By Lakeitha Y. Anderson

Michelle Brown-Stafford is not your traditional Educator but is on the cutting edge of revolutionizing the education field as we know it. As the mother of child Prodigy, Stephen R. Stafford, Michelle is making a mark as one of the most sought after experts on early childhood education and parental involvement, both national and internationally.

Michelle was exposed to the idea of learning at home at a very early age. Her father, a factory worker for the Chrysler Corporation, emphasized education in their home by purchasing “fun” books for Michelle and her sister to read and with frequent Sunday trips to the bookstore.

Michelle’s first crack at parental involvement called for researching and selecting the best schools for her oldest child, Martinique, based on curriculum and comparison of workbooks she felt reflected national standards. With Marti’s enrollment in a “good school,” Michelle filled in the gap of the school curriculums by working with her daughter after work and school with activities that included pages from workbooks and other educational resources; while encouraging Martinique to move at her own natural pace of learning. This resulted in Martinique graduating from high school at the age of 16.

Michelle then began working with her son, Stephen, when he was just 2 years-old after noticing his intense curiosity with most things. Fearing her son would become a statistic, she begin instilling in him a love for learning and making education appealing to young Stephen. After the family’s relocation to Georgia, Michelle resigned her position as a recruiter and began home schooling her son. Given the state’s dismal academic standing in the country, the schools’ inability to detect and nurture her children’s academic gifts and talents, it became quite obvious to Michelle that she had to take things into her own hands and provide her children with the education they deserved full-time. Stephen began taking college courses at age 11 and became a full-time college student at 13.

During the years Michelle was involved in her children’s education as a working mother then later as a full-time educator, Michelle often met with parents at local cafés to brainstorm about academic interests and issues. The success of those meetings and her desire to share what has worked with her own children, spawned the idea for Mocha Charm LLC and her free education resource portal, Gifted-Spirit.com. Michelle is now empowering others by providing free workshops and resources to thousands of parents around the globe. You can connect with Michelle at http://www.gifted-spirit.com.

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