Mar 24🎒Homeschooling…. Why so serious?🙁Homeschooling is overwhelming. Period!😪 The sense of feeling overwhelmed is indeed a true struggle for many homeschoolers. Managing home with the added task of educating your child and often with no break!. Homeschoolers take on a tremendous amount of responsibility. To-do lists seem to be never ending. Appointments and activities are mixed in with…Education1 min read
Feb 7👩🎓 21st century skills 👨💻What skills do you think will a kid require to have a successful career throughout his life? Coding? graphic designing? digital marketing? copywriting? or none of the above??! The job market has been changing at such a rapid pace that the present day employee is struggling to keep up with…Education3 min read
Jan 19🧠The brain of a middle schooler 👨🏫Research has shown that as we learn our brains continually change. From toddlerhood to early childhood, all of life’s natural learning experiences are acting to refine the function and structure of circuits in the brain that are central to react in an environment. …Neuroscience3 min read
Jan 11#1. The Circle of Competence ⭕— Mental model Series🧠The Difference between what you think you know vs. what you actually know A circle of competence is the a model that explains what matches a person’s skills and expertise. Understanding your circle of competence helps you avoid problems, identify opportunities for improvement, and learn from others. The mental model was made popular by Charlie Munger and Warren Buffet to describe limiting one’s…Education3 min read
Dec 22, 2021🧠Mental Models —And how they help🚀Our method of teaching life skills via gamification involves using mental models as the core of the games that we’ve developed. Here’s an article on what exactly are mental models and how they can help your child grow exponentially. — What are mental models? Mental models are frameworks to understand how the world works. They help us simplify complex connections that exist in the real world. It provides us with a lens to see the world around us, process information, and make decisions based on them. …Education4 min read
Dec 18, 2021👨🏫Fostering curiosity in a child🤔Curiosity is the desire to learn. It is an eagerness to explore, discover and figure things out. Children are naturally curious and seem to want to know everything about the world around them. Curious children are more likely to learn and retain information, and stay involved and do better in…Education3 min read
Dec 15, 2021🚀The most successful entrepreneurs who were homeschooled👨🏫David Karp — Founded Tumblr at the age of 20 David Karp, American Web developer and entrepreneur who founded the blogging site Tumblr. Karp attended the Calhoun School from pre-school through eighth grade, where his mother taught science. At 11, he began learning HTML and began designing websites for businesses…Homeschooling5 min read
Dec 5, 2021🕹Benefits of Simulation Based Learning👩💻Simulation is a technique for practice and learning that can be applied to many different disciplines. In a simulation, the real world can be replicated in some aspects to create a more immersive guided experience which is interactive in nature. These simulations can have various applications — ranging from skill…Education3 min read
Nov 29, 2021👨🏫Developing reading habits 📚Reading is one of the most important habits to develop in life. Driven by the hunger to know more, for some its even more than just a hobby. The right books can change your perspective about life completely, teach you things that you wouldn’t otherwise learn and help in developing…Education2 min read
Nov 24, 2021🤸♀️Productivity in Kids 👩💻A child may not have the same motivation to complete a chore or do their homework as they would to play a video game. As a parent, we’ve tried various methods to get them to finish what they’ve started but it all ends in vain. …Productivity3 min read