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why we chose homeschooling

I remember the moment(s) leading up to my first thoughts about considering another form of schooling that wasn’t public school, and guess what- it certainly wasn’t homeschooling.

When we had our first daughter I began looking at the classroom & things taking place in the schools in a whole new light while we lived in Canada. I began asking friends about the private Christian school they chose for their children… about the class size & the amount of behavior challenges & special needs children they saw in those school settings.
But FIRST let me make this point - I’m not against challenging behaviors or special needs, but I am concerned about the lack of support many teachers & students with needs face, and the large classroom size when there are multiple needs in just one room alone. I was 💯 one of those classrooms in 2018 & it took several emails to district + the threat of me walking out to get a physical, nonverbal child the support they deserved. EVERYONE suffers when the proper support isn’t in place & the class size is too large.

After moving back to the states & experiencing a few years in the classroom (which had changed drastically compared to the 5+ years I was in it prior moving) I knew there was no way public school was aligned with what I envisioned for our daughters.

I did not want our five year olds to only get one 15 minute recess a day (if that), to face the stress of multiple tests a month & be solely taught based on their struggles and test scores. Then sprinkle in children learning things waaaay sooner than what we did as kids. Things that aren’t aligned with the values I want our children to have.

I envisioned them spending most of their days playing, exploring, creating, using their imagination, running & building a love for learning. I envisioned a living environment that was God centered and not world centered. I envisioned CHOICE & FREEDOM.

Insert 2020 being the year our oldest would start kindergarten & since we had lived 2019 - August 2020 like nothing changed in our lives, I wasn’t about to put her in a place where masking, constant sanitizing & propaganda was a thing. So here we are. 4 years in the making.



Meet Brittany Weidlich

 
I'm a Mississippi momma to our three girls and wife to my Canadian hubby. I am a retired kindergarten teacher turned play enthusiast.  After spending a few years in Canada we decided to return back to my roots in southern Mississippi where we enjoy the warm weather and views of the Gulf Coast.

Teaching is something I've always had a passion for and something I knew I was called to do. I love teaching but then I became a momma. I still remember that gut wrenching feeling of having to return to work following maternity leave after having our first daughter. I would pick her up from daycare just in time to cook dinner, feed her and put her to bed. This was our every day.

While pregnant with our second daughter I discovered I had high grade cells on my cervix which had the potential to turn into cancer if not removed. I had no clue that it mattered what products or chemicals I was putting on my body, more importantly what I was putting on our children's bodies. It was during this moment that a kindergarten parent introduced me to something that would help us in all the areas that I didn't yet know we needed. I know I cannot protect our children from everything, but at least by using these natural products she introduced us to, I am no longer being tricked by false marketing and am doing my best as a mother. I now feel assured that I am using safe, toxin free products on my family and in our home. I am even more excited about the fact that I get to help teach and empower other families about toxin free products.

How can I not feel excited about the chance to teach others by sharing what we are passionate about and what works for our family. This means I get to be a momma first, enjoying all the small and big moments with our three daughters as we empower other families to take a closer look at what's in their cabinets one step at a time.

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