Tag: notes
2048
We had a great Sunday visiting friends in The Netherlands whose kids resemble Simon in many ways. Simon made his signature bubble solution: and learned about ray tracing in Java: … Continue reading 2048
Teaching
Teaching his little sis to read has become a regular thing
Simon’s side notes
Just a few pics I took over the past week of Simon studying:
Wild Hyacinths
We went to see the wild hyacinths at a forest near Brussels yesterday. Although Simon did have his usual “I’m too tired to walk” moments and I even carried him … Continue reading Wild Hyacinths
The social Simon
I was mesmerized to see how caring Simon was towards a much younger child visiting us from abroad. Simon interrupted his autodiductive learning to engage with our guest in playing games and … Continue reading The social Simon
Genetic Algorithm
“Mommy! Genetic algorithm is AI, ML and DL all at the same time! Scary information. It’s scary information for me,” Simon stares at me, a brand new Daniel Shiffman tutorial … Continue reading Genetic Algorithm
Mom, can you read me a story?
This is what Simon begged me to read to him tonight: The Nature of Code by Daniel Shiffman. Daniel Shiffman is Simon’s hero. Simon completely owns his knowledge of English, … Continue reading Mom, can you read me a story?
It’s been a year
Today it has been exactly one year since we chose homeschooling and moved to Antwerp from Amsterdam, where homeschooling was not a legal option. It feels good to see Simon … Continue reading It’s been a year
Math vs Math
Yesterday Simon and I were doing some primary school math (Dutch 6th grade, Belgian 4th grade, on average two grades above Simon’s biological age). It’s something we regularly do to … Continue reading Math vs Math
Simon talking to me in English
Simon: You can use https if you want to get fancy. I: Do you want to get fancy, Simon? Simon: OBVIOUSLY NOT! *** Simon, in the car: Mommy, there is … Continue reading Simon talking to me in English
Snow
Back home from an adventurous trip to the Tirol Alps. Simon is excited to tell everyone about how our car got stuck deep in the snowy forest on the night … Continue reading Snow
Geeks out of the box 