Q: When was Time4Learning founded and what motivated you to develop this online homeschooling curriculum?
A: I started Time4Learning in 2004. Previously, I ran a company making video games and produced a PlayStation game that went platinum. While I liked the entertainment business particularly for engaging children, at some point, I wanted to do something which had more meaning to me. I started the company with the idea that educational software should be as fun and as engaging as possible, and that the skills used to create console games should be put to work for education.
Q: What have been some of the most transformative changes you have witnessed in homeschooling over the past 15 years?
A: Homeschooling used to be very difficult before the Internet arrived in terms of accessing information, tapping into a homeschool community, and finding quality, online instructional programs like Time4Learning. We were one of the first technology-based curriculums to totally focus on serving the homeschool community. Another big change in homeschooling is that back when I started, the primary educational tools were textbooks, and publishers had a policy of not selling the teacher’s guide to anyone outside of a formal school. This was explained as preventing the leaking of answer keys, but was also meant to reserve teaching rights to schools. Today, our members can access hundreds of engaging online learning activities, along with lesson plans and answer keys.
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