As parents, we all want what is best for our children.  We dream they will have better educations than we were afforded and there in have more comfortable lives as well.  Unfortunately, leaving this completely up to "book learning" alone, the task will not be reached by many of our children today.  Books and classrooms only go so far.  Textbooks awaken a desire to want to know more and videos and internet searches just arouse curiosity.  As a parent, but also a classroom teacher of 18 years, I know there is one way to truly increase the understanding in my children's minds and that is hands-on experiences.  Travel is the way to understanding. 
How can you expect your children to understand the beginnings of the Revolutionary War in the United States if they have never seen Boston? How can they understand the importance of the Great Wall of China to the people of China, if they have never spoken to the people themselves.  These experiences build true understanding.
Children that have been exposed to travel and different cultures are more Globally competitive in the demanding workplace environment that we see today.  As parents, we are their greatest teachers. Travel is the doorway we can provide them to the world and we can be their guides.

Brenda
MEJ Travel Group LLC.