Tammy Curry

We were looking at the continuing to share a computer. At this point we are looking at everyone having their own. My brother in law has his own he brought with him, hubby and I each have one, the kids are sharing. However, I will have the opportunity to get a notebook when my financial aid for school comes through and my daughter will get mine. My son is not quite 4 but loves playing his games. My daughter spends quite a bit of time reading, watching her favorite shows, gaming and researching "neat" things.

Tammy C.



----- Original Message ----
From: Brad Holcomb <list.brad@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, September 9, 2008 8:59:20 AM
Subject: RE: [unschoolingbasics] Re: X-Post: Sharing is Caring


>We have
>2 computers, 2 self-employed adults and 2 self-schooled children at
>home most of the day - and many other children in and out. So you
>can imagine the living courtroom that happens here on a daily basis
>with who gets which computer and for how long.

We're also a self-employed home. With decent computers available from Dell
and other vendors for <US$400 these days, would it be possible for you to
buy 1 or 2 more? I personally see availability of the internet as very
important, so I already got a cheap hand-me-down computer for my 3 y/o son.
He was wanting to watch youtube videos and other things on mom and dad's
computers. Mine is essential for business (I'm an IT contractor, so without
a working computer I can't do billable work) so I didn't want to risk him
breaking something on mine. And my wife didn't like him being on hers when
she wanted to use it, and got frustrated when I would tell him "I'm working,
so go use mom's". It was a week or 2 of drama that got nipped in the bud
quickly as soon as the new PC arrived.

6 months ago, my thinking was that we would need to get him one in the "next
couple years". I didn't know he'd want one at 3.
-=b.

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Brad in Boulder, CO
http://holcombs. org






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