Hiring a teacher to homeschool?
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Anonymous
| has anyone hired a teacher to homeschool? We have four kids and for health reasons as well as the fact that we travel a lot, we feel like homeschooling would be a better option for them. I work part time and do not feel qualified to do it by myself. With the cost of private school we are thinking it might make more sense to hire a teacher. Has anyone had any experience doing something like this? And any ideas how we might find someone? |
Anonymous
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I knew a small co-op school on the fringes of LA which started this way. The parent was a qualified teacher but felt she didn't have enough knowledge in Math and Science for her kids so she literally hired this married duo who were both. They tutored her kids and when the coop school was started they came by and taught all the kids a couple times per week.
You just need to find a tutor you think can help who also has some availability. |
Anonymous
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It seems like a wonderful idea for elementary school! You cannot expect it to last beyond that, however, because your children will need more specialized, in-depth instruction on core subjects. |
Anonymous
| I knew someone who was a certified teacher who had left public schools to do this. Sounded like a great experience for her -- she taught a couple kids, got to travel with the family. |
Anonymous
| Isn't this just a governess? |
Anonymous
11:55 here. "Just" a governess? Jane Eyre and her colleagues might have a few choice words for you... My mother and her 3 closest sisters had a governess until my mother was 11, I believe. Then they went to school. My mother visited her beloved Mademoiselle until her death. She brought me to visit her, and her sisters brought their families too. |
Anonymous
| Sorry - didn't mean to impugn governesses - they are wonderful - but as you note they have been around for centuries - not some newfangled idea to "hire a teacher to homeschool" |
Anonymous
OK Hedda Gabler. Keep your pinafores untwisted. |
Anonymous
Well actually its very different. A governess would be expected to tend to the kids every day, in both a nanny capacity on the weekends and a teaching capacity during the week. If you hire a teacher or tutor, its unlikely they'd take on the supplementary role or want to agree to such a time commitment. Though I do remember G Paltrow and the husband advertised for a live-in teacher to school the children in "all subjects, including Greek and Latin" for the princely sum of $125k per year... |
Anonymous
| I know several groups who have done this. They advertised on regular and teacher job boards as well as asking around. For example, I believe there is some type of Montessori job board. New college grads are young and energetic and flexible and can be good choices. Other families have gotten retired teachers -- they are good at managing behavior. |
Anonymous
| You could check tutor websites. I imagine there are some tutors who would be interested in a part- to full-time position. Also, once you get your routine in place you may find that the kids do more than you think by themselves. There's a lot available with on-line classes, and you could supplement with literature and field trips. |
Anonymous
| Thanks so much. Do you know the name of the Montessori job board? |
Anonymous
| I believe this is the one: http://www.teach-montessori.org/ |
Anonymous
| Sounds boring for your kids. Let them go to school. |
Anonymous
How old were the kids at the time? |