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One of the smartest executives I know is homeschooling his kids. I also know an uber-religous politician doing similar. Both for different reasons. To do it

One of the smartest executives I know is homeschooling his kids. I also know an uber-religous politician doing similar. Both for different reasons. To do it right, it seems to help to have a parent with an education degree or mindset, or some heavy duty financial resources.

RougeFemme 13y ago
You don't really have to have an education degree or even what I think you mean by an education mindset. But many people do feel like they're stepping outside their comfort zone, at least initially. When I did it, I felt pretty comfortable. And my financial resources were limited at the time.
- mathattack 13y ago
  In a sense I have to admit that I'm envious! I would love to dedicate a lot more time to educating my kids. (I give an hour a day to it now.) Unfortunately I couldn't pay the rent doing it.
Dewie 13y ago
> To do it right, it seems to help to have a parent with an education degree or mindset, or some heavy duty financial resources. I would imagine that many people want to homeschool in order to avoid the mainstream (as used in schools, as taught to new tutors) education mindset...
- mathattack 13y ago
  That's why I separate degree from mindset. By education mindset I mean understanding education and wanting to teach.
jacalata 13y ago
I'm curious, how does he manage that? I would have expected that an executive position involved a lot of time at work, and that it would be difficult to combine that with being an involved homeschooling parent. Or is there some version of homeschooling where the parents aren't spending much more time with their kids than they would if at school?
- mathattack 13y ago
  I'm sorry - I wasn't very precise. I think his wife does some supervision. Most of their coursework is online.
- bryan11 13y ago
  Many homeschooling parents find they can accomplish in about four hours what public schools do in a full day. Considering the personal attention, study halls, and such, this makes sense. Next, the parent teaching doesn't need to try to figure out where their student stands with quizzes, tests, and assignments because they manage it already. There's generally one parent at home doing all this, but the time needed is much less than it sounds initially.
  - aestra 13y ago
    So much time in school is indeed wasted. I'm pretty sure the amount of actual material I covered in high school I could have done in 2 years, easily. I was snoozing at that pace. It also depends on your child. If your child is more of an independent learner, or one who pick up material fast, it would be much easier.

RougeFemme 13y ago

You don't really have to have an education degree or even what I think you mean by an education mindset. But many people do feel like they're stepping outside their comfort zone, at least initially. When I did it, I felt pretty comfortable. And my financial resources were limited at the time.

mathattack 13y ago
In a sense I have to admit that I'm envious! I would love to dedicate a lot more time to educating my kids. (I give an hour a day to it now.) Unfortunately I couldn't pay the rent doing it.

Dewie 13y ago

> To do it right, it seems to help to have a parent with an education degree or mindset, or some heavy duty financial resources. I would imagine that many people want to homeschool in order to avoid the mainstream (as used in schools, as taught to new tutors) education mindset...

mathattack 13y ago
That's why I separate degree from mindset. By education mindset I mean understanding education and wanting to teach.

jacalata 13y ago

I'm curious, how does he manage that? I would have expected that an executive position involved a lot of time at work, and that it would be difficult to combine that with being an involved homeschooling parent. Or is there some version of homeschooling where the parents aren't spending much more time with their kids than they would if at school?

mathattack 13y ago
I'm sorry - I wasn't very precise. I think his wife does some supervision. Most of their coursework is online.
bryan11 13y ago
Many homeschooling parents find they can accomplish in about four hours what public schools do in a full day. Considering the personal attention, study halls, and such, this makes sense. Next, the parent teaching doesn't need to try to figure out where their student stands with quizzes, tests, and assignments because they manage it already. There's generally one parent at home doing all this, but the time needed is much less than it sounds initially.
- aestra 13y ago
  So much time in school is indeed wasted. I'm pretty sure the amount of actual material I covered in high school I could have done in 2 years, easily. I was snoozing at that pace. It also depends on your child. If your child is more of an independent learner, or one who pick up material fast, it would be much easier.