[blackwasp]

Came across this video as forward, and I dug up some information on them. And, their vehicle of choice is a humble Tata Nano.

In 2018, Gangadhar quit his corporate career of 18 years, started a travel startup Unwind@Unexplored and got on the road. How did he make it possible with kids? He started homeschooling his children on the road. Soon, they began sharing tips on their social media pages with parents across cities who are on a homeschooling journey. Their nine-year-old daughters Ananya and Amulya learn through these journeys. Last year, the family went on a 90-day roadschooling trip in their car travelling across 13,000 kilometres, 15 states and three international borders.

The couple believes in unstructured education, and travel is an integral part of it. They follow a child-centric schedule where the girls decide what they want to do every day. So, if one morning they wish to take lessons in Kannada, they do so. The family follows a minimalistic approach pitching a tent and sleeping under it for nights. When they are not sleeping in tents, they stay with the local people.

While the pandemic temporarily halted their journey, they hope to be back on track soon. Last month, the family went on their first contactless travel from Hyderabad to Mysore and back through Shravana Belagola, Shimoga, Honnemaradu, Jog Falls and Murudeshwar. At Honnemaradu, they met Nari Shakti Puraskar-awardee Nomito Kamdar, who promotes outdoor learning, environmental conservation and social development. Throughout their journey during the pandemic, they maintained a contactless travel approach. They carried two kinds of tents, one each for changing and camping. One of their most crucial travel gear was a camping pocket stove which helped them cook or make hot tea and coffee.

Throughout their travels, the family follows a no-plastic, no-junk-food philosophy. They carry drinking water containers which they fill up on the way. In the Northeast, they drank water from rivers, public taps or simply filled water at any homes they travelled. They eat what the locals eat because which again helps the girls understand the different cultures. They believe in focussing on life skills like cleanliness, self-defence, handling fears, respecting animals, handling emotions and communications.

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[DigitalOne]

Nice positive story.

But how are the kids learning AI, ML, Data Science, Python, Advanced cryptography... ?

[Cessna182]

Originally Posted by DigitalOne

Nice positive story.

But how are the kids learning AI, ML, Data Science, Python, Advanced cryptography... ?

Sorry if this is sarcasm. My response is if it isn't. No kid ,and not every adult needs to learn this. The kind of bullshit being peddled by the likes of WhitehatJr and Byjus about education for kids is startling and honestly these companies should be banned. Kids should learn about nature, human culture, adaptiveness etc. Not technical job oriented courses that will be obsolete by the time they grow up. Also, the hype around AI is insane and I'm saying this as a practitioner. My 2 paisa worry is that it will end up like blockchain. The rush for venture capital has made this MBA educated technically illiterate AI brigade ruin the reputation of the industry.

On topic- the journey was inspiring. I wish more parents took their kids outdoors and on long, cross country drives instead of sending them for JEE coaching from class 6. In most countries, kids learn to solve simple critical thinking puzzles before mugging up which civilization came up first and what planets the universe has. When parents lack these skills themselves, they send their kids to learn coding before the age of 10.

Also, it is remarkable that the Nano stood up to the challenge. A brilliant car let down by the absolutely disastrous and incompetent marketing folks at Tata who added it to their list of failures like the Safari, Sumo, Hexa etc perhaps as a badge of honor.