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Notes on teaching, building, and raising kids who create.
Your kid spends hours on Roblox every day
Your kid spends hours on Roblox every day. What if I told you they could learn to code there? I know what you're thinking. "Roblox is just games. My kid needs real skills." Here's ...
The kid who can't sit still in math class might be your next game developer
The kid who can't sit still in math class might be your next game developer. I've been teaching coding for 9 years. The pattern is clear. Many of my best students have ADHD, autism...
Steve Jobs didn't let his kids use iPads
Steve Jobs didn't let his kids use iPads. The man who invented the thing knew exactly what it would do to developing brains. But somehow, we decided the best way to prepare kids fo...
She said \"I hate this. I want to go home.\"
She said "I hate this. I want to go home." Sofie was 8. First hour, she wanted to quit. I sat with her and opened Roblox Studio. Six hours later she had built a game for her best f...
I was 8 years old
I was 8 years old. My teacher handed out math workbooks for the entire semester. I went home that night and couldn't put it down. Page after page. Problem after problem. I finished...
Why I won't just sell the Hoda Computer as software
"Why don't you just sell your Hoda Computer as software?" Ever since I started sharing the Hoda Computer I've gotten this question from several people. "Just sell the software, muc...
The 1,000x Factor: Why Non-Paying Markets Matter
I categorize the world into two distinct groups: paying markets and non-paying markets. The majority of people fall into the non-paying group, where many struggle to afford even a...