Teachers: Mom & Dad

 

Back-to-school (did it ever end this summer?) and looks like it will be home schooling.

This weekend being No Tax for school stuff will be much cheaper without backpacks, lunch boxes and apples for the teacher, because the teachers are mom and dad.

Hope mom and dad have been boning up over the summer and making a class agenda. Reading, writing (cursive?) and arithmetic are the basics. History might be covered with Wikipedia and geography can be referenced through Google maps. Phys Ed can be a romp out in the yard and study hall can give a break to mom and dad who are supposed to be working from home.

Now science might be able to teach in the kitchen with recipes and measuring cups (remember the fire extinguisher). The study of botany can be made while cutting the grass and creative art classes can be performed painting the kitchen.

The trouble will come when classes get to…

Business

·      Accounting

·      Business law

·      Business management

·      Consumer education

·      Entrepreneurial skills

·      Introduction to business

·      Marketing    

·      Personal finance

Computer Science and IT

·      Animation

·      App development

·      Audio production

·      Computer programming

·      Computer repair

·      Film production

·      Graphic design

·      Keyboarding

·      Media technology

·      Music production

·      Video game development

·      Web design

·      Web programming

·      Word processing  

English

·      American literature

·      British literature

·      Contemporary literature

·      Creative writing

·      Communication skills

·      Debate

·      English language and composition

·      English literature and composition

·      Humanities

·      Journalism

·      Literary analysis

·      Modern literature

·      Poetry

·      Popular literature

·      Rhetoric

·      Shakespeare

·      Technical writing

·      World literature

·      Written and oral communication

Consumer Sciences

·      Chemistry of foods

·      CPR training

·      Culinary arts

·      Early childhood development

·      Early childhood education

·      Family studies

·      Fashion and retail merchandising

·      Fashion construction

·      Home economics

·      Interior design

·      Nutrition

Foreign Language

·      American Sign Language

·      Ancient Greek

·      Arabic

·      Chinese

·      French

·      German

·      Hebrew

·      Italian

·      Japanese

·      Korean

·      Latin

·      Portuguese

·      Russian

·      Spanish

Math

·      Algebra 1

·      Algebra 2

·      Calculus

·      Computer math

·      Consumer math

·      Fundamentals of math

·      Geometry

·      Integrated math

·      Math applications

·      Multivariable calculus

·      Practical math

·      Pre-algebra

·      Pre-calculus

·      Probability

·      Quantitative literacy

·      Statistics

·      Trigonometry

Performing Arts

·      Choir

·      Concert band

·      Dance

·      Drama

·      Guitar

·      Jazz band

·      Marching band

·      Music theory

·      Orchestra

·      Percussion

·      Piano  

·      Theater technology

·      World music

Physical Education

·      Aerobics

·      Dance

·      Gymnastics

·      Health

·      Lifeguard training

·      Pilates

·      Racket sports

·      Specialized sports

·      Swimming

·      Weight training

·      Yoga

Sciences

·      Agriculture

·      Astronomy

·      Biology

·      Botany

·      Chemistry

·      Earth science

·      Electronics

·      Environmental science

·      Environmental studies

·      Forensic science

·      Geology

·      Marine biology

·      Oceanography

·      Physical science

·      Physics

·      Zoology

Social Studies

·      Cultural anthropology

·      Current events

·      European history

·      Geography

·      Global studies

·      Human geography

·      International relations

·      Law

·      Macroeconomics

·      Microeconomics

·      Modern world studies

·      Physical anthropology

·      Political studies

·      Psychology

·      Religious studies

·      Sociology

·      US government

·      US history

·      Women’s studies

·      World history

·      World politics

·      World religions

Visual Arts

·      3-D art

·      Art history

·      Ceramics

·      Digital media

·      Drawing

·      Film production

·      Jewelry design

·      Painting

·      Photography

·      Printmaking

·      Sculpture

Vocational Education

·      Auto body repair

·      Auto mechanics

·      Building construction

·      Computer-aided drafting

·      Cosmetology

·      Criminal justice

·      Driver education

·      Electronics

·      FFA

·      Fire science

·      Heating and cooling systems

·      Hospitality and tourism

·      JROTC

·      Metalworking

·      Networking

·      Plumbing

·      Production technology

·      Refrigeration fundamentals

·      Robotics

·      Woodworking

Now these talented folks called “mom” or “dad” have learned to multi-task to find you space and materials to learn while picking up the dog poop, making meals, doing laundry, cutting your hair and cleaning the bathroom.

Can these two keep you enthralled in new and exciting facts and figures when the Internet calls?

Grandpa and Aunt Myrtle might fill in some interesting facts before they take a nap.

In this digital age, just connect to your local educational system and on the screen will appear a smiling face of someone called ‘a teacher’.

Don’t know how your hand raised will get the attention or how the teacher handles a disrupted student.

Does everyone stand for a pledge of alliance? Who takes roll call?

When the tests are passed out, who grades the scores? These are your kids and you can’t fail them. Are the scores accredited?

There are many questions for the next generation and best luck to the families and whatever knowledge they can pass down.

Maybe the next generation will be smarter than previous attempts to fill young minds with awe and wonder or not.