Struggle Thread

[jcooke]

I guess I’ll go ahead with mine. What sparked the idea of this thread was that I just passed College Algebra finally!
I have failed two foundations of Algebra courses at brick and mortar schools and college algebra at Straighterline.
I have a really hard time retaining that type of information.
Since I’m working towards my BSBA, I have to have it.
I have looked at so many options to complete this course. There’s no way I could test out of it, I needed a course that was weighed between quizzes and tests. When I found out about Sophia being free this summer, I was interested in their art history, visual communications, philosophy courses, and I happened to look at their college algebra course. I liked the format, so I told myself if I get through a chapter of algebra, I can do a chapter of art or philosophy, etc. And I made it! I really love Sophia’s format. If I wasn’t really digging one instructor, I just changed to the next. It broke down chapters in to sizable chunks of information that I could handle. I was able to study the stuff unlike any other math course I’ve taken before. I worked through problems for fun at the end of each chapter. I thoroughly enjoyed it. If they offered a higher math course, I’d go for it, but not with any other provider I’ve found.