Watching the Iditarod - That's how it all started... It's been 9 years since we've been enjoying the "Last Great Race" and followed the GPS trackers of the mushers who travel 1000 miles with a team of 14-16 dogs. A lot has happened since we first started watching! I've asked Mom to share her side of the story on how this home school project had results far beyond what she expected. Enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Encouraging Kids to Pursue their Interests It’s Iditarod time again and the common question at our house is “Who’s ahead?” For several years we took a break from our regular school studies and did learning projects based on the race during this time of the year. Now we all just keep checking the stats and the GPS tracker, watching the videos, or asking Matt how the race is going. It all started as a simple homeschool project. We were studying Alaska and I knew some public-school teacher...