Advocating for Children's Education with Inspired Tutors founder Jessalynn Borden

<p>Jessalyn Burden is the founder and owner of <a href= "https://www.inspiredtutors.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Inspired Tutors LLC</a>. She graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi, class of 2020, with degrees in Elementary and Special Education.</p> <p>As the oldest of 5, 3 of which struggled in school, Jessalyn has always had a heart for children with learning disabilities. She worked for two years in the public school system as a Special Education Teacher, and it was during that second year that she realized that she needed to do something different; that the children needed something different. And after carrying the workload of 3 teachers, with a caseload of over 50+ students, as well as the guilt of not being able to give those struggling children what they needed...it all became too much. </p> <p>Therefore, in June 2022 she launched <em>Inspired Tutors</em>, a virtual tutoring platform for children K-6 with and without learning disabilities. Her mission is to give parents and children (homeschooled and those in public school) additional support and resources so that more children do not get left behind.</p> <p>In this episode, we discuss:</p> <ul> <li>Her experience growing up in Romania and being a TCK "third culture kid."</li> <li>The overwhelming journey of being an ESE teacher and then pivoting to start her her own business to support children and enhance their education. </li> <li>How impactful it is to read to our children at home and how early we should begin reading to our children.</li> <li>The importance of parents getting involved in their children's academics.</li> <li>How powerful learning another language is.</li> <li>Easy things parents can do to increase their children’s education and awareness.</li> <li>Working with our children's teachers not against them. </li> <li>Breaking the stigma behind tutroting and the benefits of 1-on-1 tutoring. </li> </ul> <p>Connect with Jessalyn on <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/InspiredTutoring" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Fac