Learning Blog

Laynee Shumate is a Line Editor with Demme Learning. She is a homeschool graduate and received B.A.s in English and History from the University of Central Florida. She’s passionate about learning and believes education doesn’t stop at graduation. She enjoys playing music, reading, writing, and playing board games, but most importantly she enjoys having fun with family and friends.

Scottie is the Managing Editor at Demme Learning. Scottie is a certified elementary educator with specialties in math and curriculum development. Previously, Scottie taught grades 5-8 in public schools and worked for a local non-profit organization, offering families and students a broad range of family life education programs. As a mother of two, she enjoys spending time with her family, is an outdoor enthusiast, and continues to love teaching and learning.

Michael has worked alongside home educators for over 15 years and has a strong passion for helping parents find solutions to help their students reach their academic potential.

Sue is a Placement Specialist at Demme Learning. Sue has been consulting homeschool parents in regards to best curriculum choices for over 30 years. She is a wife, mother and grandmother. She enjoys spending time with her family and teaches art classes. Her goal, whether in art or curriculum support, is to provide tools and inspiration for each individual's next step.

Sue is a Placement Specialist at Demme Learning. Sue has been consulting homeschool parents in regards to best curriculum choices for over 30 years. She is a wife, mother and grandmother. She enjoys spending time with her family and teaches art classes. Her goal, whether in art or curriculum support, is to provide tools and inspiration for each individual's next step.

Gretchen Roe educated her children at home for 21 years. With a degree in child development, she laughingly says it was not necessarily helpful for raising her own six children. She owned her own business for 15 years, as well as being involved in several nonprofit boards. She has spent the last 10 years in positions of homeschool advocacy and comes to Demme Learning as a Placement Specialist. She loves the outdoors, all things furry, and is in the process of learning farming and beekeeping skills.

Jennifer works as a Secondary Curriculum Specialist at Demme Learning, which means that she supports the upper level team and customers in answering tough questions. A former teacher, Jennifer is passionate about inspiring life-long learners to keep growing.