50. Contractors vs. Employees | Tara’s win-win story

About this episode

Tara Laczynski shares her journey from losing her online teaching job to building a successful Outschool organization.

Today’s guest is Tara Laczynski, a veteran educator, business owner, and Outschool expert who’s helping fellow teachers reclaim their careers through online education. After losing her online teaching job overnight, Tara had to pivot quickly — and what started as a scramble became a six-figure success story. She built Mathletes, a thriving Outschool organization that combines rigorous math instruction with interactive tech and gamified learning, and has since replaced her teaching salary seve...

People in this episode

Host: Janice Cook

Guest: Tara Laczynski

Topics covered

• contractors vs. employees
• online education
• teacher entrepreneurship
• career pivot
• math instruction

Keywords

• contractors
• employees
• online teaching
• Outschool
• Mathletes
• education
• entrepreneurship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Outschool, Mathletes

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