a homeschooling blog about Simon, a young mathematician and programmer, and his little sister Neva. Visit https://simontiger.com
Two diplomas lie in front of me, both issued in Simon’s name last week. The first diploma is in Dutch, called Getuigschrift van basisonderwijs (Elementary Education Certificate) from the Flemish … Continue reading It’s time to face the truth: There is no book
On March 17, Simon started a series of math and coding projects about COVID-19. The first projects he called Corona Math: Why Social Isolation? This is part I of my … Continue reading Corona Math
“I can see that your son has native speaker skills, but we still cannot give him a passing grade”, the English examinator told me in an apologetic tone of voice. … Continue reading What are exams good for?
We are growing fond of our new friends who, just like us, have moved from The Netherlands to Belgium to homeschool their kids. It’s for the first time ever that … Continue reading Another great date
Watched BBC1 together. I explained why in my view the idea of direct democracy (important decisions via referenda) is a dangerous one. He then went on to read nos.nl news … Continue reading Simon’s reaction to Brexit
Tomorrow it will be a month since we moved to Belgium to homeschool. I was anxious in the beginning. Even though deep in my heart I knew it was the … Continue reading One month
What had taken endless months full of paralizing struggle back in The Netherlands took only two hours here in Antwerp. (For those who don’t read Dutch, below is our permission … Continue reading It’s official
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