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5 Traits Your Child Can’t Learn from Textbooks or Online Curriculum – WHS 246

By John Wilkerson on April 15, 2019 in Podcast

5 Traits Your Child Can't Learn from Textbooks or Online Curriculum

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Our children can learn a lot of things from textbooks and online curriculum but there are some intangible things that cannot be learned through typical schooling.

Often, it’s intangible traits or characteristics in our children that determine whether or not the will succeed. This list is by no means exhaustive but it’s a good start when considering what we want to encourage in our children. Continue Reading →

How to Homeschool Like Ursula Burns – WHS 245

By John Wilkerson on March 30, 2019 in Podcast

Ursula Burns, Chairman and CEO of Xerox smiles when she attends an interview at The Times Center in New York April 13, 2013. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES – Tags: BUSINESS) – RTXYKSJ

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Ursula M. Burns became the first black woman to head a Fortune 500 company when she was appointed CEO of Xerox. She also became the first woman to succeed another as head of a Fortune 500 company.

Burns led the STEM program of the White House from 2009 to 2016 and is the current chairman and CEO of VEON, the eleventh largest mobile network operator in the world based on subscribers. Burns is also on the board of Uber. Continue Reading →

What Homeschoolers Need to Know About Stadia by Google – WHS 244

By John Wilkerson on March 25, 2019 in Gaming, Podcast

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Google recently announced a gaming service that requires no console. They’ve made some big promises about this new product and it looks to be the future of gaming. Michael Prince from BecauseFamily joins me today to discuss what parents and homeschoolers need to know about Stadia. Continue Reading →

Using Science to Make Tools Safer [Video]

By John Wilkerson on March 8, 2019 in Educational Video, STEM

One of the greatest things about homeschooling is that we can expose our kids to many topics. Basic carpentry is something that our kids should learn. A lot of science happens when you’re building something.

Unfortunately, power tools can be dangerous and some parents are a little squeamish when it comes to giving a 10-year-old a circular saw. If that tool were safer, parents would be more inclined to teach with power tools.

Large Hadron Collider Rap by A Capella Science [Video]

By John Wilkerson on March 1, 2019 in Educational Video, STEM

The discovery of the Higgs-Boson was a momentous event in science 6 years ago. Since then, a lot of fun science videos have emerged about the discovery. Here’s a recent one that got my attention.

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