tntgoodwin Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Could somebody point me toward a message board for homeschooling dads? Seems like most of the homeschooling sites (like this one) that I have visited are oriented toward moms... Hoping to find somewhere I fit in better, KWIM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCoffeeChick Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Hope you don't think the ladies are pushing you out! ;) We love having a male point of view .... most of the time. But, no, I don't have any help for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Geek Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 I don't have any help, but dh is planning to be pretty involved with educating daughter. She is only a year now and we both spend tons of time with her. Since he is a contractor he goes through times when he works and times when he is unemployed so he gets to spend a significant amount of time with us when he unemployed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Start one! :D Dh enjoys talking about hs'ing, but I don't think he'd ever seek out an actual forum about it. I'm pretty sure he'd check one out if I sent him a link, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaid Dad Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 I've never found an active forum for homeschooling dads. I think there are still too few of us to make something like that work. There is a YahooGroup with all of 38 members, and they average only one or two posts a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayfaring Stranger Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Good question but I do not know of any. :lurk5: I do not mind it around here...most of the time. We could start a Social Group on this board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LG Gone Wild Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Yeah, I don't think you will have much luck. Not a lot of you guys out there yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Good question but I do not know of any. :lurk5: I do not mind it around here...most of the time. We could start a Social Group on this board. That is an excellent idea. Then you guys can pm each other and secretly eye roll at us females (you know you do it). :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tntgoodwin Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 Good question but I do not know of any. :lurk5: I do not mind it around here...most of the time. We could start a Social Group on this board. There's an idea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Good question but I do not know of any. :lurk5: I do not mind it around here...most of the time. We could start a Social Group on this board. LOL! That speaks volumes. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aelwydd Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Could somebody point me toward a message board for homeschooling dads? Seems like most of the homeschooling sites (like this one) that I have visited are oriented toward moms... Hoping to find somewhere I fit in better, KWIM? Maybe, but if such a board exists, its membership would probably be mostly liberal and egalitarian. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tntgoodwin Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 That's a tragedy. :) (You crack me up) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Maybe, but if such a board exists, its membership would probably be mostly liberal and egalitarian. :D Not necessarily, it may be more 50-50 conservative/:001_smile:liberal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rai B. Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 I know it can be off-putting when people assume a homeschooling parent is a MOM. My husband would be more likely to show up on boards in the first place if the reaction to him IRL was not usually “How nice of you to help, what do you do for a living?†(He teaches math and science and art to our daughter.) If you start something, you might get people like him who don’t participate now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stages Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 http://www.reddit.com/r/homeschool/ It's Reddit, but there may be more guys there than girls. I don't think it's terribly active, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelaughs_times_three Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 That is an excellent idea. Then you guys can pm each other and secretly eye roll at us females (you know you do it). :lol: Boy! Wouldn't I love to be a "fly on the wall" eavesdropping on that message board! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tntgoodwin Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 Maybe, but if such a board exists, its membership would probably be mostly liberal and egalitarian. :D Just like this board :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Did you start a social group? My dh might join (or might not, depending on his fancy) He's just started "Dad Schooling" on Sundays and is trying to get a feel for it. The first "class" was last weekend and involved the three of them getting covered in shaving cream from head to toe, :D inspired by this blog: http://playathomemom3.blogspot.com/ At the moment he is being happy that I suggested the idea and gave him a starting point, but ever so slightly grumpy that he is doing what I say because he wants to do it his way. But of course it takes longer than a week to figure out what his way is going to be. I don't know what's on the agenda for this Sunday, but if it involves mess, I'm sure there will be great photos for our blogs :lol: Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarreymere Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 I'll poke DH to post more often, maybe you guys can get some male energy going right here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aelwydd Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 (You crack me up) See what you'd be missing if you left? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 There are a few dads on here, including Spycar, Ray, pqr, and....Well Bill made a list in 2009 here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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