07/28/2026
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There are teachers, and there are good teachers, and there are game changers. The Muellers belong to that rare third category.
My son had the pleasure of taking classes from both Mr. And Mrs. Mueller over the past three years. As a former public school teacher with two children in the public school system, I wanted to make sure my youngest was “staying on track” with his peers. When we started, it was out of necessity; my kid needed a break from having me as his only teacher. Even though it was an hour-long drive to get to Caerus from Holly Springs, we’d heard good things about “Science Jim,” and I liked the look of Mrs. Mueller’s curriculum.
Our expectations were far exceeded, even as early as the first month of school. In science, my son found a teacher who also became a role-model and a hero figure. I watched my student increasingly take charge of his own learning, making flash cards, marking important pages, and taking detailed notes. He went from not being interested in anything to reading additional information just to learn more. By his third year in science class, my student was begging me to sign him up for TWO science classes so he wouldn’t miss anything Mr. Mueller taught.
In English class, Mrs. Mueller gave my son confidence as a reader and as a writer. Her patient guidance allowed him to improve drastically in both. Thanks to her, he has discussions with our family about what he liked about a book and why, and he reads at night- by choice- “for fun.” This was not the child who first walked into her classroom!
If you’re looking for rigor, this is the class. The students read about 7 classic books (plus short stories and poetry) per year- a far cry from the 2-ish books/year my public school high school AP kids got. Not only that, they discuss the relative merits of these books, and it’s okay if the students don’t always agree with each other. Thank goodness this still exists somewhere in education! The grammar lessons are excellent- if extremely challenging. The kids get academic writing instruction as well, and Mrs. Mueller’s patience and kindness as she guides the students through it all is noteworthy. She always, ALWAYS made time for my son when he emailed her a draft of his papers, and never made him feel bad about it.
The changes I have seen in my son since he started taking classes at Caerus are nothing short of astounding. I would drive him to class from our new home in northern Virginia if time permitted- they’re THAT good. If you’re considering taking a class here, just do it.
-Lisa Buch
