A Home-Schooling Grandpa
BevK October 29th, 2006
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Mr. Bacher has the right idea when he says, “I don’t think an elderly senior citizen should sit back and watch the world go by, they should take an active role and be a part of it.”
At a time when they are free to pursue their own hobbies and travel in retirement, a growing number grandparents are now home schooling their grandchildren.
Fred Bacher, of Marion, is 76 years old. He said it was a no-brainer to sign up for the job to home school his grandchildren.
“When someone in the fourth grade asked my grandson Justin if he wanted drugs, I said, ‘You’ve got to stop, I’m pulling you out and teaching you at home,’” He said
Bacher started the job four years ago and since then has added two more students, grandsons Ryan and Cory. Bacher admits it was a tough start he had to bone up on the subjects before he started teaching. They have a full day of all the core subjects including health, speech, and Spanish.
