My kids fell in love with the magic of origami after watching a documentary called Between the Folds (available on Amazon Prime).
More specifically, Erik Demaine captured their imaginations, inspired them to think creatively about math, and became the number one homeschooler hero around our household.
His wonderful story of being homeschooled by his father, who learned alongside his son, inspired my children greatly. Not only is there a path to college and creativity beyond for homeschoolers, but even the wonderfully individualistic humor-endowed homeschooler has a place.
If your kids are advanced enough in their math studies, Dr. Demaine has posted a course on Geometric Folding Algorithms: Linkages, Origami, Polyhedra on his web site that includes both video lectures and downloadable lecture notes.
His web site also has games and puzzles that my kids found interesting.
This is an example of a math hero for homeschoolers. It is a testament to an incredible father-son pair who obviously has a wonderful adventure together homeschooling and have found a path that led them to continuing their adventure and their intellectual friendship while allowing Dr. Demaine (the younger) to spread his wings and soar. We only can wait to see how far he flies and what amazing discoveries and contributions come as a result.
