Gentlemommy Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 In what way? How much? :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 $$ only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momma2three Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 He always balks when I suggest he help DD with a workbook or with a specific lesson, but he does a lot of things with her, explains a lot of stuff, shows her cool things on his computer, that sort of thing. He really excited her about the Mars landing, and they've been doing a lot of astronomy stuff all year, but nothing terribly formal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stina2000 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Yes! I was pregnant most of last year and now have an almost 3-month old. DH did almost everything the last few months of my pregnancy. His schedule has him going to work at 11am so he could finish school with our 1st grader before leaving for the day. I think he is better at History and reading to our kiddos because he remembers dates and details so much better than I. And he does all of the fun voices while reading. I love how he just takes over without fear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Yes. He teaches math and science. (and supervises other work that I plan, on days when I work in the morning). BUT, he works 24 on / 72 off, so he's home 3 out of 4 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommie_Jen Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Well...he pays for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeW88 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Nope. Homeschooling is 100% my baby. Always has been. And that's the way I like it. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 He did math with my ds. He pays for most of the stuff, too. And he listens when I complain. He even listens when I don't homeschool and suffer withdrawal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Dh is doing Evan-Moor's Beginning Geography with ds5 in the evenings. It is completely open-and-go, all I have to do is scan and print out the pages. It takes them about 5 minutes or less to do a worksheet. I tired to have him do The Nature Connection with ds on the weekends, but it didn't go well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Yes, he teaches our kids science, theology, current events and apologetics and jogs with our ds's 4-5 times a week. He also teaches a Beit Midrash Bible study that our kids go to. He talks and prays over each of our children every single night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*lifeoftheparty* Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 He happily provides the $$$$ and helps whenever I need him to, with whatever I need him to do. I don't ask for help unless I really need it though, the man works all day and does online college. He works 2nd shift, so he's here until 2:00 p.m. But he's so much better than me at math and science and loves doing the science experiments with him. If he's around when I'm teaching math or science, sometimes he can't help himself and waits for a pause and expounds on whatever it was we were talking about... sometimes, this leads to hands on activities. I love my husband :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 No, other than moral support (and don't underestimate how important that is!) and not minding if we were out doing a field trip and didn't get home in time to cook dinner. :) Mr. Ellie is out of the home upwards of 50 hours a week (counting travel time). I wouldn't expect him to do any real teaching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerforest Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 We both work full time 40-50 hours a week. I am a full-time telecommuter and he has a flexible job that he can do from home occasionally. So, it is not uncommon for me to be working at 5am or him at 11pm. He helps with Beast Academy and we are starting science on weekends as a family and history projects as a family. He handles most pickup/drop off for activities and will have DD at his office several hours on Thursdays; she will have independent work to do. I do all planning and other 1:1 daily teaching. He handles most of the house stuff--cooking and cleaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhschool Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Husband does science on the weekends. It took him 6 years to actually get around to doing it, but now that he is doing it, it is going very well. He also does programming (Python). Finally, when my son needs to talk about Math and I don't have the mental focus to listen, Dad is more than happy to listen for an hour and get really involved. Oh, also if my son runs into a problem that is too weird in the math (DS does math on his own), Dad might explain when he comes home at night. I could do that but I don't have the interest any more. (I teach Languages, English, History, and manage everything else). I am a SAHM so husband pays for everything. (I tutor once a week but it is only a very small amount of $) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delirium Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Yes, they do science twice a week together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 He foots the bill. :001_smile: He also on occasion had a talk about behavior with the boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoVanGogh Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 He is very supportive and gives me great freedom with $$$ for books and activities. DH does oversee music practice, as I don't have a musical bone in my body. DH isn't very musical, but much more than I am. :lol: He works 50-60 hours most weeks, though, so he isn't around to help/teach in a regular, formal manner. We are very good at taking those educational moments when we can. For example, we just went out for ice cream and ended up talking about our current literature selection. DH, thankfully!, read extensively as a child and remembers every book he ever read. DH is also good about talking to DS about current events and science news, such as the Mars mission. DH is a math wizard so I had hoped he could take over that subject. It didn't work, even when he was unemployed two years ago. His teaching style is so different than my son's learning style, that we all end up frustrated and in tears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 He pays and brings the pain (not literal pain, in case anyone is concerned) when they are not doing right. Oh, and he buys the wine and chocolate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoVanGogh Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Oh, and he buys the wine and chocolate. :glare:Six years, I have been homeschooling and trying to train my DH to bring home wine and chocolate. He still doesn't get it. If we hit a milestone in school, DH will bring home a treat for DS (like a new book or game) but brings me nothing. :001_huh: :smash: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 :glare:Six years, I have been homeschooling and trying to train my DH to bring home wine and chocolate. He still doesn't get it. If we hit a milestone in school, DH will bring home a treat for DS (like a new book or game) but brings me nothing. :001_huh: :smash: BOO! Your punishment/reward ratio must be off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lang Syne Boardie Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 (edited) My DH acts like a terrific public school Dad in that he.... helps with high school math homework, listens to small children talk about their school and show their work, demonstrates concern about upper-elementary aged boys' grades and behavior, speaks intelligently about news, politics, and faith at the dinner table, models masculinity, responsibility, and compassion for our sons, and attends parent-teacher conferences. At least he listens to me until he falls asleep, which I think is noble. My DH acts like a terrific homeschool Dad in that he.... is willing to dress poorly, eat simply, and work hard so we can live just on his income, doesn't mind when I buy books and then food, doesn't mind that his family thinks we're weird, chips in on the housework when he can (rare, but it's the thought that counts)..., and is happy to let me make 100% of the decisions regarding our boys' homeschool education as long as I keep them up to ps grade level. Not that he would know what ps grade level is or even how to find out. Edited August 10, 2012 by Tibbie Dunbar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 He pays for it and he gives out the lectures when he comes home to me looking like this: :cursing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrixieB Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 $$ only. Same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dory Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 My DH rarely gets involved with the schooling. If I set out things that need to be read through or done, he will make sure the kids will do them, but if they need help, they simply stop and wait until I get back. He is excellent with helping out with household things though, mostly in the kitchen, but it's very much appreciated. He Often sends me out for a day if I'm hitting overload too. My only actually homeschooling thing that I have gotten him to do for me on a relatively consistent basis, is a history project or building project maybe once a month, maybe. He listens to me talk about school though, and is proud of his little family, despite the fact that his extended family thinks I'm insane and shouldn't be allowed near my kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 He works the job so I can stay home and do the homeschooling. I'll occasionally ask him to help DD8 with some math problems if she doesn't seem to be catching on, but that's about it. He's much better in math than I. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joani Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 The plan is for Dh to help Dsd with math and help me keep up with grading. He works long hours, but all three of us are night owls, so it should work out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Does math and Greek with Middle Girl in the a.m. when all decent people are asleep. Reads endlessly to Wee Girl in the evenings. Guides Great Girl through the college maze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besroma Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 None right now, but our plans are for him to teach theology, philosophy, and some history at the rhetoric level when the kids are older. We still have several young ones, so the evenings are full with read alouds and getting them to bed. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 He provides the main paycheck, but not any direct help with homeschooling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Spanish and Art. He is fluent in Spanish and talented in art. I am neither of those things, so it makes more sense for him to oversee those subjects. He also oversees piano practice. Since he plays, he can give advice and directions that I never could. I do Math, Science, History, Computer Science, some LA, some music and art appreciation type stuff, Latin and handwriting at home. He has outsourced writing, Lego robotics, pottery and sewing starting in January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 In what way? How much? :lurk5: My husband does 90% of the homeschooling as I work from home during school hours. This started last year and will continue (although with a bit of a different schedule) this coming year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funschooler5 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 We discuss what the kids are studying periodically, but he stays out of the actual teaching. He doesn't really want anything to do with it actually. :lol: He's very supportive though, and talks up how well we're doing to our friends and family. That means more to me than anything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Yes, my dh will help if I am sick or there are things going on. If ds has a lot of Dr appointments dh will pick up some slack and help with dd's schooling. My dh is gone about 60 hours a week or more and sometimes he brings some work home with him. I try to keep the home running smoothly and low stress. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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