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In my opinion, roadschooling is two-part. 1). Roadschooling is homeschooling while traveling. 2). Roadschooling is taking advantage of the unique educational opportunities that already exist or are created due to your travels. When roadschooling, families can take advantage of the fact that several "school subjects" are embedded within their travels. Geography, history, social studies, science, PE, art, community service, and language arts are all fairly easy subjects to incorporate into the kids' "studies." Every city or region we visit has something special to offer. When roadschooling, the local crops and cuisine, environmental practices, urban/rural planning, landscape/geographic location, community projects/activities, arts/museums, parks (community & National), or history are all educational resources that parents can draw upon to educate their children.
The availability of all of these resources can be a bit overwhelming as well. Finding some structure, focus, and routine to the days has been important for us. Math for example, is a subject that has abundant “real world” applications; however it is a subject that I teach in a structured format as well.
Thinking about taking the plunge?
Two resources that I have found extremely helpful while roadschooling are:
1) http://www.familiesontheroad.com/roadschooling.html.
FOTR has tons of useful information about Roadschooling.
2) What Your _______ Grader Needs to Know: Fundamentals of A Good ___-Grade Education (The Core Knowledge Series), edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr. Hirsch has edited a series of books created for parents that focus on what students should be learning at each grade level. Visit http://www.coreknowledge.org/parents for more information.
Happy schooling :)
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