A Note from Michelle · For Homeschool Families
I've been where
you are.
I didn't build AI Futures Jumpstart because AI is trending. I built it because I spent years as a homeschool mom in Alaska, figuring out how to give my child a real education, a real future, and a real shot at the world beyond our zip code. I know what it's like to search for curriculum that actually fits. I know what it's like to wonder if you're doing enough. And I know what it's like to love this state fiercely while also knowing it can make things harder.
I graduated my child right here in Alaska. That experience shaped everything about how I design learning, because homeschool families don't need more busywork. You need programs that respect your student's intelligence, fit your life, and actually prepare them for what's coming.
Here's what I know is coming: every student alive today will spend their entire adult life in a world shaped by AI. Every single one. Whether your child dreams of becoming a pilot, a plumber, a wife and mother, a fisherman, or a nurse practitioner in rural Alaska, they will encounter AI in that life. The question isn't whether AI is relevant to them. It's whether they're equipped to navigate it thoughtfully.
That's why AI Futures Jumpstart doesn't start with tools. It starts with thinking. A key part of this program is helping students develop a framework for how they see the world, how they make decisions, and how they evaluate information before they ever open an AI application. Because a student who knows how to think is a student who can use any tool wisely and push back when they need to.
That's what I built this to do. Not to turn your child into a tech person, but to make sure they have the judgment, the confidence, and the fluency to shape what AI does in their life rather than the other way around.
At the end of the day, my first job is wife and mother. We make our home on the Kenai Peninsula, where I spend a reasonable amount of time wondering why there are so many rabbits in our neighborhood, tending to our chickens, and trying to keep up with one maniac puppy named Polly. My walking partner Penry has more dignity than the rest of us combined, and he takes his role as Chief Morale Officer very seriously. So do I — about this work, about Alaska, and about making sure the next generation of Alaskans has every advantage I can give them.
I built this for your family. And for Alaska.
— Michelle
