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Monday, 3 July 2017
Thursday, 6 April 2017
Travel is fatal to prejudice... Mark Twain
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime."
Mark Twain
Saturday, 24 September 2016
Why homeschool and travel?
Traveling Europe in a camper for a year involves homeschooling my daughter, but I have more reasons to do that as well.
Reasons to homeschool my daughter.
1. I'm not convinced that sitting in a classroom with 29 other kids being talked to and writing things down is the best way for children to learn. It's too much listening and writing and not enough looking and doing.
2. Primary schools in the UK are closing gardens and ponds to make room for more academics, or due to lack of funding.
3. Employers are asking for more "soft skills" things that can't be measured in exams, such as communication skills, leadership and flexibility while schools and being directed towards more academic skills and more rigidity.
4. My daughter can travel with us.
Reasons to homeschool my daughter.
1. I'm not convinced that sitting in a classroom with 29 other kids being talked to and writing things down is the best way for children to learn. It's too much listening and writing and not enough looking and doing.
2. Primary schools in the UK are closing gardens and ponds to make room for more academics, or due to lack of funding.
3. Employers are asking for more "soft skills" things that can't be measured in exams, such as communication skills, leadership and flexibility while schools and being directed towards more academic skills and more rigidity.
4. My daughter can travel with us.
Reasons to explore Europe in a camper with our kids.
Reasons to get rid of our stuff, make our jobs portable, and explore Europe in a camper!
Meet new people.
More ocean in my life.
More mountains.
More time outside.
Draw and paint from life.
Learn new skills.
Learn languages.
Inspiration from new stimulus.
Teach my kids to be self reliant.
Educate my kids with doing and looking, not just listening and writing down.
Spend less than we make.
Less cooking (a little).
Less cleaning.
Less to regret missing when old.
Stay active/ fit.
Be more like my heroes.
Get out of repetitive lifestyle.
Quality time with my family.
The kids spend lots of time away from screens and wifi.
We collect adventures not clutter.
Easier to more fresh fruit and vegetables, salad and fish.
Shed middle class suburban ideas that are holding us back in our comfort zone.
Meet new people.
More ocean in my life.
More mountains.
More time outside.
Draw and paint from life.
Learn new skills.
Learn languages.
Inspiration from new stimulus.
Teach my kids to be self reliant.
Educate my kids with doing and looking, not just listening and writing down.
Spend less than we make.
Less cooking (a little).
Less cleaning.
Less to regret missing when old.
Stay active/ fit.
Be more like my heroes.
Get out of repetitive lifestyle.
Quality time with my family.
The kids spend lots of time away from screens and wifi.
We collect adventures not clutter.
Easier to more fresh fruit and vegetables, salad and fish.
Shed middle class suburban ideas that are holding us back in our comfort zone.
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