Now that it's officially summer, here's my advice to parents who want to continue teaching their kids during the next two months and learn something themselves: visit Civil War battlefields.
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I grew up in the South, so a huge part of our American History education revolved around the Civil War.
We have the Troops to Teachers program, which encourages retired military individuals to go into teaching.
Enjoy the little fun things - like taking your kids to school - before they're all grown up.
I think we put our children at an enormous disadvantage by not educating them in war, by not letting them understand about it at an early age.
This summer, we need to let our kids go play and we need to stop worrying about whether or not it's going to ruin their chances of getting into college.
As far as young kids go, my primary interest is to get parents to read to their kids. That's about the most you can do, I think.
We go old-school during the summer, like swimming or setting up lemonade stands. I try to teach my kids to make their own fun.
The constant movement of a military life can be tough on children. My father was an officer in the army, and I was forced to change elementary schools six times.
Midwest kids got to summer camp. There is something very special about being away from your parents for the first time, sleeping under the stars, hiking and canoeing.
It's not getting any better, is it? I don't want my 19-year-old boy going into the army. I love these little kids. They understand how passionate I am.