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Thursday, June 19, 2008
Who’s teaching home school?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Aileen Dodd wrote an interesting story about a dad who’s planning to teach his daughter at home.
As a society, we’ve become more used to the idea of home schooling. About 39,500 students were home schooled in 2007, according to the Georgia Department of Education.
More times than not, the people teaching are mothers, not fathers.
The dad in the story is preparing for his new role. He’s learning about different curricula, planning field trips and activities and getting advice from others who home school.
This seems like a good start, but what kind of training and lessons do parents need before they start home schooling their children? Should we require parents to get some training before they start home schooling?
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