Before my wife and I married, I was committed to homeschooling. By contrast my wife, who came from a background and country (South Africa) where homeschooling was unheard of, had many misgivings. Yet, as with many things where I stood apart from my wife’s experience and training, she yielded, choosing...
Category: Dads
Dads are a vital part of homeschooling. They have a LOT to offer their children and we want to hear from their perspective and about their experiences.
Setting the Tone
I love learning. It is a wonder to me, but I never liked school even though I was good at it. Even the classes that I was most excited to take never satisfied, but quickly became a bore. In all my years of study the only class I ever took...
Hardware for Homeschooling Part III – ChromeOS
So we’ve looked at a the two core options available to most for homeschooling computer hardware. Windows and MacOS seem to be the primary options, but there are some new options coming on the market that are worth consideration. The most notable at this time is ChromeOS. ChromeOS is a...
Hardware for Homeschoolers – Part II (Platform Distinctions & What To Choose)
Hardware for Homeschoolers - Part II (Platform Distinctions & What To Choose) In Part I we discussed how all modern computing platforms are very similar. In this article we are going to look at some very important distinctions which will help you decide which direction to go in your homeschooling...
Hardware for Homeschoolers – Part I (Understanding the Platforms)
Just a quick background: I’ve been hand-building PCs from components since 1992 or 1993, so I have grown up in a world that was pre-Windows and where the Macintosh was only for elitists with too much money (some may argue that has not changed). These platforms were wildly different. Today’s...
Learning outside the lines
Learning outside the lines The start of this article actually began with the concept of hardware for homeschoolers, ie computers, tablets, etc. But as I got to thinking along that subject, it dawned on me that another critical aspect to learning which is often overlooked or completely ignored in the...