I just wanted to share with you my recent conversation with My son's teacher at our parent/ teacher conference on my sons performance.
Cameron is 5 and we travelled to Costa Rica in July of this year - see previous blog and had an amazing time.
After 20 minutes of discussion on his academic abilities his teacher said - and to close I don't know what you paid for your recent trip this summer but whatever it was - it was worth it!! your son has learnt and retained more about this trip than I would have thought possible. His knowledge and understanding of animals, habitats, volcanos etc is outstanding.
I know you think I am boasting or am just being sentimental but with everything going on in the world currently and the economic situation as it is - my husband and I walked away and knew that whatever, we would continue with our plans for summer 2009 - quest for the west.
If we give them nothing else we should give them life experiences and adventure and a thirst for knowledge.
So for those of you that are "doubters" and query the price tag, - that for me is the ABD difference!- the experience and the people you share it with.
Cameron is 5 and we travelled to Costa Rica in July of this year - see previous blog and had an amazing time.
After 20 minutes of discussion on his academic abilities his teacher said - and to close I don't know what you paid for your recent trip this summer but whatever it was - it was worth it!! your son has learnt and retained more about this trip than I would have thought possible. His knowledge and understanding of animals, habitats, volcanos etc is outstanding.
I know you think I am boasting or am just being sentimental but with everything going on in the world currently and the economic situation as it is - my husband and I walked away and knew that whatever, we would continue with our plans for summer 2009 - quest for the west.
If we give them nothing else we should give them life experiences and adventure and a thirst for knowledge.
So for those of you that are "doubters" and query the price tag, - that for me is the ABD difference!- the experience and the people you share it with.