The actual time that I spent per child was far far **less** than 2 hours. Yet...Even with this minimal time investment on my part and that of the children, all 3 of my homeschoolers were in college by the ages of 13, 12, and 13. How's that for efficiency and use of time? Few teachers in institutional settings can beat that!
That’s a remarkable record, and I’m curious to know a bit more about it – for example if they continued to live at home, what sorts of colleges they attended, and what they majored in.
It is **common** for homeschoolers to enter college early. At one time in our nation's history it was routine for young teens to attend college, or embark on an apprenticeship and to be completely self sufficient by their late teens. After 5 or 6 generations of collectivist government schooling, we as a people, have forgotten this.
I watched an HBO special on John Adams recently. His son, John Quincy Adams at the young age of 14 was the full-time secretary to the ambassador of Russia. He was fluent in Latin, Greek, and French when he took the position, and learned Russian while working in Russia. Bright children of today could be working at similarly high level.
Collectivist government schooling **deliberately** retards the educational and social development of our nation's youth by keeping them in compulsory government playpens.
and I’m curious to know a bit more about it – for example if they continued to live at home,
Yes, they did live at home. The oldest of the three though was an emancipated adult when he turned 16. He was a nationally and internationally ranked athlete. We moved to a new state and he chose to stay and continue his college education and training .
what sorts of colleges they attended,
They first attended community college. When they had finished all college general courses and Calculus III ( by age 15) they transferred. The oldest ( the athlete) chose a local private college. The two younger children were accepted to the flag ship state university which was the most competitive in our new state. My husband and I opened a health clinic and we had the freedom to locate anywhere. We chose a site that was convenient for the two younger to continue their education and still live at home.
and what they majored in.
The two younger children earned B.S. degrees in mathematics by the age of 18. The oldest of these two then went on to earn a masters in mathematics. The youngest has chosen to continue her education by studying nursing on a part-time basis. They are both now wives and mothers.
The oldest continued training in his sport and attended college in the evenings. He studied accounting. As an older teen he stopped his training and studies for a few years and worked for our church in Eastern Europe. As a result he is completely fluent in Russian. In his early twenties he returned to the U.S. and began training again and continued to compete on the national and international levels. Even with this training and travel he finished his B.S. in accounting at an age typical of those who are institutionalized for their schooling. He is now in a highly ranked masters program and studying accounting. He no longer competes. ( He recently married, by the way.)