Homeschooling father

When someone ask what's father playing part in our homeschooling?

Me and children are onscreen player but he is hardly visible as he is playing important roll being off screen!

We are never worried because of 'father figure' that what if we haven't cooked dinner as we are busy in our work - work might be making some toy, doing some craft or just watching some interesting video...'Khichadi' will be fine...no complain.

Being right brained person he enjoys board games more than me and that's mostly our evening schedule. Playing carom, chess, chopat, mancala etc. is more interesting with him for children.

He is not good at storytelling - that's always my interest....but as far as reading and watching movie is concerns he enjoys reading children books and watching children movie just like a child! that's what i'm not good at. He has read many children book series along with Ashna and nowadays everybody reading & watching Harry Potter! That's really a kind of motivation.

Whenever he has to go out of city work-trip... we are mostly with him. Megh likes to observe factories and understand how machine works. Generally people avoid to take family at work but he don't and at the time he is busy with his work we explore places around, play games or just talk with people. And after work it's our family field trip.

Every morning we all work in the garden...he never ever feel shame to do our own work himself, cleaning car-garden, doing gardening etc. That's odd or say difficult when you are living in posh area. But who cares...for us it's dignity of labour.

He is our swimming coach or say coach for any sports........I'm zero in sports and he played almost every game. Being a scout and sports lover he has developed sporty characteristics. When we have planned our first Himachal trip- i was worried as he don't have any experience of driving on mountains. But he alone drove 5,200km along with Rohtang. So, love for sports/ adventure is also his department.

One more thing I have learn from him that might be the base of our homeschooling. We never join package tour as we are not interested in counting destinations but journey itself. Our journey starts from deciding in which direction we will go (reaching decision might take months or just a second! we never know) gathering information and just exploring new places & people.

Recently I have read a nice article by Dr. Hansal Bhachech that mother can be a best teacher but child follows father. And that's true. He is not with us whole day but children follows him. When I see keen observation, sensitivity & love towards nature/animals and eye to appreciate natural beauty I know that's not from me. But that's advantage for kids when both parents are differently wired!

Too long ! but can't take all credits always for myself , so have to write :)