Written by Sammy Subu, founder of Esubu Tech Academy. Every post links its sources, so you check the evidence and make up your own mind.
Schools closed on 23 October and open again on 4 January. Without a plan, those weeks drift toward the screen. A simple weekly shape, with ideas for each part of it.
Schools closed on 23 October and open again on 4 January. Without a plan, those weeks drift toward the screen. A simple weekly shape, with ideas for each part of it.
Hour limits treat a cartoon, a game and a coding project as the same thing. Your child knows the difference. You will too, after one ten-minute test.
One of the first questions parents send me on WhatsApp. The answer starts with what happened when professional programmers used AI.
Most Kenyan parents know online classes exist. Few have enrolled a child, and the reasons are good ones. Use these questions on any provider, including us.
You have seen the poster: chess raises IQ and maths marks. I run chess classes, and I won't make the claim. Why, and what I stand behind instead.
The tears tell you your child cared. What you do in the next ten minutes, and the next day, decides what the loss teaches.
You need a board, 20 minutes a day and a week. You don't need to be good at chess. The plan goes one piece at a time.
I learned to code as an adult, the slow way. What each age is ready for, and a game in your sitting room which shows where your child stands.
Some parents worry Scratch is a toy. Others worry Python is too hard. A classroom study gives a clearer answer than either worry.
Kenya was the first African country to make coding a school subject. Approval on paper and coding in your child's classroom are two different things.
A short session on Zoom with your child, free, with you welcome to sit in. Nobody passes or fails. I tell you which group fits and offer a place.