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   Space Quest Historian (sqhistorian@dosgame.club)'s status on Sunday, 03-Dec-2023 20:15:10 JST Space Quest Historian

   My boy can read! 😳 He turns 4 in January. I found out yesterday when he swiped left on YT Kids and read out, "Watch again." (Unprompted!)

   I ran to get some paper and started writing out sentences. He got each of them right. No help.

   After this demonstration, my wife firmly suggested we get him some English-language pre-school books instead. I don't know why...

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     13 barn owls in a trenchcoat (hauntedowlbear@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Sunday, 03-Dec-2023 20:14:57 JST 13 barn owls in a trenchcoat

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     @sqhistorian Small Owlbear also got English reading via YouTube, uh, flash cards. 😬

     And then they started teaching themself Blender from video tutorials and now I have several questions about this entire education thing.

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     Space Quest Historian (sqhistorian@dosgame.club)'s status on Sunday, 03-Dec-2023 20:15:06 JST Space Quest Historian

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     This one gave him a little trouble but that's because he didn't know the word "shove."

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     13 barn owls in a trenchcoat (hauntedowlbear@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Sunday, 03-Dec-2023 21:14:16 JST 13 barn owls in a trenchcoat

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     @sqhistorian Seven now, but they were just about six when they started playing with 3d modeling. It's in no way serious, but they've taken to it in the same way as kids do with more traditional art skills, making flowers and trees and such.

     I still personally don't get on with video tutorials, but can't argue that they have their uses!

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     Space Quest Historian (sqhistorian@dosgame.club)'s status on Sunday, 03-Dec-2023 21:14:18 JST Space Quest Historian

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     @HauntedOwlbear Whoa! How old is the Owlette, if I may ask?