I'm not sure why this post never published, but I just found the draft on my dashboard. So, I'm publishing it late.
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File this post under: "If you give things time and space, they come out better than you could plan." Truth be told, that is slowly becoming the dominant theme of my life, despite my control-freak tendencies. That is the fodder for a post on another blog, however.
One of the aspects I most admire about homeschooling is that it gives children the chance to pursue their own interests in depth. To that end, I've been trying to leave space for the boys to develop their own interests. Well, my hopes are finally coming to fruition.
A couple of month's ago, I came up with the idea of creating a blog based on the postcards we receive from Postcrossing. To that end, I created Moxie Mail, named after our cat who receives the postcards. Last week, Landry decided to take over Moxie Mail from me. He sent his first five postcards out. He will scan and post the cards we receive. He is already monitoring the blog through Piwik. When he's ready, I will teach him how to read css and html so he can redesign the blog the way he wants. There is also talk of creating some world mapping widgets with his Dad in time.
As I see it, Landry is writing, learning about the world, and discovering new aspects of computing. And he's delighted by it. Score!
Now, I'm curious to see what projects will capture Kipp and Galen's interest.
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File this post under: "If you give things time and space, they come out better than you could plan." Truth be told, that is slowly becoming the dominant theme of my life, despite my control-freak tendencies. That is the fodder for a post on another blog, however.
One of the aspects I most admire about homeschooling is that it gives children the chance to pursue their own interests in depth. To that end, I've been trying to leave space for the boys to develop their own interests. Well, my hopes are finally coming to fruition.
A couple of month's ago, I came up with the idea of creating a blog based on the postcards we receive from Postcrossing. To that end, I created Moxie Mail, named after our cat who receives the postcards. Last week, Landry decided to take over Moxie Mail from me. He sent his first five postcards out. He will scan and post the cards we receive. He is already monitoring the blog through Piwik. When he's ready, I will teach him how to read css and html so he can redesign the blog the way he wants. There is also talk of creating some world mapping widgets with his Dad in time.
As I see it, Landry is writing, learning about the world, and discovering new aspects of computing. And he's delighted by it. Score!
Now, I'm curious to see what projects will capture Kipp and Galen's interest.
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