posted 3 days ago
I have been thinking, I really like this SKIP program idea. I like the potential of earning badges toward something and I love the skills to be gained along the way. My children are getting to the age (the oldest is 8 ) where I would love to start them off with some more basic BBs, alongside my trying to earn some again (the first time I was discouraged by the technicalities, but I want to try again). For them, I'm not thinking in an "official" sort of way, but more in a self-discovery and equipping with real skills sort of way. Maybe sort of like a Permies boy scout alternative?
As far as converting this to a homeschool curriculum for my own children, here are some of the ideas I have:
I was thinking of starting off by converting the BBs into a more tangible interface for them to see and understand the possibilities of what they can learn and where that could lead (this might help myself as well). I can see this being a great one-on-one sort of activity, but also I think it would be really cool to have a SKIP CO-OP sort of thing in my area eventually. I would love to figure out a way to "gamify" the process (which SKIP already has a bit of that feeling going for it) with some sort of incentive or badge system. I wonder if a certification could be an apprenticeship sort of set up (starting at around 13-16ish?), while serving in a lot of ways as a review for the BBs that were accomplished in the younger years?
I am wondering, what advice would you all give me about this? What ideas do you have? Have any of you done anything like this?