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Ok but do you work from home and travel ? spontaneity sounds nice and is amazing but it is a lot easier when you’re already part of some group like a work environment or co working space or church. I do talk to random people from coffee shops but it’s not the same. I think spontaneity comes from having some central environment where you can be spontaneous from. I’ve had that when I’ve lived next door or in the same building as my friends, but the building/neighborhood was still the anchor

Thank you so much:) I appreciate you. Feel free to reach out if I can ever be of support.

That makes a lot of sense (Security side). Will definitely check out Karen Hao. Thanks!

Thanks very much! Too bad about Genie :( Curious what about khanmigo felt better than just using chatGPT? I heard they had some problems with factual errors, but maybe have improved since?

And let's not forget, lot of kids with 12 years of education can't read too! https://www.vice.com/en/article/us-literacy-dropped-substant...

Here it is! https://youtu.be/1z6rmWS54ag?si=NmKq2Ji214cXDhqq

https://youtu.be/1z6rmWS54ag?si=NmKq2Ji214cXDhqq

Here is the link! https://youtu.be/1z6rmWS54ag?si=NmKq2Ji214cXDhqq

All these factors will contribute. Explosion of tech resources to help caregivers teach kids, most notably, but not limited to chatGPT Decline in federal funding for schools Growth in homeschool communities and entrepreneurship by teachers leaving the system (as they develop classes and curriculum in their communities) Clear benefits of 1-1 mastery learning Clear benefits to mixed age groups with more time to interact Clear benefits of more time for self-directed learning Clear benefits of choosing different curricula and learning plans to suit different children's learnign needs Pushback on teaching climate change and inclusive curriculum (Black history, LGBTQ+, Indigenous history, etc) leading to mass exist on the left Rise in government funding for modular learning (ESAs and microgrants) Rise in remote work (families can travel and be at home with kids; when kids start young they can be independent while parents work)

Not looking for a job, just to help. Thanks!

I don't know what the right web-site would be to "poo poo on LLMs" :) It's here or nowhere, I think. Also, thanks so much for these nuanced reflections on the pedagogy. Super helpful.

Thank you!

So cool. Thanks so much for this explanation of how Scratch is implemented in the classroom.

This is a really helpful, clear description of the benefits. Thanks so much.

That's very helpful. Thank you! Did you orient her in some way or just log her in and say have fun!

That sounds like a great method.

Super helpful. Thank you.

How interesting. I didn't know that about the Scratch course at Harvard. Seems like it is a good intro for sure. Thank you!

Thank you. That's super helpful!

Thank you so much! Very helpful to see how it's a foundation for moving on to other tools.

While it's true that people start their careers early in life, this may also be an indication that they simply have a strong proclivity towards that field. There have been longitudinal studies, for example, that demonstrate that when kids do play-based learning in kindergarten vs hard core academics, they do as well, if not better at academics later on. There have even been studies that show it's better to delay kindergarten for some kids. https://pz.harvard.edu/projects/pedagogy-of-play

The other danger is that forcing a kid to learn a skill they're not interested in early can turn them off to it all together.

I haven't done a ton of research on this, but I do know that often when kids start early, they can also burn out (look at child actors as an example). The only area I've seen research on a real difference is children who learn languages before age 5 (and how they process the languages in their brain)

There are some amazing developers who learned to code as adults.

While it could be true, I'm pretty skeptical about age five versus age six being the difference your friend didn't become a world class pianist (sounds maybe like an excuse for not having the talent, discipline or simply the luck, which does play a huge factor). Starting early may help their technique and memorization to some extent, but afterwards judging a musician is highly subjective, and even someone who plays well at one moment in history, may not at another.

Fantastic. Thank you so much!

I'm sorry. It happens. Hopefully you guys will grow together again when he gets older. Big hug.

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?

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.

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 to any type of student.

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:)

Fantastic! I hadn't heard of Clasic Visual Basic 6. Really appreciate the tip. Also, excel is a wonderful tip. Thank you!

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 won't get them that far.

Thanks:) I'd love to hear your thoughts on it!