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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a nanny.  I don’t have a college degree or teaching background, although I did attend some college.  I’ve nannied for over a decade.  I could do this job.

Traits to look for:

1) in-depth knowledge of child development (ask questions like “What educational goals do you think we should have for a kindergartener?  For a first-grader?”  “How would you go about building a curriculum for each child?” “What educational philosophy or pedagogy do you adhere to most?”

2) Self-starter (“What would you do on a typical hot summer day with kids the ages of our kids?  What about a rainy day? How would you juggle having such different ages when it came to homeschooling?”)

3) Experienced (only look at candidates who have juggled AT LEAST 3 kids before, working full-time, preferably with a homeschool background).

4) Realistic (“What would a typical school-day schedule look like with 3 kids these ages?”  “Can you give me examples of a curriculum or unit you might do?”  “What resources do you think you would need to homeschool successfully?”)

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Agreed.  Look for tutoring, teaching or homeschooling experience.  You want someone who has juggled groups of three or more kids, but you NEED to make sure at least one of the children was a toddler.  It’s very, very different to compare homeschooling kids who are old enough to do it versus also entertaining a toddler.[/quote]

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