Even before my children were born, I thought that homeschooling would be the only way I would feel comfortable educating my kids.
My experience in school was mediocre at best. I had a few teachers that were influential in my development, and I had a bunch of duds. Teachers that never understood my unique way of learning. Others that never considered my mental health and rarely, a teacher fully invested in their profession.
When a teacher came into my life and lit up my world with curiosity and enveloped me in a safe environment where I felt free to participate, I felt like I breathed a little different. I felt valuable and important. I wanted to continue to grow, and learning was a pleasure. Sadly, these types of teachers were few and far between.
As I grew older, I truly hated learning. The environment I was in promoted cheating and laziness. Get the work done; get the grade; get out of there. I was bored out of my mind. By the end of high school, I was uninterested in continuing anything that involved education.
I went to college and after one year I quit and decided to start working. That worked very well for me. I made good money, traveled a lot and slowly developed a love of learning again. Although the learning was empirical it was learning all the same.
I found myself teaching my sewing operators about compound interest and loan calculations. I taught my supervisors how to use excel. I taught my coordinators to be good leaders. I came out of the work environment knowing I wanted to be a teacher!
In 2012, when I started Proyecto Propósito, I decided to teach English, but I ran into a wall. I had never finished college. I was not trained or qualified to teach. I knew I had to go back to school. At 26 years old I wanted to start a family and work on my project, college was not a priority.
I had Frederick in 2014 and David in 2016, two of the best decisions of my life. They were a lot of work. It took a lot of internal dialogue to convince myself to invest the time and money in anything else.
For a decade I taught and learned. I raised my children. I grew my ministry.
As my children developed in a traditional school environment, they started to vocalize their observations and complaints about the learning environment I placed them in. We tried different countries, different platforms, different strategies and it all came back to the same thought. Education is one of the most important parts of my children’s lives. There is no one who cares more about them, knows them better, and wants them to be successful. I now had the credentials. I was a teacher. I could do this.
In June 2024, I took the leap. I had investigated all the details in both countries. I knew what I had to do. I knew what I wanted to do.
The homeschooling experience has given me a gift I did not even expect to receive. It gave me a window into the innerworkings of my own children’s minds. I don’t only know how they think. I know how they learn! I understand that homeschooling is not for everyone. It is a privilege to have the time and the ability to make it work. I have worked very hard to get to this point because it was a priority for me.
I have fallen deeper in love with my children, and I feel more confident than ever before that I will be proud of the decisions I have made and the mother I have become when I look back.
I support homeschooling. It is not the only option, but it is a great option. If you would like to start (Honduras or USA) please reach out and I would be happy to help you along the way.
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