Debbie C. made the journey not only from public school education to homeschooling, but also from life in the city to 
running a farm with her family. Debbie puts 100-percent effort into all that she does and is happy to share her experiences (and yogurt-making know-how) with others. Read on to learn more about Debbie:
What is your name?
Debbie C.
How does education relate in your life?
We farm and homeschooled our two youngest children, so learning is a large
part of every day. We moved to our farm from city life, so it has been a huge
learning curve to learn how to feed ourselves.
What was your biggest triumph as a homeschooler?
My youngest son had a very hard time in public school mathematics classes.
It was a huge feeling of success when he suddenly grasped the concepts he
had been struggling with, and now as a teenager, he is excelling in Pre-Calculus
courses. That is such a feeling of accomplishment for a child who couldn’t
grasp long division.
What was your biggest blunder?
I think my biggest blunder was not starting our homeschool life from the
beginning. Our children started in public school and then moved to
homeschooling. It is a completely different discipline.
What has your role been with LessonPathways.com?
My role with LessonPathways.com has been as a contributor who helped build
Pathways. It was a great learning experience for me.
How did you come to create Pathways for our site?
I came to create Pathways because I was writing blogs for
Choosyhomeschooler.com and was invited to.
What was the most challenging part?
The most challenging part was learning the computer.
Of all the Pathways you created, which one did you enjoy the most?
I thoroughly enjoyed The Billy Goats Gruff. I just wish my children were young enough again to want to try the crafts I found.
How do you feel Lesson Pathways impacts the educational community?
Lesson Pathways impacts the education community by allowing the teacher to teach. All the basics are supplied for teachers, so their time can be spent productively interacting with their students.
If you could offer one piece of advice to a new homeschooler, what would it be?
Although it is hard, you need to learn how to relax and let your students
guide more. When we started, I was so focused on needing to get a piece of
work done I forgot that all children learn at different paces and we need to
allow for that.
Do you currently have a blog or website you would like to let others know
about?
Please take a look at Chikousky Farms.
More about Debbie: Debbie C. is the homeschooling mother of four children, two of which she homeschooled through to graduation from high school. When not teaching, she spends her time freelance writing and farming. The Chikousky family is currently delving into traditional food storage and preparation methods, such as fermentation, and having a blast incorporating this learning into hands-on homeschooling science experiments!
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