When Educators Become Parents: What Changes When It’s Your Child

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Two educators share why they left the system they once served and how trust reshaped their families’ learning lives. With Daniel T. Moeller & Leslie Bray. This episode explores what happens when educators leave the systems they once worked in and choose a different path for their own children. Leslie Bray and Dan Moeller share what it felt like to unlearn old assumptions, rebuild trust in their kids’ natural curiosity, and navigate the emotional and practical transition to unschooling. We also discuss insights from the Mosaic–Institute for Self-Directed Learning survey, and what families gain when they step outside conventional expectations and follow what actually works for their children. Episode Resources