Howdy Matt!
Please feel free to suggest how best to proceed. I have some ideas but let's do some back and forth here before proceeding to develop a way to communicate. I will throw out that I have learned that WhatsApp is a good way to work together. I've used that with family for about a decade. Also, I spend about 5 hours a week talking with friends in China using Skype. During the week we just use the Chat.
I purchased the OpenSpot4 Pro so that I could get into DMR . My objective was to start a Talkgroup that would focus on what I have proposed. My homeschooled grandson (age 15) is coming soon to stay for a few weeks and we have agreed to work on getting him a Technician license. I have plans and resources for getting started with him.
From a pedagogy perspective I believe that one needs to develop a solid foundation in a domain. I started working with computers in the fall of 1964. I also worked with high power lasers. All of this was from a system perspective so I learned - from the ground up - how all the pieces and parts work together. I think we need to develop (over years) that knowledge.
That's all for now. A specific question: What is your time zone? My email is neal.scogin@icloud.com.