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by actfrench 3y ago
Playing the devil's advocate here...won't we need coders to build the AI, or the AI builders to understand code even if they're not writing it?
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by actfrench 3y ago
It's really a shame the way tools are introduced to students (like general appreciation) instead of learning the foundations and why behind doing things.
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by actfrench 3y ago
It sounds like you're taking more of an unschooling approach. It doesn't surprise me that they're thriving and testing well, despite the huge shortcomings of our school system that's incapable of differentiating learning
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by actfrench 3y ago
How interesting! I'm curious if your children have different personality types that would natural give one more proclivity towards coding than another? Also, kudos to you for the great child-led learning:)
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by actfrench 3y ago
Fantastic! I hadn't heard of Clasic Visual Basic 6. Really appreciate the tip. Also, excel is a wonderful tip. Thank you!
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by actfrench 3y ago
It seems like interest and passion are key when it comes to coding. It's good to expose kids, and if they like it, they'll keep learning and growing as programmers. If they don't resonate with that type of work, it probably w
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by actfrench 3y ago
Thanks:) I'd love to hear your thoughts on it!
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by actfrench 3y ago
Super. Would you be willing to share some of the books you're using?
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by actfrench 3y ago
As a follow-up, I'm also curious if you think coding is still useful for kids to learn, both in terms of innovative skills and preparation for jobs...or will AI largely obliterate the need to code...
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Ask HN: Are you teaching your kids to code? (and how)
16 points by actfrench 3y ago|40 comments
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Naval, Nir Eyal, Rachel Thomas and co talk about homeschooling [video](youtube.com)
1 points by actfrench 3y ago|1 comments
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by actfrench 3y ago
Panel on homeschooling and decentralized education with Naval Ravikant, Nir Eyal, Rachel Thomas, Ph.D., Kerry McDonald, Lisa Betts-Lacroix, Shiren Rattigan and Alycia Wright.
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by actfrench 3y ago
I don't know the full story of what led him to jump off the golden gate bridge that night. However, as an educator, as a woman who works in tech, I can see very clearly how a young Black man could feel really pressured and even maybe u
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Show HN: New podcast on homeschooling and modular learning(podcasts.apple.com)
1 points by actfrench 3y ago|0 comments
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by actfrench 3y ago
An in-depth look at homeschooling and socialization; plus, how to make friends and build community in any learning environment.
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by actfrench 3y ago
I'm very sorry that you had a bad experience homeschooling, but there's little evidence overall that homeschooling damages children's social skills more than a traditional school environment. Many homeschoolers lead very vibr
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by actfrench 3y ago
Cool. Thanks so much!
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Ask HN: SEO vs. Social Media
2 points by actfrench 3y ago|1 comments
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Ask HN: Which companies have the best product network effects?
2 points by actfrench 3y ago|2 comments
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by actfrench 3y ago
the AI robot takeover has begun :)
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by actfrench 4y ago
well put. I like the "diverting attention" angle.
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by actfrench 4y ago
I think it's tricky when the product is truly unique. For example, I guess for Airbnb in the early days you could say that their competitor was couch surfer, craigslist or hotels...but also what they were doing was so different. Some p
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Ask HN: How do you define a “competitor”?
3 points by actfrench 4y ago|10 comments
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by actfrench 4y ago
It's definitely a bad set up for healthy socialization. Kids have little adult supervision to help them learn social skills or protect them from harm. Plus, kids need mixed age environments to learn, not 30 kids their age thrown into a
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by actfrench 4y ago
not really since school only covers 9-3, no summers and a ton of that money goes to upper level bureaucracy, real estate and corporate interests (like the companies that create standardized exams)
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by actfrench 4y ago
As a teacher for 20 years in 3 countries, I saw an education system broken at every level from failing public schools to pricey private schools. In private schools, I saw schools answering to their boards, which meant a focus on SAT scores
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by actfrench 4y ago
Bloom’s 2 Sigma problem revealed that one-on-one mastery learning leads to significantly better outcomes than group instruction. High-quality adaptive learning apps can generate similar results.
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by actfrench 4y ago
Over the past decade, new tools and technologies have changed how we think about education and family life. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have expanded access to free learning opportunities. In 2006, Sir Ken Robinson’s “Do Schools Kil
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by actfrench 4y ago
Is homeschooling really better?
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Pros and Cons to Homeschooling(joinmodulo.substack.com)
2 points by actfrench 4y ago|3 comments

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