Homeschooling through college

At the end of every school year relatives ask me if I am done homeschooling yet. I tell them no. I will be done when the kids are done with high school. Homeschooling through highschool is a given for us.

But what about hard classes, they ask? At this time I tend to use the trump card I save just for moments like this... My IQ score. It is quite high. This tool that I use to shut up my relatives, however, is an unfair tool. Using it imples that poeple who don't have high IQ's can't homeschool through high school. That cold not be further from the truth.

Even I have no intention of teaching trigonometry, caluclus, and a chemistry. Heck, those where hard classes for me! But with homeschooling being so popular, there are numerous resources for teaching these classes. One of them is taking college courses online, or in person. At higher levels college courses can count for both highschool and college.

This of course makes me wonder if I want my kids homeschooling through college. It is very possible to homeschool through elementary school, middle school, highschool and college. When that is done you can get a distance learning phd. I fear that this may be the ulitmate in lack of socialization though... at some point you really do want to learn something in a group atmosphere. I think it would be cool to take some college classes locally, and others online. You could finish your degree a whole lot faster.

Here is one college that I have looked at for online education: Founded in 1993, Capella University is an accredited* online university that offers graduate degree programs in business, information technology, education, human services, and psychology, and bachelor’s degree programs in business and information technology. Within those areas, Capella offers 76 graduate and undergraduate specializations and 16 certificate specializations. The online university currently serves 16,000 students from all 50 states and 63 countries. It is a national leader in online education, committed to providing high-caliber academic excellence and pursuing balanced business growth. Capella University is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capella Education Company, headquartered in Minneapolis. For more information, please visit www.capella.edu or call 1-888-CAPELLA (227-3552). *Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, located at 30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504, (312) 263-0456