can a family do this do you think?
@easymoney75503 (1702)
United States
May 14, 2007 1:24pm CST
ok we home school and we love it. i really think it is the best thing for us. we have a small camper and we are thinking of selling it and getting an old bus and making it into a 2 bedroom camper with stove, shower, etc. well they put our place that we live up for sale. no one has bought it but you never know when it is going to happen. me and hubby already know that whenthe kids leve home we are moving into a camper and seeing the states. we talked to a guy that he and his wife did that when there kids were about my kids ages. they home schooled and just did it on the road. the kdis heard them talkigna botu it and they want to do it lol. me and hubby have talked about it but not really sure. i mean how would we make money? what set up camp 3 months at a time and just keep changing jobs. find a place online to make enough lol yea right. we know we are goign to have to move soom more then likely so we are really thinking abotu this. maybe for a year or so and let the kids see the states and learn that way but still do school work too. what are yoru thoughts. i mean how could we make money. we dont want to be like hillbillies etc but retired people do it why not with kids. we home school now so it would be the same there jsut they would learn more hands on as well as books
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@lightningMD (5931)
• United States
14 May 07
I would love to do this. I have a friend who lives in his camper. He chhose a place and sets up camp and then does odd jobs for extra money. He has a pnsion from the service. We cant afford to do this to many bills but maybe some day.
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@maximax8 (31042)
• United Kingdom
15 May 07
Wow! This is a fantastic idea. I see you live in the USA. So in winter you could travel in the warmer southern states. In autumn you could enjoy the golden crispy leaves falling in the cooler northern states. Your children will get a 'hands on' education that will be more valuable than any book.
I am a teacher and I teach in schools. But I do support home schooling. I know two girls that live in the UK near to France. They go over there quite often. I can't think of a better way to learn to speak French.
I have seen children that move from school to school and it can be unsettling for them. However home schooling is perfect. Your children will still be able to mix with many other people when they are not in lessons.
Personally I would teach English as a foreign languge if I wanted to travel around the world working in different places.
I often dream of buying a camper van. I would work for half the year on a short term teaching contract and travel for the rest of the year in my camper van. That way my children could have 6 months focused education then relax with 6 months essential education on the road. Reading, writing and number work can be done anywhere I think.
@uniquenorthern (932)
• United States
14 May 07
I certainly think that if you really want to do this and are really thinking of living on the road that you could definitely do it. There are a lot of people that live on the road most of the year if not all of it. I don't see why adding kids to the equation should be that much of a bigger step in the chain of things. Especially if you are already home schooling them. You could maybe check into at home work through firms in bigger cities and see what you find. Work places are starting to branch out for people that don't want to communte to work, so why not traveling? Maybe you could try getting an column in a magazine about traveling or something similar. Utilize what you will be doing and make some extra money. There could be endless ideas for you to make money while on the road, you just have to find the right one for you and your husband. I hope that you find what you are looking for and that you get to experience this with your kids. It will most certainly bring you all closer together as a family. ;)
