A Father's Role in Education?
As I have stated here before, my wife and I have decided to homeschool our oldest child when she is eligible to start in the Fall next year. Today there was a good article on CNN. This article references the Father's role in homeschooling. While homeschooling is generally done by mothers, some of us would like to take a larger role in the education of our children. Our family situation where I work a full time 24x7x365 techie job and my wife is a stay at home mom doesn't really allow me to play a full role in the homeschool but I hope to be able to do my best to get in a lesson at least once a day. I am a believer that if you don't learn something new each day, you're not getting your part of the deal done. With homeschooling I hope to instill this in my children. Learning doesn't stop just because it is Saturday or Sunday, Summer, Yule or Independence Day. As far as father's taking a role in homeschooling, I like to see publications like this. It is hard to go out and find a website for father's who homeschool and perhaps this trend will continue and more of us will take an active role in the homeschooling model. I've always wanted to be a teacher, and now that I am a father I get to do this on a daily basis. Homeschooling allows us to build upon the lessons we've already tried to teach our children and help them become well rounded, open minded and independent thinking citizens who can offer something back to the world. I am looking forward to the challenges ahead and I'm going to enjoy it every step of the way!

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