Meet NatureGlo
Back in 2003, I was a burnt out brick and mortar private school teacher looking out across my classroom into the glazed eyes of 15 3rd - 5th graders sitting bored in rows of desks while I dragged them through another year's gauntlet of our boring curriculum.
At the end of the school year, I looked down at my students report cards and the figurative "bloody mess" results from the mainstream education gauntlet, of which, some of my students couldn't quite make it through, and I had to unfortunately "fail" some of them and keep them back another year. I realized that I had to find a better way.
"Test prep more!"
Just. No.
With the "rules" of education constantly changing and education fads like Common Core galore, I begged, "where's the joy of learning found in all of that? I got frustrated by the amount of work I put into my teaching compared with the learning results I saw in my students dreaded report cards, which I grew to hate.
In 2017, I decided there had to be a better way, and thus, NatureGlo's eScience relaxed homeschool MathArt and natural sciences online unit study courses was born, helping teachers with jargon-less open and go PowerPoint lessons, and homeschool parents with child self-directed online courses, here we go!
If you're a time-strapped homeschool or unschool parent whose kiddos LOVE studying about animals and want a facilitator/tutor to guide them, you're in the right place. Or, if you're a teacher that has gotten frustrated with the mainstream education agenda to stuff every child into a one-size-fits-all, teaching to the test, and or you're sick and tired of that boxed curriculum, I've been there too. You're in the right place!
What did I do to escape the mainstream education rat race?
I started visiting and studying alternative schools such as Sudbury, Free Schools, and Montessori, got a job with an Open Classroom as a child mentor/facilitator to deschool, then started laying my own educational strategies on top to create a learning system that works for any homeschool parent or teacher willing to let go of the "foolish schoolish" mindset.
What I believed then: Homeschool and school learning should be easier, take less time, and be something that kids jump out of bed with excitement in the morning to participate in every single day.
What I KNOW now: Childhood learning can be easier (and faster) when you have a proven plan, customized to your child's learning interests and needs.
So, how can I help you today?
My name is Gloria Brooks, and I help new & stuck homeschool parents and teachers deschool using the world’s simplest and most natural learning strategy, unit studies.
We are in a new era of education, where you no longer need a brick and mortar school, a hired tutor or mis-matched teacher colleagues (been there too) to have amazing learning experiences for kids - You CAN do it yourself - facilitate kids learning either online as an independent teacher, or at home with your kiddos.