Cookderosa's new book --- Homeschooling For College Credit

[cookderosa]

I think you could generalize the concepts and put together a co-op program, but I'd like to see less of an emphasis on the acceleration aspect- but that's just me. I think there is a difference (a huge one actually) between the student who says "look at this, I can do this, I will do this. get out of my way" and the student who is given a curriculum/plan by the parent. In a parent-driven plan, your curriculum is well designed and thorough, so the "final exam" CLEP isn't "hard" because the child is comfortable with the material. *not to mean additional study isn't necessary, rather they have developed intuition about the subject.

I'm not slamming anyone, but the success and drive that lead to accumulating credit individually are what is THIS BOARD does best. This is where I found my way, but I'm an adult. My kids need to do high school- all 4 years- at home- with me, before I send them out into the great wide open. So, in our house we do school traditionally. If at some point, one of my kids over-ran my plan and said they had a better way, I'd let them. I'd hand my child the book. We have had MANY kids here, and they all kicked butt. I bet none of their moms put them here. That's the difference. It's a small distinction, but an important one, in my opinion.

Putting a child in the tree is not the same as waiting for them to learn to climb the tree. One is dangerous, one is progress.