Comments on: Homeschooling on the Road

By: [Majorca Apartment]

[Majorca Apartment] — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:00:02 +0000

I guess the key with home-schooling is discipline. Of course travel shouldn’t get in the way of school work and it doesn’t have to so long as the people undertaking it are disciplined and have set routines. Other than that home-schooling whilst travelling also broadens the mind of children as they understand the world around them more.

By: More Field Trips, Less Classroom!

More Field Trips, Less Classroom! — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:18:11 +0000

[...] with homeschooling. We’ve done everything from spur of the moment cross-country, month long driving vacations to small day trips to the (local) Rocky Mountain National Park. We spend lots of time in our [...]

By: Homeschooling: An Argument for Year Round School

Homeschooling: An Argument for Year Round School — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 02:48:34 +0000

[...] took a 1 month vacation to California, but we never stopped schooling. School goes where we go (in a backpack), and it’s easy to administer a lesson in a hotel room or spread the complete lesson plan out [...]

By: El mito de la falta de socialización en el Homeschooling. | Psique y Eros

El mito de la falta de socialización en el Homeschooling. | Psique y Eros — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:43:15 +0000

[...] lugares que hemos visitado. Nosotros no nos quedamos en casa tejiendo todo el día. Vamos de vacaciones a ver los Estados Unidos. Nos pasamos los días normales yendo de compras o dando la vuelta en la [...]

By: Father/Son Activities

Father/Son Activities — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:07:14 +0000

[...] on my dreadful speeches with fondness. They’ll tell stories about all the cool things their dad taught them and all the neat and obscure places they visited. No father is complete without hearing, from the [...]

By: Space Shirts: A Lesson Driving Right Next to Us

Space Shirts: A Lesson Driving Right Next to Us — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:34:01 +0000

[...] went on a lengthy vacation this summer. We criss-crossed the eastern and central United States and drove 5,800 miles in two [...]

By: When in Rome — Adapt

When in Rome — Adapt — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:19:24 +0000

[...] in stride and adapt. We’re heading home now. I feel like we’ve done well. The boys have learned a lot despite not going to regular classes and doing regular homework. I have been able to complete my [...]

By: Homeschooling: Not for Everyone

Homeschooling: Not for Everyone — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:42:00 +0000

[...] do say, but you’ll need to find a way to get them out into the world to museums and various other relevant field trips. They need access to equipment too. That means enough money to make it happen. You [...]

By: Losing the School Groove: Year Round Education

Losing the School Groove: Year Round Education — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:43:46 +0000

[...] the reasons stated above, I think schools should implement year round education. Year round school was an idea that was floated around when I was a kid. It never got implemented because the [...]

By: Put Them to Work | Parenting blog, Caring for Kids | Keith Wilcox

Put Them to Work | Parenting blog, Caring for Kids | Keith Wilcox — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:16:18 +0000

[...] so fortunate. I’m not talking about the bums who panhandle. I’m talking about teaching the kids some history. Teaching them about slavery might do the trick. I’m not sure even adults [...]

By: Homeschooling and Socialization | Parenting blog, Caring for Kids | Keith Wilcox

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:42:48 +0000

[...] and things we see in past articles. We don’t stay in the house knitting all day. We go on long vacations to see the United States. We spend regular days shopping or about town interacting with a diverse [...]