Digital Dave

As long as the young can get to a computer regularly, they have it really easy when it comes to learning things.

I grew up in a single parent home.  My mom needed to work a whole lot to sustain ourselves.  I really didn’t have the luxury of having education emphasized before, and during school.  I couldn’t rely on my other family members due to the lack of education around us. And to give you an idea of how rocky of a start I had, I could only recognize the letters a, b, c, d, e and the numbers 1 – 5 by the age of 6 1/2.

There is no doubt that I’ve come a long way because of my motivation, but I could not imagine if I had the internet that we have today when I was growing up.  Today, if you are struggling with math, science, etc., you can easily find somebody on YouTube to help you (among many more written articles).

If you’re curious, the same guy could teach you algebra, geometry, trigonometry, linear algebra, and even physics (among other things).

Maybe you enjoy seeing somebody behind the camera, and love the white board they draw on…

We also have educational institutions, like MIT, providing a wealth of free knowledge.

And of course, games. With the growth of the web, they are easier to access, and way easier to make. http://www.purposegames.com comes to mind.

This is just a small fraction of the “Education should be Free” movement. It’s easier now, and it’ll get easier.

Which is nice for me. I constantly look up things that I didn’t emphasize on while I was young. And I don’t use the word constantly lightly. I’m all over the internet reading things every day. I love it.