Thread by @YasMohammedxx

I’ve been in Education for 20 yrs. I’ve taught every level from kindergarten to post-grad. Homeschool your kids if you can. Your district most likely offers a distance education option-enroll your child. Then enroll them in a team sport. You’ll thank me later xx

It has come to my attn, because of some comments, ppl are unclear that homeschooling does not mean you have to be a scholar in all subjects. The distance education program offered through your ministry will have trained teachers teaching your child all subjects. You facilitate -

-the learning in the same way you’d support your child in their piano lessons that they take at home or the community sports team that they play for. You’re not expected to be a pianist or an athlete either. The difference is: you’re much more involved in what they’re learning.

Just like working from home is so much better for your stress levels, learning from home is better for your child’s. Mornings are a lot less hectic, for one. You don’t start the day with a “Grab your bag! Do you have your homework? Don’t forget your lunch! Did you eat breakfast?”

Your child gets to eat w when they’re hungry or take breaks when they need to-not when the bell rings. They don’t have to ask to go to the bathroom. They can work on a science project all day if they feel like it, not just the allotted 40 mins or whatever. It’s more natural.

This has been our experience as a family. I am a trained educator who was part of a faculty union and I never imagined I’d be saying/feeling this. I was a HUGE supporter of public schooling in general for many reasons. But things have changed-a lot. And so my thinking has too.