I like to think of it this way: It has been bringing people out of their homes who normally wouldn't leave. I've talked to many people who get engaged around the town while playing. It isn't just having your face stuck in a screen. Plus it's exercise.

I'm getting a 404 error when I attempt to check out the course opportunities that will be available. :(

Oh, and I should add that my 4 year old has been teaching herself how to play Minecraft with youtube videos she finds.

My 2 and 4 year olds learn a lot from youtube videos. My son (2) is obsessed with those corny truck videos and he's been resistant to reading, coloring, blocks, etc. He's just started describing things by color. There's a kid youtube toy reviewer (Ryan's Toy Reviews) who does science experiments. Also, there is the channel ActOutGames, which is great especially for showing girls that science and math are great subjects for us as well!

I looked at Khan Academy and it didn't seem that great for anyone under Jr. High, if not HS.

My 4 year old just plays some of the games like build a valentine. I am not that impressed by starfall once a child knows their colors, numbers, and letters/letter sounds. I paid for it and am not impressed. I thought there would be a lot more activities and things to do on it.

My newly 4 year old has done ABCMouse, Reading Eggs, Time4Learning, MathSeeds, K5Learning, Teach Your Monster to Read, and a few others. She likes most overall, but she has issues with games that mark her wrong or especially put a timer up. She panics and can't think. I wish they would do versions that didn't have those types of games for sensitive kids like her.

I agree. Also, if the non-teaching spouse is unsupportive and insists that PS is "good enough," refuses to help with daily house maintenance ("I cleaned while you were out of town and you should have been able to keep it clean, and besides you're the housewife your job is to keep care of the house."---He thinks the kids can be ignored).

I was thinking about this with my 4 year old who I'm starting on a modified Pre-K/K "curriculum." People I talk online with seem to think she's not ready, but more importantly I've noticed that aside from possible anxiety she's started to learn that behaving as if she can't figure something out leads to either someone doing the work for her or her not having to do the work at all. This worries me for later because we can't always take breaks (as in taking the rest of the day/week/month) off because something upset either her or my son. I want them to build the tools to ​work through frustration.

Thing is I already am breaking it down for her into one direction at a time.

She is having the same issues with writing and so I separate it. I bought the cursive handwriting book, so I'll start it later. Sometimes I do ask her to try the swing stroke, which we never got past because it's either a diagonal line bottom left to top right, or going the wrong direction. I agree and also am keeping her going.

Thanks. I'm trying the breaking it down method with her. It's frustrating. Here is an example Me: "The dog went to the top of the hill. Where did you the dog go" Child: "I don't know" Me: "To the top of the hill. Where did the dog go?" Child: "Ummm, I don't know?"

I should add that we are also doing BOB books aside from the other stuff I listed. I am big on mastery, so I have her reread words or start over when she starts to say the wrong sound, like b for d and so on. She knows them when she stops and pays attention and I don't like moving on until she masters things. She's definitely bored.

Speaking of LOE she seems to be bored of A. Should I fast track her through it and order B?

I just looked at MGT and it's not in the budget. :(