Jessica Smith

When I first started homeschooling my oldest son I imagined everything going perfectly. I was homeschooled and I majored in child development — I was made for this!
I bought a shiny new curriculum and couldn't wait to start. After a few weeks the honeymoon phase was over and I thought that maybe I wasn't cut out for this homeschool thing. I really didn't enjoy spending every evening preparing printables, lectures, and complicated lessons. My son didn't enjoy following step-by-step activities, listening to my lectures, or spend hours doing busywork. I felt like there had to be a better way — one where I was a confident, wise teacher and my son was a confident, active learner. After a lot of research I discovered a lot of resources telling parents WHY they should homeschool and a lot of resources telling parents WHAT they should teach, but there weren't a lot of resources teaching parents HOW to teach their children.
Then I was introduced to Charlotte Mason and I knew my search was over. Charlotte Mason's philosophy and methods are effective, but her volumes are over 1,000 pages and difficult for new homeschool parents to apply. I made it my mission to make her simple, yet effective methods applicable for modern parents and help them become confident home educators!