I’ve never been one to immerse myself in my kids’ homework, like the dad in this NY Times piece, Am I Dad, or a Tutor? Yeah, like some of these people who wrote Letters to the Editor in response to it, I don’t see it as helpful to the student who should be doing a good chunk of their after-school learning on their own.
But it’s also that I’m selfish. I have stuff that I’m doing non-school hours, too — working, reading, playing, writing — and I don’t really care to sacrifice all or most of that time for my kids. I look for things my daughter’s doing that both interest me and that we could have fun doing together. One of her current interests is photography and it’s starting to be one of mine. So I guess I’d better walk my talk.