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Shout out to kids doing homeschooling!

15/12/2023

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Hi Elizabeth,

Thank you so much for reaching out and for your kind words about the links page. I'm delighted to hear that it has proven to be a valuable resource for you and the homeschooling students you guide on their coding journeys.

First off, please pass along my sincere congratulations to Samantha! What an impressive initiative she has shown by discovering that insightful resource on "Introducing Coding to Young Minds" from BestCodingBootcamps. I would be more than happy to include that link to the page. Resources like that are invaluable for nurturing young minds and sparking their interest in coding from an early age.

It's incredibly heartening to see students like Samantha taking such an active role in enriching their own educational experience. Her eagerness to share that helpful advice piece demonstrates genuine enthusiasm for the subject matter. Please let her know how much I appreciate her motivation to enhance the learning resources available to her peers!

As a homeschooling parent myself, I cannot emphasize enough the importance of fostering computational thinking and programming skills from a young age. It equips students with vital problem-solving abilities that will benefit them immensely, no matter what future path they pursue. Getting an early start can be so empowering and fun!

A few thoughts on engaging young coding students:
  • Gamify the experience with coding puzzles, activities and visual programming tools
  • Encourage them to first simply play around, get curious and creative without boundaries
  • Relate coding concepts to video games, apps and tech they already understand and enjoy
  • Celebrate their "ah-ha!" moments of clarity, no matter how small

​The collaborative nature of your homeschooling environment sounds like the perfect nurturing space for igniting those coding sparks! I'm excited at the potential for us to keep sharing resources and insights.
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Please give my warmest regards to Samantha and all the students. I look forward to any other suggestions they may have to continue enhancing the links page. Every new addition helps create more opportunities to inspire young innovators!
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