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Can an AI Become a Bodhisattva? Reviewing Deep Calls by Julia Kurnia(buddhistfictionblog.wordpress.com)
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How to travel responsibly in developing countries(adventurehomestay.com)
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by jkurnia 2y ago
Thanks for checking it out! If you sign up, we can notify you by email when we add more destinations.
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Show HN: Find local homestays in developing countries(adventurehomestay.com)
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Show HN: A curated literature program for K-12(greatbookshomeschool.com)
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Show HN: High school transcript generator for homeschoolers(greatbookshomeschool.com)
68 points by jkurnia 3y ago|30 comments
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Show HN: Learn multiplication with goofy AI-generated stories(greatbookshomeschool.com)
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by jkurnia 3y ago
This is really helpful. I'll see if I can add something like this to the landing or about pages.
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by jkurnia 3y ago
Kids' art has a fresh, innocent style that can be very uplifting and is hard for an older artist to replicate.
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by jkurnia 3y ago
We actually do include Life of Fred as an optional supplement for elementary grades and an alternative core curriculum for high school. My seven-year-old loves it!
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by jkurnia 3y ago
Thanks for this detailed feedback! Re introducing reading separately from writing, this is recommended in The Well-Trained Mind and A Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading and worked well with my two sons. Both learned to read fluently a
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by jkurnia 3y ago
Yes, this is a secular curriculum. It's intended to address a bit of a market gap in that respect as well.
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by jkurnia 3y ago
Good to know. Right now the only way to view sample units is to create a free trial account.
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by jkurnia 3y ago
That's a good idea. Maybe we can include some screenshots in the homepage or How It Works page to give visitors a better idea of what it looks like when you create an account and generate curricula.
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by jkurnia 3y ago
Thanks, this is helpful to hear. It's interesting that one of the main pieces of feedback we get is about pricing. Some people say that it is overpriced, others that we should be charging more. To answer your question, we have quite a
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by jkurnia 3y ago
Thanks! I am familiar with some of these and a big fan of The Well-Trained Mind. Our curriculum uses "Great Books" in a broader sense of quality fiction and nonfiction literature, which includes classical Western literature but a
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by jkurnia 3y ago
Yes, my hypothesis was that the works would be attractive because of their lack of professionalism, not in spite of it.
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by jkurnia 3y ago
Thanks for the feedback. That's a really intriguing idea. It would be interesting to test once the site has more traffic. Optimizing the images is definitely on my to-do list. Feel free to reach out about partnering. I'm at jul
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Show HN: Great Books Homeschool beta program(greatbookshomeschool.com)
45 points by jkurnia 3y ago|73 comments
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Ask HN: Is there a market for kids' artwork?
1 points by jkurnia 3y ago|7 comments
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Show HN: K-12 home education for hackers(greatbookshomeschool.com)
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Show HN: A customizable homeschool curriculum based on great books(greatbookshomeschool.com)
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Show HN: Kid Art Show – a marketplace for kids to sell their artwork(kidartshow.com)
2 points by jkurnia 4y ago|1 comments
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by jkurnia 5y ago
That's an interesting idea. Currently there is no financial incentive to pick successful projects, because the entrepreneurs don't receive the repayments personally. We may add something like this in the future. From my experience
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by jkurnia 5y ago
We have some cumulative metrics on the How It Works page ( https://www.zidisha.org/how-it-works ): Projects Funded: 274,507 Amount Lent: $18,723,792 Total Members: 411,728 The loans outstanding are about $1 million, and delin
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by jkurnia 5y ago
Yes, to be clear, original lenders have access to both types of projects (the old loans and new Pay It Forward projects).
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by jkurnia 5y ago
In the past, default rates have usually fluctuated between 15% and 25%. No country has consistently been higher or lower than the population as a whole. We handle defaults as described in the FAQ. In addition, the volunteer mentor (experien
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by jkurnia 5y ago
Thanks for the heads up. The error is now fixed.
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by jkurnia 5y ago
Yes, my experience in cofounding a Kiva field partner NGO in 2006 was an inspiration for Zidisha. The intent was to reduce the high charges to the entrepreneur inherent in the Kiva model by eliminating field partner organizations and conne
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by jkurnia 5y ago
The fee is paid by the entrepreneurs as a percentage of each project funded. It covers the cost of transferring funds (credit card and other payment transfer fees, Fx margin we pay when transferring funds internationally) and administering

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