Renee Mathis has “graduated” from the classroom after finishing a combined 30 years of teaching in both her home and tutorial settings. She and her husband Steve, recently relocated to central Louisiana, have five children and eight grandchildren. She has served the homeschool community in Houston in various capacities, including as administrator and teacher of the PREP Classes Tutorial. Additionally, she is a CiRCE Certified Master Teacher of The Lost Tools of Writing, having completed the CiRCEapprenticeship program. She now leads the Gulf Coast Apprenticeship as a Head Mentor.