How to Homeschool & Work From Home At the Same Time
- Host – Michele Heyward, Founder, PositiveHire
- Guest – Monique Mills, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, & Strategy , TPM Focus
Are you a black, Latina or indigenous woman engineer looking to take a new direction in your career?
Are you homeschooling your kids while working full time?
Are you trying to find balance or a process to do both at the same damn time?
Monique Mills explains “How to Homeschool While Working From Home…At The Same Damn Time.”
When you start working from home, that also means you have flexibility. So that means you kind of create your schedule, which is a good thing. In creating a schedule, it needs to be different from what their schedule is.
When you have children in different grades, you have to be patient with them. And you’d have to allow them to have the flexibility to work on the floor to switch from playing to doing work. Life’s easier when you don’t try to put the same restrictions on them as they have in school.
Here’s a quick tip: “Write down your rules on a paper or wall.” Having the rules on the wall will allow you to point out the things you agreed to give them the flexibility to move between doing work and doing things that they want to do.
You’d be so surprised how much your kids learn from you and it’s so rewarding. Because at the end of the day, I’m responsible for my kids’ education not the teachers.
In the meantime, I don’t regret ever homeschooling my kids. It was the best thing we ever did and you have to do what’s right for your situation at the time.
Monique Mills
Entrepreneur = Someone who has designed a business model that enables them to get paid to solve problems
As a result of my curiosity and perpetual need to solve problems, I have founded 4 companies and work every day, helping companies capture opportunities and navigate business challenges. I focus on revenue engine optimization — syncing marketing, sales, technology, and customer success with revenue goals (finances).I’m motivated by continuous challenges and learning opportunities, solving big problems, and adding value to society utilizing my skills, gifts, knowledge, and talents.
I’m an advocate for diversification in STEM careers and entrepreneurship as well as a practitioner of Design Thinking, Blue Ocean strategies, Agile, and Lean Startup methodologies in regards to starting, building, and growing businesses.
Michele Heyward
Michele Heyward is founder and CEO of PositiveHire, a tech company engineered to bridge the gap between enterprises and underrepresented women in STEM professions. Michele is a civil engineer who is an experienced project manager in the energy sector armed with technical sales and technology transfer experience.
Michele’s vision is to not only help black, Latina and indigenous women find inclusive workplaces, but to prepare enterprises to receive them, and help those enterprises recruit them. This approach makes PositiveHire the premiere recruiting platform for black, Latina and indigenous women professionals.
Michele has a B.S. degree in civil engineering and a M.S. degree in industrial management, both from Clemson University. A South Carolina native, Michele enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, Toastmasters, and making connections personally and professionally. Michele has a passion for engaging with others on social media.
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