I began my Linux adventure with Ubuntu when I was 12 years old. My first computer ran Windows XP, it was a 2004 Dell computer with an Intel Core Duo. I used Linux out of necessity, Windows 10 was far too laggy and Linux just ran so much faster. Once I got a bit nicer hand-me-down computer, I ran Windows for some time again. I did this because I enjoyed playing video games, and also enjoyed Office 365. I found that most of my video games ran on Linux just fine,m so I moved back, and haven’t looked back since. Now that my hand-me-down broke, I switched to a much slower computer. After running Arch on my old computer, I switched to Manjaro as I was just lazy. Using a Desktop Environment was just too laggy for me, though, so I decided to run a more minimal Distro with a minimal Window Manager. My choice? Gentoo Linux. After running Gentoo for a few months now, I can speak about some of the troubles I have had so far, what I have done to fix them, and why I think Gentoo is my Linux home for the indefinite future. ...

Up-to-date to my understanding as of February 14th, 2021 Disclaimer: I do not represent Florida Virtual School in any way, I am just a student with FLVS who is writing about my experience and knowledge attending the school. Florida Virtual School, or FLVS for short, is a public e-learning platform located in Florida. This platform is quite popular among home education students and those who are looking to accelerate their learning on their own terms. FLVS is free for all Florida residents and is separated as FLVS Flex, FLVS Full Time, and FLVS Global (for out of state enrollment.) To first understand the advantages and disadvantages of FLVS, we must first discuss the differences between these separate entities in FLVS. This is just my viewpoint and stuff I can see, take it with a pinch of salt and make sure to compare with other sources. This will have a focus on Home Schooling, but the information should hold true for those using FLVS in a brick and mortar school. ...