33 Ways to Learn That Are Way Better Than Traditional Schooling Nowadays, I am inclined to think, as Clark Aldrich writes, that “What a person learns in a classroom is how to be a person in a classroom.” And, frankly,…
Great List of Alternatives to Traditional Schooling
Back to Learning Coding
Hi! It’s been a while, I know. Katie is nearly finished with college now, but I’ve been busily learning online again! Codecademy still rules as far as the resources available and the quality of the lessons they offer. FreeCodeCamp is…
Academy Caritas: Free Courses Online
Today’s post at Academy Caritas lists some free online courses that look very good. I’m considering using some of those to get back into the groove of school until I can go back “for real.” I’m in a good mood,…
Free Courses Online
I’ve been looking into online education lately, beyond my experiment with learning programming (which is still ongoing). These are some of the resources I’ve identified. They’re all free, although you don’t get college credit for the courses. Coursera – courses…
Fight Brain Fog!
Or, at the very least, give yourself more resources to fight it! Cognitive abilities are like muscles, in that they have to be developed and exercised regularly, even stretched to keep them flexible. We can’t necessarily avoid the cognitive deficits…
Academy Caritas: Learning to Code, Part 5
Y’all are tired of me doing this, aren’t you? Learning to Code, Part 5. Well, I had some fun away from the computer when my oldest nephew visited today. He’s a non-stop bundle of energy! We got the air hockey…
Learning to Code, Part 5
I just can’t stay away from Codecademy. I went back and finished the Web Fundamentals course. I had been waiting because there’s JavaScript involved in the last few assignments, but it turns out I was able to do those without…
Learning to Code, Part 4
After looking around at the Q&A forums at Codecademy and finding that most of the other beginners are as lost as I am, I’ve decided that maybe I’m stuck on the current lesson because the author just isn’t very good,…
Learning to Code, Part 3
I got a response from Codecademy acknowledging that the problem I experienced was on their end. They gave me some code that would let me get past that lesson, but it contained a variable that wasn’t mentioned in the lesson.…