Meet Rachel Robinson

Wife - Mother of 7 - Retired Teacher - Advocate - Collaborator

Education has changed dramatically over the past fifteen years—and not in the ways I once hoped. I entered the field with a deep belief that I could help create meaningful change from within. Early on, I was drawn to leadership, convinced that stepping into administration and earning my master’s degree would give me the influence and platform to make a real difference. I was all in.

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But as the years passed, my perspective began to shift. After working in public, private, and charter schools, teaching grades K through 8 and nearly every subject area, I found myself seeing the system from every angle. And what I saw was hard to ignore—education wasn’t improving. In many ways, it was becoming more disconnected, more reactive, and less effective than when I started.

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At the same time, I wasn’t just an educator—I was a parent. In our blended family of seven, I watched my own children navigate vastly different educational experiences, often within the same system. I saw accommodations overlooked, concerns brushed aside, and communication that felt slow, unclear, or sometimes nonexistent. Things that should have been simple—supporting a child, addressing a need, partnering with a family—became uphill battles. It was exhausting. And honestly, it was infuriating.

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What struck me most was this: we were spending so much time managing the symptoms that no one was stopping to address the root problem. More students were struggling. More families were frustrated. And yet, the solutions stayed the same. I kept coming back to the same questions—Why aren’t we letting kids learn through meaningful, hands-on experiences? When did we lose sight of the individual child? Why has doing what’s right become so difficult within a system designed to serve them?

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Eventually, I couldn’t ignore what I was seeing—and feeling—any longer.

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Students deserve better. Families deserve better. Teachers deserve better.

So I made the decision to step away from traditional education. Not because I stopped believing in it, but because I still do. I just believe it can be done differently. Today, I work directly with families to create more intentional, responsive, and meaningful learning experiences—outside of the system that so often makes those things hard to achieve.

This work is personal. And it matters.

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