5: Jae Williams | A Black Dads Journey from Teacher to Homeschool Dad

Have you ever wondered about the challenges and rewards of homeschooling your children? Join us as we sit down with Jae Williams, the founder of Black Dad's Journey, to discuss his inspiring transition from being a teacher to becoming a homeschool dad. Jae shares his passion for education, as well as his struggles and successes as a stay-at-home parent. We explore the importance of building connections, finding the balance between passion and parenting, and the potential benefits of unschooling. Jae opens up about his experiences in traditional education and how they shaped his decision to homeschool his daughter. His journey is a powerful reminder of the impact we can have on our children's lives as educators and parents. After years of teaching in the classroom, Jae realized the flaws of how we school. Now he is an unschooling dad chronicling his journey on YouTube and Instagram. In his videos, he shares his thoughts on unschooling. He discusses some complex parenting topics, like being a stay-at-home dad, deschooling, setting boundaries in relationships, and building strong relationships with his children. Black Dad hopes that sharing details of his unschooling life will help others in their journey. In this captivating conversation, we also delve into the challenges of giving up a corporate job to become a stay-at-home parent and how to create your own value and recognition. With Jae’s guidance, discover how to bring passion and creativity back to the classroom, whether in a traditional school setting or the comfort of your home. Don't miss this insightful episode that will leave you questioning the status quo and inspired to explore new educational possibilities. ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 Journey From Teacher to Homeschool Dad 14:48 Challenges of Being a Stay-at-Home Parent 18:49 Balancing Homemaking and Unschooling 29:33 Unschooling vs. Traditional Education 41:34 Choosing Homeschooling for Our Children 51:01 The Power of Sharing Personal Journeys See show notes at TheConrad.Family/SelfDirected5 🗓️ Recorded October 6th, 2022. 📍Páramo del Sil, Spain Connect with Jae Williams aka Black Dad Subscribe to his YouTube channel:    / blackdad   Follow him on Twitter: www.twitter.com/BlackDadJourney Follow him on Instagram:   / blackdadjourney   As Black Dad says in his videos: “Parenting while setting boundaries and respecting boundaries is something I have overlooked most of my life. But establishing boundaries is essential to building healthy relationships. Unschooling set me on this parenting journey, where I now recognize what's most important in developing my relationships with my children. Setting my boundaries and respecting their boundaries is something I have learned during this unschooling journey. This unschooling parenting style has helped me be more intentional with my parenting approach as I am building strong, healthy relationships with my children while breaking generational curses.” “I have had to unlearn a lot during my deschooling (unschooling) journey. Parenting is tough, particularly when we need to unlearn some of the unrealistic expectations we have been conditioned to follow. My unschooling journey has shifted to a parenting journey where I recognized I need to find myself to truly help my children live purpose-filled lives.” *** CONNECT WITH THE CONRAD FAMILY Watch more podcast interviews:    / @theconradfamily365   Listen to the podcast: https://theconrad.family/podcast Blogposts: https://www.theconrad.family/blog Facebook:   / theconradfamily   Instagram:   / theconrad.family   4 ways to support this podcast: https://www.theconrad.family/support-...