Comments on: Round the World Schooling for 12 months.

By: Baigrie Family

Baigrie Family — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:44:56 +0000

Thanks for reading Becky. Good luck with your travel ambitions! Won’t be in the south this trip but maybe next time we are in the USA. Likewise if you get to Australia then look us up.

By: Becky

Becky — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:09:18 +0000

Congratulations on being picked as one of the top travel blogs:)- I found you through the notice on babble. We travel a lot with my 4 kiddos, so I can’t wait to read more! Awesome post- I am forwarding this to my husband in the hopes that I can convince him to do the same:). If you are ever in the southern US you are welcome to come visit:).

By: Day 171 - The half-way mark!

Day 171 - The half-way mark! — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:30:46 +0000

[...] No report would be complete without mention schooling and money. Schooling along the way has been a challenge and I just recently wrote a web post covering that topic. Check out my link http://www.fourdotsonthemap.com/round-the-world-schooling-for-12-months/ [...]

By: Baigrie Family

Baigrie Family — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:29:36 +0000

Thanks for all the wonderful comments. Keep them coming!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:23:26 +0000

Hey Karina, It’s interesting to see other people’s ideas about schooling particularly when travelling. We did exactly the same thing you did, except we were required to register for homeschooling in WA (the reporting is very easy compared to Qld!!) The only difference is that by the time we had gone half way through our trip, we made the decision to keep home schooling when we got home. The biggest 2 positives of spending all that time together is that you find all the holes in their education and ours have spent so much time together they are like their own little drama company!! I noticed one of the comments on this topic was from a family with teenagers in relation to socialisation. Our teenanger stayed in touch with all of her friends via facebook and had no issues whatsoever. The best thing about it was we didn’t have to deal with a lot of the boyfriend, peer pressure, clique stuff that was going on at home – she sailed right through a whole year not exposed to that. Fabulous! Best wishes you guys…

By: Au revoir, a Lundi!

Au revoir, a Lundi! — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:02:52 +0000

[...] dream of doing this for Ella one day. I so respect people who have the courage to give their children a non-traditional [...]

By: Win Bartholomai

Win Bartholomai — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:40:39 +0000

No amount of schooling could teach the boys what they have been experiencing this year. I would think that their perception of the world, maturity and compassion will far excede their peers. As a teacher I have taught a number of children who have had similar experiences and they are different in the classroom in a very refreshing way. Keep safe and enjoy the ride!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:02:03 +0000

Not to sound corny, but isn’t life the greatest lesson of all? No need to worry about your boys – they are bright young men who are absorbing everything while you are ‘on the road’. I bet they are the best at bartering when they get back to school too!

By: Baigrie Family

Baigrie Family — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:55:39 +0000

Sounds like you have an adventure ahead too. Your kids are definitely at an age to encourage public speaking if they don’t embarrass easily. I found our children coped better with speaking to younger children or teenagers rather than their peer group. If you make it to Australia in your travels then look us up!

By: Baigrie Family

Baigrie Family — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:52:16 +0000

Hi there, Yes, that was something my web design guy was to add sometime ago. Sorry I am not technically minded enough to do it myself!