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    • girl fighting against AI with kendo

    • Kendo – Electronics

      AI can generate diagrams and code — but it can’t keep your teen safe from bad assumptions in the real world.
      Kendo wins with timing, distance, and clean strikes. Electronics wins the same way: measure first, read the circuit, control the signal, and land the right move — not guesses.

      ✅ Start here (free)

      Start at Lesson 1 and move forward. Each lesson is broken into micro‑presentations (short, clear screens — one concept at a time). This makes progress realistic even with school and distractions.

      1. Learn: read the micro‑presentations
      2. (Paid) Drill: take the quiz and record your score
      3. Prove: pass the belt exam to rank up

      Kendo rule: strike clean. In electronics, guessing is how you blow time, burn parts, or learn the hard way.

      👨‍👩‍👧 For parents: why this course matters

      AI is flooding the world with confident answers. Electronics forces reality checks: measurement, verification, and first‑principles reasoning. Your teen learns to stop trusting “sounds right” and start trusting what’s measurable.

      This course builds durable foundations in circuits, signals, semiconductors, transistors, op‑amps, feedback, and digital logic — the kind of thinking that stays valuable even as AI tools improve.

      Disclaimer: This course builds skills and discipline. It does not guarantee jobs or outcomes.

      🎯 For teens: the mission

      Train like Kendo: control distance, keep guard, and strike clean. Learn to read schematics, measure signals, and debug circuits with discipline. AI can talk about electronics — you’ll learn what actually happens.

      • You vs reality: the meter wins arguments
      • Stop guessing: predict with laws, then verify with measurement
      • Debug like a fighter: isolate the fault, test one thing at a time
      • Belts: earn proof that you can reason and troubleshoot

      If you like building, hacking, and understanding “how devices really work,” send this course to a friend.

      🧠 What your teen will learn
      • Ohm’s law and power for predicting circuit behavior
      • Schematic symbols, series vs. parallel reasoning
      • Measurement basics (multimeter fundamentals + signal/oscilloscope concepts)
      • AC vs. DC and basic power conversion ideas
      • Capacitors in filtering and timing
      • Semiconductors, diodes, and transistor switching/amplification
      • Op‑amps and negative feedback for stable, predictable circuits
      • Analog vs. digital, logic gates, flip‑flops, counters, and memory concepts
      • ADC/DAC basics: translating between real signals and digital systems
      🥋 How training works (simple + structured)
      • Short training slides (micro‑presentations; one idea per screen)
      • (Paid) Auto‑graded drills/quizzes with retries
      • (Paid) Belt exams to prove progress
      • Moodle tracking: scores, completion, progress history
      • No technical Q&A required — progress is designed to be independent

      This is a dojo: learn → drill → test → rank up.

      🥋 Belt map

      Lesson ranges refer to the course lessons/forms.

      • White Belt (Lessons 1–3) — Guard & Measure
        Electricity vs electronics, schematics/symbols, and measurement tools/signal mindset.
      • Yellow Belt (Lessons 4–5) — Power Control
        AC vs DC, basic power conversion ideas, and filtering fundamentals.
      • Orange Belt (Lessons 6–7) — Semiconductor Stance
        Semiconductors, PN junction intuition, and transistor control basics.
      • Green Belt (Lessons 8–9) — Amplifier Strikes
        Transistor amplification, biasing concepts, and multi-stage amplifier thinking.
      • Blue Belt (Lessons 10–12) — Feedback Discipline
        Ideal amplifier/op‑amp concepts and negative feedback rules.
      • Brown Belt (Lessons 13–15) — Op‑Amp Forms
        Practical op‑amp circuits, triggers/detectors, and capacitors in feedback/time behavior.
      • Black Belt (Lessons 16–24) — Digital Sword + Real‑World Interface
        Analog vs digital, logic gates, flip‑flops, registers/counters/memory, ADC/DAC, and system thinking.
        Black Belt Test: comprehensive final exam.

      Belts are proof. Parents get visibility. Teens get momentum.

      🏷️ Free vs Dojo Membership (paid)

      Free (Guest Training)

      • Access the free lesson content (training slides / micro‑presentations)
      • See the curriculum + belt map
      • Preview the dojo structure

      Dojo Membership (Paid)

      • Full access to all drills, quizzes, and belt tests
      • Belt tracking and certificates
      • Parent visibility of progress and scores inside Moodle

      Founders / Inauguration Price: $5 per course for 30 days (about the price of a coffee). This is the launch price while the dojo is expanding — as more belts, exams, and courses are added, the price will rise.

      📚 Curriculum / Training Forms (24 lessons)
      1. Enter the Dojo: Electricity vs. Electronics — power vs control and why it matters.
      2. Ohm’s Law & Power — predict behavior without guessing.
      3. Circuit Maps — read symbols and schematics.
      4. Series vs. Parallel — configuration changes behavior.
      5. Measurement Discipline — multimeter basics and signal thinking.
      6. AC vs. DC — two worlds of current.
      7. Rectification & Smoothing — stable DC from AC ideas.
      8. Capacitors as Timing & Filters — smooth, block, pass, delay.
      9. Semiconductors & PN Junctions — practical foundations.
      10. Diodes as Control Valves — one-way behavior and shaping.
      11. Transistors as Switches — one signal controls another.
      12. Transistors as Amplifiers — gain and biasing basics.
      13. Amplifier Architecture — stages and stability.
      14. Op-Amps — idealized building blocks.
      15. Negative Feedback — stability and accurate gain.
      16. Op-Amp Building Blocks — comparators, summers, and converters.
      17. Op-Amps with Capacitors — time-based behavior and integration-style circuits.
      18. Analog vs. Digital — continuous vs discrete signals.
      19. Logic Gates in Hardware — truth tables become circuits.
      20. Flip-Flops — memory from feedback.
      21. Registers & Counters — shifting, counting, timing control.
      22. Digital Memory Concepts — volatile/non-volatile, access patterns.
      23. DAC & ADC — translate between real signals and digital systems.
      24. Next Steps — microcontrollers and system thinking roadmap.

      Disclaimer: This course provides education and training and cannot guarantee a specific job outcome.

      ✅ Belt Test Rules (read before testing)

      Belts are proof of skill. Belts are earned through drills and belt tests.

      Passing score: 80%
      Retries: Unlimited
      Score policy: Best score counts (highest score recorded; retakes cannot lower record)

      Eligibility: completing the required drills unlocks the belt test.

      Optional anti‑spam cooldown (recommended): add a cooldown after failed attempts to reduce rapid guessing and encourage real review.

      Integrity Rules — “You vs AI”

      • No AI tools during belt tests. No chatbots, no answer generators, no “solve this circuit for me.”
      • No outside help during belt tests (friends, tutors, siblings).
      • Parent presence encouraged during belt tests (nearby / same room) for accountability and safety.

      Notes Policy

      • Drills: open‑notes allowed.
      • Belt tests: closed‑notes or one‑page notes (dojo admin choice).

      Disclaimer: Belts and certificates verify training progress and do not guarantee job outcomes.

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