Cheryl Floyd, married since 1990 and homeschooling seven children since 1996, earned a Humanities degree with honors at Faulkner University. She is pursuing an MA in Classical and Liberal Arts Education at Belmont Abbey and will finish a Latin certification with CiRCE in May 2026. She has tutored, directed, and spoken for Classical Conversations, taught at local co-ops, proposed, prepared, and presented a Homeschooling 101, two-day conference, offered Vacation Mom School in the summer, and presented at CiRCE's Gathering Conference, as well as taught with CiRCE's Online Academy. Cheryl obtained her CiRCE Apprenticeship Master Teacher Certificate under the mentorship of Dr. Matthew Bianco in 2021. She often brings up Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter. #geekteacher

Teaching Philosophy:

My teaching philosophy includes that students are made in the image of God and therefore deserve to be respected, and also to show respect, as this dignifies their souls. Ideally, every lesson ought to encompass a form of truth, goodness, and/or beauty. Every student is created to know truth, goodness, and beauty. These things want to be known, which means they can be perceived. Because God has made things this way, students can be taught to perceive them. In the midst of this is the art of crafting lessons and assessments that help students acquire the skills of perception, wonder, and expression.