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How do you approach reading and writing with a kindergartener?

My son is turning 6 in August and just finished kindergarten as one of the youngest in his class. He also had fairly bad far-sightedness th…

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Lego Pathfinder Lander

As you may have read I do a makers club at my sons school  I was thinking of doing a Mars lander project this spring.   We are looking at g…

Started by Glenn Gass

2 Sep 14, 2012
Reply by Ian stephenson

Is Algebra Necessary? [Recent NY Times Article]

Illustration by Adam Hayes for the New York Times The New York Times recently ran an opinion piece entitled Is Algebra Necessary? It quest…

Started by Nathan Barry

12 Aug 20, 2012
Reply by Jamee Mikell

What (and how) do you teach your children digital skills and knowledge?

There has been a few posts in the "Education" section of the forums about teaching children about computers and digital technology?  In my…

Started by Daniel Donahoo

4 Aug 8, 2012
Reply by A is for Alien

Youth Science Club - looking for ideas

Hey, Gang - I have summers off from teaching and, to make a little extra cash for Baby's college fund, I spend some of that time working wi…

Started by Matt Jackson

7 Jul 28, 2012
Reply by Matt Jackson

How do you approach reading and writing with a kindergartener?

My son is turning 6 in August and just finished kindergarten as one of the youngest in his class. He also had fairly bad far-sightedness th…

Started by Chuck Lawton

17 Jun 30, 2012
Reply by Stephanie Dehennin

Finding Good Resources to Help our Kids

Have you ever felt helpless trying to work with your son or daughter on their homework?  In the world of education, things are moving at s…

Started by Rob Keisacker

0 Jun 25, 2012

Hidden disabilities

I know Geekdad is a mostly US based site so things probably won't match up with here in the UK but I'm wondering what everyones experiences…

Started by Bob Sandlan

3 Jun 25, 2012
Reply by Rob Keisacker

Computer classes for kids.

I need some help/advise. here's a background on my problem. My son, Shaun 5yrs, is in day school. One of the things he takes is computer cl…

Started by Stephen Martin

5 May 13, 2012
Reply by Alicia

Teaching our kids fundamental IT skills - Is there a problem?

My son, came home from school the other day.  He is in year 2 and very excited for just about as much geeky, gaming, webby stuff as I am. M…

Started by Mark Wheeler

4 Mar 18, 2012
Reply by Daniel Donahoo

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