Why are you earning credit this way?

[homeschoolmom1]

I am a former Assistant Professor at a State University turned homeschool Mom of 3. When I was giving lectures to undergrad students, they were recorded and students could watch them anywhere and at any time. Of course, my lecture halls were rather empty. I thought to myself "I am at best an average lecturer. If those students are smart, they find the best lecture on this topic online and watch that instead. But then again, why do they spend all this money then. Wouldn't it be nice if they could just self study and then take an exam to prove mastery?" 10 years later, I stumbled upon this forum and it is one of the 3 or 4 websites I go to every day. I have mapped out a plan for our gifted inventor/engineering/computer science/minecraft/pokemon son and we both enjoy that we can choose the method and provider that works for him, can jump through the societal hoop of a degree while minimizing useless busywork and still have plenty of time to "homeschool" which is pretty much do what interests you in our house. Oh, and the fact that we hope to have all 3 kids graduate without debt on a single income and still retire early and travel the world as backpacking 60 year olds (my dream in 15 years from now) - priceless.