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Wade and Laura Bankston are the proud parents of two boys and 1 girl.
Together, they own and operate a professional cleaning business. Wade works in the business during the day outside the home and Laura works on the business as time allows from their home.
Laura currently homeschools:
Nathan, aged 7, 2nd grade
Ryan, aged 5, Kindergarten
Maegan, aged 2, who follows around and learns from them both
The Bankston's actively support homeschooling and desire to aid other families by providing information and resources necessary for them to make informed decisions and meet the needs of their children.
Laura's specialty is researching homeschooling requirements and helping families in any situation homeschool even when they have tons to do.
Hi.
I'm Laura Bankston and I'd like nothing more than to help you have the most rewarding homeschool experience possible.
When I first started homeschooling, I was sitting at my kitchen table, frustrated. After doing a lot of research, asking a lot of questions, and acquiring a lot of experience, I was finally able to achieve the positive learning environment I envisioned.
Then, one day, I was on the phone with a lady I'd never met. She had been referred to me by one of my friends. She was pulling her son out of private school and was in desperate need of help.
She was really insecure about her own abilities as she had dropped out of school and later obtained her GED. She was not a good reader and was worried about her ability to teach her son to read. She didn't have an ounce of self-confidence in her body.
BUT, she did know that her Kindergarten son was unhappy. She did know that he came home crying. She did know that he wasn't learning what he was supposed to be learning. And she did know that her son didn't "just have a discipline problem" like the teacher said.
So, I spent about 45 min. or so on the phone, encouraging her. She had already pulled her son out of school and wasn't going to take him back, but she didn't think that she could homeschool. So, after talking with her and hearing a little bit of her story, I told her that there was no doubt in my mind about her abilities. But, if she still felt unsure, I explained to her about curriculum that would tell her step-by-step what to do. We spoke in detail about how I homeschooled. I shared some of my initial struggles and how she could avoid that. But, most importantly, by the time we hung up, she was feeling enough self-confidence to try homeschool. After all, there is no one better qualified to teach and love a child than his Mom!
Anyway, that was an empowering experience. And that's when I knew that I possessed a lot of knowledge. And that's when I knew that I would love nothing more than to help others through the same journey.
So, thanks for your time and for giving me the opportunity to share with you.
Sincerely,
