MorningStars Home Education NewsMorningStars Home Education NewsMimi Rothschild is a homeschool mom just like you. She shares her thoughts about homeschooling her eight children with you each week. 
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Teacher Dad Homeschools Kids
More articles from this author:2007-02-27 16:14:06 By 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. Thi... More About: Kids , Schools , Home , School , Cher 1, 2, 3 |
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