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Our Mission
Anyone Can Teach A Child What To Think,
But It Takes A Great Teacher To Teach A Child How To Learn.
NICE TO MEET YOU
I'm Cassondra Shields
I'm a mom of 4, wife, teacher, and business coach.
I've been a teacher for over 5 years and fell into my own business by accident. You read that right - by accident.
As odd as that is to say, this is the best accident that has ever happened to me!
I started my teaching career in second language learning otherwise known as ESL. I worked primarily with kids in mainland China and teaching English through English immersion classes and working 1:1 online. After about 2 years I started to also work with adults in group classes. I learned so much about culture and people in this work, especially since my adult students were from all over the world - Taiwan, France, China, Canada, Singapore, and Japan just to name a few places.
A lot of things happened in 2020. There was a worldwide pandemic and China changed some of their laws when it came to foreign language teachers, so I lost a lot of my clients as well.
It was also at this time that my 3 year old daughter was supposed to be starting pre-k. However, with the world in shambles and my understanding of distance learning and schools being open, closed, open, closed made me decide for the time being I was going to homeschool.
I started buying curriculum for my 3 year old and fighting tooth and nail to get her to learn. I made games, I made pictures, etc. but she just didn't care. I was trying to balance this fine line of "let's learn" and "but it also has to be fun". The curriculum I bought was fine, but it was definitely NOT fun.
One day, I just threw it out! I was so frustrated with it (and so was my daughter) and got smart with my husband and said, "I might as well just make my own at this point." …..So I did.
I started writing my own reading and English classes and interactive programs for my own kids and within just a few months my 3 year old was READING!
Being a mom, yes, I bragged. Sue me. So, I started teaching other people's kids to read when they saw videos of my daughter. Then I joined some teaching platforms and within the past 2 years have helped hundreds of 3-5 year old kids how to read independently and have the parents' testimonials to prove it.
"My daughter learned how to read and sound out her words from this class. The way she teaches her students to read is so innovative and enjoyable for the kids. I wish it was longer but the worksheets are great to practice outside of class. The use of NearPod game was my daughters favorite part of course. I highly recommend this class."
- Cymone
"This class has boosted my child’s confidence with reading. She uses what she learned when she is sounding out new words and reading sentences. The teacher makes each class fun! My kid always asks when the next class will happen."
- Lauren
"Cassie and her teachers are amazing! My son has actually learned so much from this class that he needs the next level. He has progressed through both her reading and her math classes over the past year and a half and is reading and figuring on a first grade level now at age 5."