Hi everyone, I’m Manisha, the CEO and Co-founder of Modulo.
This comprehensive guide is based on our learnings over the last seven years, talking to thousands of secular homeschoolers, reading their questions and comments on reddit and facebook and helping over 100k families in seven countries homeschool during the pandemic through our non-profit, schoolclosures.org.
As a K12 teacher and tech entrepreneur for over 20 years, I’ve seen the full scope of the education system, from pricey private schools to failing public schools, to microschools, homeschool, and everything in between.
There’s a latent movement of techies, teachers and other innovators that are designing their children’s education using curriculum, tutors, online classes, educational software and social modules.
We call them modular learners. And they’re getting significantly better learning outcomes.
But most parents lack the time and confidence to do modular learning, even though they envy the outcomes they’re seeing in their friends.
We’ve created this guide for them - and anyone interested in playing a role in the fastest growing trend in K12 education.
A HUGE thank you to my co-founder @ericries , to long-time collaborator @jade_rivera for sharing her expertise on cognitive diversity, to @nireyal and Rachel Thomas for sharing their stories - and our favorite hunter, @chrismessina, who has given us encouragement and actionable product insights us along the way.
I’ll be on all day answering any questions you've ever had about homeschooling and modular learning in the comments...
If you have a moment, we’d LOVE to hear your feedback. What’s missing? What should we add? What could be improved?
We’re adding new content every day and would love to hear what’s needed.
Thank you and we hope it's helpful!
As a homeschooling dad, I'm very impressed by what @manisha_snoyer1 and the team have accomplished. This is the most comprehensive guide I've ever seen on the topic. It's a real gift to anyone considering homeschooling.
@nireyal Thank you so much for your kind topics and all the fantastic insights you've provided along the way. Your story is one of the best parts of this guide in my opinion! https://www.modulo.app/homeschoo...
Your website and content can make even 5 year old kid to understand. He/She is the great writer whoever created this (Content). I am bookmarking this and will share with some students. Good luck
@manisha_snoyer1 and team are trusted leaders in the homeschool and modular learning space. Love this comprehensive, curated, and valuable resource they've pulled together for interested families and in-home educators.
I've been blown away by the effort, curation, & resources that went into this project. Excited for everyone to see what Manisha's been building. Only a preview of what's to come from her + Modulo.
Dear @andrew_rea , this means so much, especially coming from you! Your experiences as a successful homeschooler have been so helpful for us to hear about and greatly informed this guide. Can't wait to add your story to it and good luck on your own launch for New York Tech Week starting today!
Congratulations, @manisha_snoyer1 and team. I love the definition of modular learning. It’s awesome to see the growth over the years and I’m excited to see what Modulo looks like in the future
As a homeschooling parent, I can say these guides are solid gold. I just wish they were written 10 years ago. These would have saved us a ton of hassle
@william_beckler Thank you so much! You've been an indispensable support from day 1 as one of the first software engineers and entrepreneur I met who was homeschooling! It was a revelation to learn tech savvy, modern parents were homeschooling! Thank you for all your support along the way. The best is yet to be!
Phenomenal product . Illustrations look awesome. Was an early user/parent on the Modulo platform and @manisha_snoyer1 is razor focused on changing early education . Congrats to the team .
Thank you so much @oggu58 . We are so grateful for you to being such a loyal early adopter, bringing us so much learning and patience in our bumpy early days!
As someone who has worked in alternative education for 10+ years, this is a great and much needed guide to homeschooling and other alternative paths. Excited for Manisha to share her experience and wisdom with more folks!
@joseph_connor_ Thank you so much Joe. We absolutely love what you are doing with Odyssey, helping give more parents access to funds to support their children's education. It's so vital. Excited to keep collaborating with you over many years!
Congratulations Manisha & team. Thank you for putting this all together. This is such an important and great resource for homeschooling families! Also, it's such an honor to see Tappity included in your list, we appreciate it!
Thank you so much @lawrence_cofounder_tappity This means so much to us, especially coming from you. Tappity is such a phenomenal adaptive learning app for families learning science. We LOVE using it with our Modulo kids.
Absolutely love it! I've spent years teaching homeschooled students and there's such a huge need for helping homeschooling families navigate the system and select high-quality courses. Well done!
Manisha provides a clear, easy to follow outline for homeschooling & modular learning. Her experience truly makes her a wealth of knowledge on this topic. Well done!
@zeng I'm so happy to hear that it's helpful to you. Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions. I'm also happy to jump on a call with you anytime if that would be of support.
This is indeed a powerful, beautiful and necessary project. Watching the video explaining the guide was particularly helpful--I recommend it to everyone visiting this website. Now that we are about to have our first daughter, we will certainly keep homeschooling in mind as an option for her education, and this guide is going to be very useful for us :)
Congrats to the entire team, there is a lot of effort and love put into this project and the results show!
@antonio_ml Thank you so much for your kind words and for taking the time to watch the whole video! Please let us know if we can help you in any way with your daughter's education.
This guide is incredibly comprehensive. I'm a homeschool dad, and I've been building MySchool, a homeschooling network for 3 years, and I STILL learned new things from this guide by @manisha_snoyer1.
The modular learning concept is my family's approach, and I truly believe it's the future of education. This is a resource I'll be revisiting for years to come.
@justin_shell Thank you so much! We love the MySchool platform too! It's such an invaluable resource for parents innovating their kid's education. I'm so happy it provided some value to you!
Congratulation @manisha_snoyer1 on the launch. We have been working with Manisha for two years now and it has been wonderful to see how our son has been developing. I can definitely recommend her methods for anyone who is looking to develop their children skills in more directed method :)
Thank you so much @gurvinder_singh6 ! You've been so patient and helpful to us through all the bumps of an early stage startup. We are so grateful that your family is part of the Modulo Learning Community. You have played a huge role in helping shape this guide and our offerings to families.
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