Can Homeschoolers Go For Dual Enrollment?

When I converse with organizations, I from time to time share my discontentment with dual enrollment community colleges. In our state, students can get this prospect for free, and it's called "Running Start. " Exceptionally well-known with homeschoolers, I regularly get asked why I am hesitant about such programs.


Perhaps a couple of testimonies from our own dual enrollment experience will help explain:


Calculus professor dropped the f-bomb almost every other sentence. (We decided to go with a prof that was a homeschool graduate instead - he ended up coming to our graduation party. Great guy. )#)

Physics prof used marital positions to describe physics principles. (Luck of the draw - we didn't get him, but my friend did. )#)

Music class book said "I capitalize Self because I was taught to capitalize the name of God" and instructed class to say mantra each day "I am good, I am great, I am God. " (We declined to take that class. )#)

French class showed movies with unclothed people for culture. (No-go. )#)

Speech class teacher and curriculum was OK, but another student did a speech on the religion of sex (no kidding. )#)

There were no economics courses that were at my student's level.

The poli-sci classes were taught by a Marxist. (He did write a very nice letter of recommendation, though. )#)

My feeling about dual enrollment is that it's often a "Rated R" environment, even when you control the teacher AND the curriculum. If I could do my life over, I wish I would have done two years of homeschooling college, not just one year. I wish I would have skipped dual enrollment altogether. I don't know your family, your children, or even your community college - so you are in a MUCH better situation to make a choice than I am. Believe in yourself!

Dual enrollment is REALLY popular with homeschoolers but I want parents to think it through and take into consideration the pros and cons, rather than just follow the crowd. When you talk to those who have gone before you, listen for the "but.... " They will say things like, "We had a wonderful experience, but.... " Listen to what follows, and decide what is best for YOU.

Christian support groups on campus are a BIG help, so encourage your children to get involved in positive groups on campus. Also, use the buddy system, so that students are in groups in class.


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