Resorts to RV parks: Parents take school year on the road In RVs, rental homes and five-star resorts, families untethered by the constraints of physical classrooms for their kids have turned the new school year into an extended summer vacationNEW YORK -- In RVs, rental homes and five-star resorts, families untethered by the constraints of physical classrooms for their kids have turned the new school year into an extended summer vacation, some lured by the ailing hotel industry catering to parents with remote learners through “roadschooling” amenities. Since the start of the pandemic, families of means have decamped to second homes or taken long-term rentals in vacation spots around the world. The parents and 11-year-old Jayde, 13-year-old Jay'Elle and 14-year-old Jayson are used to traveling the world with school topics in mind, but the pandemic has them avoiding planes. “I find it much more fun than school, being able to experience firsthand what I'm actually learning in class,” Jay'Elle said. They're stuck on screens all day or sitting there at home, with their parents over their shoulders, doing work sheets."

Source: ABC News September 30, 2020 12:59 UTC