{"id":2167,"date":"2016-07-21T11:39:37","date_gmt":"2016-07-21T18:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tech4mathed.com\/blog\/?p=2167"},"modified":"2020-03-16T10:06:23","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T17:06:23","slug":"early-retirement-leads-entrepreneurship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tech4mathed.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/21\/early-retirement-leads-entrepreneurship\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Retirement Leads to Entrepreneurship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As many of you know, I retired from teaching full time in May 2015. \u00a0Since then I have started a new business.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tech4mathed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/websitefront.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2168\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tech4mathed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/websitefront.jpg\" alt=\"websitefront\" width=\"998\" height=\"697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tech4mathed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/websitefront.jpg 998w, https:\/\/www.tech4mathed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/websitefront-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tech4mathed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/websitefront-768x536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 998px) 100vw, 998px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The business is on my own and related to teaching. \u00a0At <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ondemandcurriculum.com\">www.ondemandcurriculum.com<\/a> my mission is to help students, teachers, parents, and anyone needing help in math, by creating a personalized video or interactive to help them understand the concept in a manner that is best suited to their learning style. \u00a0I also have been creating digital media to enhance ebooks for major textbook companies. 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