Carschooling

One of the huge benefits of homeschooling is that "home" can be wherever we happen to be at the moment. On the occasion that we get to accompany our traveling man, "home" is the car, the hotel, the pool, the beach...wherever we may roam.

This particular adventure was a short one but still a nice change of pace. Mark had an overnight in Montgomery, so we went along. Our school-time yesterday was split between our mini-van classroom and our hotel classroom. After school we had some time to hang out as a family, and we explored a nearby mall, which had an ice skating rink. As we hung over the side of the rink, we observed a young couple perhaps on a first date, although I would think the young girl would be quite mortified if this indeed was a first date. She was no Michelle Kwan, but at least she did stay upright. She would shuffle a few timid slides forward, wobble, and then grab her beau's hand for support. It was at this point that we made the executive decision that today would not be the day to teach our 4 children how to ice skate. Can you just imagine? We would have ended up in a big family dogpile right there in the middle of the rink.

So we opted for dinner instead and then back to the hotel to fight with the children about bedtime. Actually, they did very well last night, and we only had one nightcrawler--the Princess--who ended up in bed with me because the Queen informed me at 2:30 am that she simply could NOT sleep with Audrey rolling into her ALL night.

Despite a mildly fitful night's sleep, everyone awoke happy. We enjoyed a big breakfast, and then it was back to the classroom on wheels. We finished our school a la Toyota and then put on a movie. Movies always help curb the incessant, "Are we there yets?" and "How much longer?" Carschooling has its good side in that it offers a change of pace. However, it is important not to get too much of a good thing, for the Car Teacher prefers a stationary classroom with room to spread out a bit!