Home School Heartbeat Radio Program

There's no one-size-fits-all plan for dads helping to homeschool their kids. Today on Home School Heartbeat, hear from a dad who's taught many different courses in the 17 years his children have been homeschooled.

Mike Smith:


Andy Bisulca is with me today. He and his wife have been homeschooling their nine children since 1988. Thank you for joining us, Andy.


Andy Bisulca:


Mike, it's a pleasure to be with you.


Mike:


Now, Andy, over the years, how have you been involved in your children's homeschooling?


Andy:


Well, I've worked primarily at the middle and high school levels. I've taught my children in the sciences: physical science, biology, and chemistry; world and U.S. history and government; logic, a little bit of Italian and Latin, and I've also taught some New Testament Greek because I have some background in that. I have team-taught with another father a course in western literature and thought, wherein we read great works of western writing in a chronological sequence, and we alternate our teaching of the works that we read. And that has been an interesting experience, because many of those works I had never read before. We also have, in that course, writing assignments that are connected with the classes, which are in a discussion format.


Mike:


Well, thank you, Andy. And you'll be with us again tomorrow when we'll talk more about how dads can help educate their children. So until next time, I'm Mike Smith.