Simple, when a family homeschools they have tremendous flexibility. Vacations don’t have to be limited to major holidays and more real-world learning can take place since museums, geography, history and cultural differences can be explored.

Our family just recently took advantage of this flexibility at the beginning of October. When most other families were having a regular work week, we decided to explore Rhode Island. And since it was off-season we got better rates. Our first day on vacation my husband managed to get a sunburn as we planned our vacation. Did I mention this is October?

While there was definitely plenty of fun to be had, we also never stopped learning. Our daughter entertained herself by creating different poems and she got to practice her map skills when she acted as our navigator. We tested out our new amateur radio equipment, explored the area by doing some geocaches and checked out some historical homes. Through it all she continued to read daily.

So, if you are one who enjoys vacations and tremendous flexibility but not the onslaught of tourists and seasonal high prices consider how well homeschooling could fit into your lifestyle.