My wife hasn’t worked a job in 3 years, after our second was born and now 3rd, her whole world revolves around their development. It’s an incredibly hard way to go, but infinitely more rewarding than anything a “career” could offer. I take on making sure we have enough to cover all expenses and save for the future. Our roles are entirely different, yet equally important. Both of us give 100%. We will homeschool and if I stack hard enough for us we will be able to spend more of our time together instead of at some fiat BS job.
Discussion
I’m interested in homeschooling when I have kids, so I am trying to learn about how others pull it off. What’s your plan? Are you trying stack hard enough so that you can work less hours and then spend time helping with schooling instead? I love teaching, so I’ve always wondered if it made sense for me to play a more active role in homeschooling.
Our kids are still under 5 years old so right now it’s minimal. My wife does do some structured learning with them like coloring, matching, hand coordination like holding a pencil etc. but that’s about an hour at a time.
My contribution right now is that anytime I am working on something around the house, I include my 2 oldest. They get to hand me tools and see how they’re used and even use them too. I believe this is a massively valuable way for them to learn at this age.
As they get older I intend to continue my “hands on” teaching in different subjects while my wife handles the book knowledge in the mornings. She also teaches them cooking/baking. Since there is no mandated structure to homeschooling, my wife can teach on a schedule that makes sense for her, and I can takeover in the evenings after work. The hope is eventually I will be able to stop working as well and I can focus my time on teaching them too.
Sounds like a good plan. Thanks for sharing!