Mental Health Check-Up: Tips for Students and Parents
The last year-and-a-half was full of challenges and issues that most of us have never experienced before. In addition to the health concerns brought on by COVID-19, adults and children have had to adjust to being home for prolonged periods away from family, friends, and coworkers. Homes have become our office space as well as […]
Family Uses Time4Learning to Reverse Learning Loss
According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), only 34% of eighth graders tested at or above a proficient level in math and reading in 2019. The Blalock family experienced this statistic personally, as their son, Jack, had struggled with these subjects throughout his academic career. False Assurance While Jack’s parents were certainly aware […]
Homeschooling Solved Our Public School Safety Worries
Across the country, many families are facing an important decision- send their children back to traditional school or homeschool. We recently caught up with one parent and Time4Learning member, Amanda Flores, who made the decision to homeschool after growing frustrated by shifting mask mandates in her state. While it was not an easy decision, learn […]
Is it Possible to Homeschool Multiple Grades While Working?
Marie Williams is a busy mom, wife, mentor, and tutoring group director from Georgia. She also works at a local university in her hometown. With three children, two in elementary and one in middle school, Marie does everything she can to use her time as wisely and efficiently as possible. Marie recently joined us on […]
Once Reluctant Homeschooler Now Thriving Alumna
A few years ago, if you had asked Lilianna Gusky if she would be a homeschool graduate, she might have scoffed at the mere idea of it. Although her little brother had always been taught at home, homeschooling was definitely not the route for her. School meant friends. School meant a social life. Like many who […]
Improving Student Confidence Through Homeschooling
When her daughter’s school transitioned from full-time virtual instruction to part-time, in-school instruction during the pandemic, Cristina soon noticed a change in her nine-year-old’s demeanor. Not only was Elizabeth Rose coming home with signs of anxiety, her grades were also suffering and she was barely sleeping and eating. Cristina wasn’t the only one who noticed. […]
Time4Learning was Key Ingredient to Success for Alumnus
Bailey Shuler’s earliest memory of the culinary arts was helping his great-grandmother prepare an omelet when he was just four years old. At the age of 10, he was preparing entire meals for the family – baking breads, cakes, and intricate pastries, some that would take hours to make. At age 16, he was running […]
Roadschooling Family Takes Flexible Learning to New Heights
We hope you enjoy this special Q&A interview with Sandra Peña, a roadschooling mom with four children ages 10, 9, 5, and 4, two of whom use Time4Learning to continue the learning on the road. Tired of the city life, the Peñas bought an RV and joined the growing community of roadschoolers in the U.S. […]
Double Duty: Meet a Virtual Teacher and Homeschooling Mom
Homeschooling was never on the agenda for Jenna G. from Texas. After all, as a long-time public school teacher, she always planned on having her 4-year-old son go to a brick-and-mortar school. Then, the pandemic hit, and in March of 2020, her son, Aiden, started remote learning like millions of children. Later that year in […]