My name is Adrienne. I'm a former teacher turned homeschool mom to my amazing son. I believe any amount of time we can spend designing our children's educations around their passions and unique learning styles is a gift of love. I love sci-fi books and TV shows, photography, and studying dream analysis.

My bachelor's is in Psychology with a Community Health Education minor. My master's is also in Psychology with minors in Social Work and Bilingual Education. I'm TESOL/TEFL certified, meaning I have over 150 hours of additional training on teaching non-native English speakers.

I spent my career as an educator, spending over 6 years as an English, writing, ESOL, and psychology tutor at a community college, while also designing and teaching workshops for my students. For over 4 years, I further worked as a private homeschool teacher for the family of a high schooler with autism. I have extensive experience adapting curriculum to meet the specific needs of students with learning disabilities or who are behind grade level in certain areas. Finally, I worked as a teaching assistant and mentor for multiple undergraduate and graduate level Sociology courses. Under the direction of the professor, I designed lectures, prepared lesson plans, instructed students, and graded coursework.

While I have taught a wide variety of students throughout my career, my expertise is working with students who struggle to learn for whatever reason. Teaching can sometimes be like solving a puzzle. Every student has a unique learning style that can include barriers to learning through some "traditional" approaches. I'm passionate about discovering the ideal method for ALL of my students to be successful when they learn.

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about my teaching style or my courses. I'm also open to requests for new class topics or special requests.