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Warning: Science in Progress
Warning: Science in Progress!
If you know me in the nondigital world, you also know that my family homeschools my daughter. I didn't know much about homeschooling or the homeschooling community before we started this adventure a few years ago; my exposure had been limited to one cool-but-eccentric family where I grew up and an uber-religious boss in the 90's. Homeschooling has been great for us, however, and my 11-year-old daughter is learning more history, geography, literature, and Latin than I ever did, even in high school.
One of the great things about my working from home (since leaving my corporate job back in December) is that not only do I get to spend more time with my family in general, but I'm also able to take on some responsibility for Lydia's science education. For a few months now we've been learning the basics of electronics. Over at our homeschooling blog, www.WhatAboutSocialization.com, you can find the first of our video podcasts, entitled "Warning: Science in Progress!"
The first episode shows our first Arduino project. I'm working on the second and third installments now.
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Tami
July 2, 2008 at 6:00 AMCool-but-eccentric? Is that what we're calling it now? I don't think that's exactly what they were called back in the day;). Luckily we all grew up and homeschooling gained some respectability. The boys go to private school (which we also had a field day making fun of back then if you remember - those Tidewater people...lol) AND they homeschool a little to fill in the gaps. Of course, my mom does the homeschooling stuff with them - after all, you can take the teacher out of the school, but you can't take the school out of the teacher. She lives for that kind of stuff. Guess you just don't really realize the importance of education until you're responsible for someone else's!
