Meet Miss Jaeme!

Hi, I'm Jaeme, and if you've been following along with our content but haven't officially "met" me yet, I wanted to take a minute to change that.

Loud Holidays, Big Love

I come from a big, tight-knit family, the kind where holidays are loud, everyone has an opinion, and no one is ever really alone. Growing up surrounded by that much love (and that much chaos) shaped a lot of who I am today. But even in a family that close, I didn't always feel understood.

The Kid Who Couldn't Sit Still

I was a hyperactive kid. I mean really hyperactive: the one who couldn't stay in her seat, who talked too much, who got in trouble more than my sisters ever did. My sisters are both older than me and very skilled in logical thinking, the kind of kids who could sit still, follow the steps, and get the "right" answer without much fuss. My family loved me fiercely, but they didn't always know how to support me, because I wasn't wired like them. I was different, and back then, "different" usually just got labeled as "too much."

Looking back now, what I remember isn't the times I passed or failed. What I remember is how my teachers made me feel. I couldn't tell you most of what they actually taught me. I don't remember the math lessons or the vocabulary lists. But I remember the stories they told. I remember the way they saw the world and shared it with us like it was a gift. Without realizing it, I wasn't just learning school subjects. I was learning the game of life, one perspective at a time.

The Perspective Shift That Made Me a Teacher

I became a teacher because of the role models who saw something in me that I couldn't see in myself yet. They shaped me in ways I never thought were possible, just by showing up, sharing their perspective, and making me feel like I mattered exactly as I was: hyperactive, chatty, out of my seat and all.

That's the thing about teaching that changed my whole outlook: it was never really about the curriculum. It was about the shift. One kind word, one different way of looking at a problem, one adult who didn't give up on you, and suddenly your whole world opens up a little wider. That's what I want to be for my students.

Why This Collaboration Feels Like Home

This is exactly why this collaboration with The Sensory Site means so much to me. It takes a whole community to raise and teach a child: parents, teachers, siblings, mentors, all of it. But none of that works unless the child actually feels supported and cared for in a way that resonates with them specifically, not just in a way that looks good on paper.

That's what sensory tools do. They meet kids exactly where they are, the wiggly ones, the loud ones, the ones who learn differently, and say, "I see you, and you're not too much." That message changed my life once. I get to help pass it on now, and that feels like exactly where I'm supposed to be.

Kindly,

Miss Jaeme