Teacher Dad Homeschools Kids
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006By Mimi Rothschild
I can’t tell you the amount of public school teachers I have met who have chosen to pull their own children out of the public school. After all, these folks, experiencing its failures day in and day out have the greatest incentive to homeschool.
Take a look at this heartwarming article from the St. Petersburg Times.
These teachers recognize that a public school environment is not only not conducive to learning, but most often antagonistic. The article details a family’s unconventional learning techniques, such as a trip to the beach to dig up shells and fossils. Compare this peaceful scene to the classroom setting, full of screams, whines, and cursing.
For three months, Daynard has been homeschooling his children. He left his job as a Pinellas County teacher and pulled his sons out of public school because he found the environment chaotic, even threatening, he says.
A particularly interesting element of this picture is that dad is the teacher. This is usually not the case in homeschooling environments, as mom tends to be the one tending to the home while dad goes out and brings home the bacon. I’m sure there are homeschooling moms out there gasping at the thought of such a role reversal, I think that it can be good in some situations.
By reducing the student-teacher ratio to 3-1, this teacher dad is able to pay lots of attention to the unique needs of each child. As a result, his kids no longer feel pressured, left behind, or incapable of completing their work.
Kudos to this brave father, bucking trends and making sacrifices for the sake of his family.