I've got a big agenda for the summer, teaching these kids the survival skills they're going to need to make it in the world. Not sure if we're actually going to get through any of it, but here's the basic plan.
Between June 1st and August 31st, I would like the kids to learn the following skills:
- Growing a simple garden
- Writing a play
- Writing a novelette
- Sewing their own clothes
- Building several wooden projects, including:
----Back porch pergola
----Front porch railing
----Backyard shed
- Building a simple PVC-based plumbing system
- Building a simple copper-based plumbing system
- Building a simple 4-wheeled go-cart
- Understanding basic electronics, including:
----Computation of Power, Current, and Resistance
----Serial & Parallel circuits
----Useful Loads (i.e. lights & motors)
Generators (AC and DC)
----Simple household circuits
----Simple relay circuits
----Simple transistor circuits
----Simple radios
----Simple logic circuits
- Using computers, including
----Putting together a computer
----Administering a computer system
----Creating and maintaining a computer network
----Programming a computer (general concepts)
Horribly ambitious, isn't it?
