Welcome to Reclaiming Teaching!

I’m Jen.

I’m a wife, a mom of two, and an Ontario elementary teacher with twenty years of experience. I enjoyed eighteen of those years in the public school system as a sought-after substitute teacher. I loved how my job allowed me to be the best mom and wife to my family!

I began teaching online as an independent contractor in 2019. I was teaching ESL online to Chinese students, and in 2021, I added Outschool and private math and literacy teaching to my schedule.

I also homeschooled my own pre-teens during the 2020/2021 school year! What an EDVENTURE!! I experienced first-hand the freedom, fun, fears, and omg-what-were-we-thinking togetherness of this incredible undertaking! I understand where and why parents might look outside the home for support with their children’s home education.

Almost two decades of public education in hundreds of different classrooms from JK to 8th grade allowed me to experience much of what is awesome about our institutions but I also witnessed what is seriously lacking in our school systems.

I honed my teaching style and craft throughout the years by collaborating with and observing the incredibly hardworking educators working throughout my county.

With two decades of experience under my belt, I’m equipped to serve and support parents, both outside of the school system and within it; to help fill the gaps in their child’s education with individualized, custom instruction in elementary literacy and math.

As a parent, what areas of education do you feel are most underserved? What’s on your wish list for your child this school year?