Comments on: Fathers And Homeschooling: Teach What You Know

By: marina0111 (Marina Christopher)

marina0111 (Marina Christopher) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:33:43 +0000

Fathers and #Homeschooling http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/07/14/fathers-and-homeschooling-teach-what-you-know/

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Sat, 07 Mar 2009 04:56:22 +0000

[...] want to be a homeschool parent, and my daughter does too, but unfortunately I am one of those working mothers (part time) [...]

By: John

John — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:05:47 +0000

Nice to see something positive for dads.

By: Fathers and Homeschooling: Online Resources for Woodworking Projects : Eco Child’s Play

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:54:11 +0000

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By: Derek Markham

Derek Markham — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:51:15 +0000

Thanks for your comments, and for reading…

I know that not every parent would choose to homeschool even if they didn’t “have” to work, but I highly recommend it to those that want to know what it’s like. You’ll probably love it.

I can still see my social conditioning from public schooling and factory/rat race conditions, and I’d rather my kids skip all of that. When they want to pursue secondary schooling or apprenticeships or ??, it’s available…

By: Gary Mundy

Gary Mundy — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:48:51 +0000

Very good post.
We home school and know that the goal of school shouldn’t be to finish the curriculum. Its is to get your child interested in learning and teach them how to find the information they need and then what to do with it.
Not to bash public education. Ok well I will bash. If I wanted my children to learn how to sit still for 6 hours a day and do only what they are told without thinking or understanding ( sounds like an office job ) I would send them to school.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:11:59 +0000

We have found in homeschooling our three kids that, if they are interested in a subject they will soak up any information you put in front of them like a sponge. Therefore, we take a very hands off approach to their learning, but we do try to make a lot of the little things that they do into impromptu lessons. However, the more we pushed them to learn something in the beginning, the more they resisted.

The modern public schools we have here in America were designed to turn out factory workers much like the factories they were supplying. If a student shone above and beyond the rest of his/her classmates, he/she was destined for management. Think I’m wrong? What is happening in our schools today, art classes are being cut due to “budget” shortfalls. Music is no longer a priority, nor is physical education. The budgets of our schools are determined by how well the students pass “quality control” tests. Not my kids. They are spending their childhood being kids. Time enough for the rat race later…

By: Keith Cruickshank

Keith Cruickshank — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:19:55 +0000

Now that’s getting you to think outside the box.

Some Dads are woodworkers and might choose that topic. As help and support – I’ve put together some online video tutorials that might provide more in-depth background on the subject and support those dads who want to teach the subject, you might take a look at: woodtreks.com.

By: Christine

Christine — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:48:27 +0000

Nice post. I’ve often wished I could do some woodworking with the kids, too. But, we don’t have the power tools or the budget for it right now. My dad was really into this when I was young and I loved hanging around and bugging him with questions about whatever he was working on. I learned a lot about physics, science, geometry, math, life, etc. this way.

By: Derek Markham

Derek Markham — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:10:25 +0000

Thanks for reading!

I don’t think that we could have done any of these activities without learning some science (observation and experimentation), some math (planning, measuring, and designing), or language (new vocabulary)…

Seriously, though, I was actually aiming to make the idea of home school seem more accessible and attainable. I wanted so show that even if you are sending your kids to school, you’re still teaching them.

There are great home school curricula out there for those who want them, and oodles of “school stuff” for sale (we use some workbooks for math and language). I didn’t list all of the traditional home school “stuff” we use.

“Do you have an overarching plan and goal for your child’s education? Does she?”

We want to raise a happy, healthy, positive child who can think for herself and do for herself, who knows she can follow her dream, and isn’t afraid to try.

After that? She’ll know what to do.