Where Love and Learning Meet
The younger set of boys are itching to learn Scratch. In an effort to be responsible and oversee their time online I (Amber) decided to join them and make it a family affair. I created a Big Green Chair Scratch user profile and gave the boys an … [Read more...]
It is a queer feeling to know that I have made myself into a footnote in the history of science and technology for having invented the foundation of a science that didn’t exist at the time – and that I did it at the age of twenty-one. ~Isaac Asimov The … [Read more...]
Often people start learning to program by learning a programming language. With this approach, though the important thinking in creating a program can get lost in the syntax of the computer language you are trying to learn. I realized this for myslef when … [Read more...]
"…we know that the human hand is a wonderful and exquisite instrument to be used in a hundred movements exacting delicacy, direction and force; every such movement is a cause of joy as it leads to the pleasure of execution and the triumph of success. We … [Read more...]
We interrupt Homeschool Geek Week for a quick public service announcement. We have a new place on the blog! Click on over to Homeschool Voices and take a look at our plans for this space. We would love to have you join the conversation. Now back to our … [Read more...]
Good morning! Thanks for visiting our blog. We have an exciting week planned for you and we are so looking forward to our conversations. Before we get off the runway did you notice that the Professor has a construction cone on his head?! That's … [Read more...]
We have invited the Professor to the blog to help us out with all the extra work this week since Bitty is hard at work over on the website. He has just sent us this week's syllabus and the daily schedule of topics are listed below. Of course you can jump … [Read more...]
You might be a homeschool geek if you: …know that Python lives in the computer not a tank; ...that you should never put your Raspberry Pi in the oven; ...buy filament for your printer instead of ink. This week I am guest posting over at … [Read more...]
The Photographer's Eye Friday, August 7th. 10:0am - 4:00pm Board Room @ Imaginon 1 hour lunch break beginning @ 12:30pm This is a FREE event - to register email: amber.brighthouse@gmail.com (Students must be at least 12 to participate in Imaginon … [Read more...]
Tuesday, March 31st at 12:00pm Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Main 310 N. Tryon St We will join the MakerSpace guys at Idea Box at noon tomorrow (12 and up only). We will be on hand to learn and share. Our twelve year old will be in … [Read more...]