One of the most empowering aspects of our homeschooling experience was the freedom of pace. It was about working at our speed. We could move to the next subject when we were ready, without waiting for the next school year to start. This freedom allowed us to learn comfortably, ensuring we grasped each concept thoroughly before moving on. It was a pace that suited us and made learning all the more satisfying. As it turned out we found ourselves ahead of the traditional accredited school schedule. We progressed at the normal pace but our school was designed differently than established schools.
We used workbooks and computers rather than classrooms. In our homeschool, we used computers hooked to the internet, a technology developed over 25 years ago. Traditional schools use the same classrooms as the Prussian schools of 1807.
Our school calendar was year round taking several 3-week breaks throughout the year to avoid burnout. The School calendar of 180 days was based on the agricultural economy and this has not changed even though only a small percent of the population live on farms.
Preschoolers love to learn, so we started a little early.
There was no financial reason to prolong school until age 18. The school systems have to go slower to pay their bills. If everyone left school 5 years early it would cost schools a lot of revenue so the schools go slow by design. There's a reason students cannot take the high school equivalency tests until age 18, schools need the money.
Thousands of students finish college early. All we did was to keep doing our school work and one day our parents realized that it was time to take college algebra, then sociology, economics, etc. Before we knew it we had enrolled at an online college and started the final 30 credits to earn our bachelor of science degree at age 15.
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