Travis H. Bear [the 'H' is for Homeschool] is somewhere in the United States. He is traveling across the country, visiting for a week with a homeschooling family in each of the 50 states.

For the first time in fifteen years I was to become part of the workings of the world around me, instead of being inside a classroom for most of the day, listening to teachers or reading books that described the outside world in a one-dimensional, lifeless way. Now I wanted to touch the world with all of my senses...

With one year under my belt, I've decided to research the homeschooling phenomenon with all the dedication of a college freshman dissecting sorority rush. And I have found some surprising similarities.

Imagine my surprise to find myself taking attendance, pretending to collect lunch money, and saying "ding-a-ling-a-ling" for recess time. I probably should not have been so surprised. Fiona is a structure child.