Being a skeptical person myself I know that many of you were thinking “Yea Right, how can a timeshare vacation make me smarter?” when your read the subject of this post, however I recently found an article published on CheapFlights.com confirming this fact and thought it was very interesting. Recently there was a study conducted by the Department of Education, the objective of this study was to find out if there is a correlation between summer family timeshare vacations and academic achievements of children entering the first grade. The study found that children who did travel while on summer vacation did better in math, reading, and general studies than those children who did not travel. Dr. Bill Norma of Clemson University had this to say about the findings, “The data is clear – and gives hard-working parents another reason not to put off a summer vacation trip. Providing kids with the experience of travel broadens their horizons and opens up their minds to learning”. The study does not go into theories regarding why the summer vacation helps children to excel in school but here are a few of my opinions as to why vacations may help children learn.

I think the main reason that children who travel during the summer excel in school is the relaxation that a summer vacation provides. During a vacation the optimal goal is to separate yourself from your everyday life, when this happens your brain will feel rested thus creating a higher ability to function in school and learn. The second reason that a vacation can help a child learn in my opinion is vacations will help stimulate the child’s mind and ready them to absorb more knowledge. While on vacation there are many new sights, sounds, and activities to interact with, this encourages children as well as adults to explore and investigate new concepts and activities. American children have become used to a sedentary lifestyle; many will spend most of their summer vacation sitting around watching TV and playing video games, getting away from this daily routine for a week or so will help to ready a child for the upcoming school year. A vacation can also show children that learning is fun and does not always have to involve conventional school room methods. As stated above there are many new places to see and visit in a vacation, before leaving for your trip make sure to research the surrounding area and find points of interest that involve some learning aspect, for example it can be a place where a historical event occurred or visiting a museum in the area. Basically anything that involves some sort of knowledge will show children that learning does not have to be confined to the classroom.

I have always strongly beloved that relaxation and traveling help to relieve stress and can increase the productivity of workers around the world, since this study was released my belief in traveling and the benefits it provides are even stronger. If you would like to contribute to your children’s’ knowledge of the world please visit the following page to search for timeshare rentals.

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