They formally copyrighted it with the LOC to preclude claims of plagiarism when it shows up elsewhere (as I suspect it will).
You deserve to be proud--assuming that you played the role of a Conservative parent--as from your context, one would certainly assume.
To be frank, I haven't even read the whole thing. They did this themselves with me paying particular attention to the thesis and a couple of sections to show them what I expected. They did the rest. These two girls also self-taught calculus at that same age.
The reason is how I taught primary school. I taught them to read at barely three. They were factoring quadratics by six, before they had even finished their times tables. The rest was easy.
I'm really busy. I like easy. :-)
Recently one was tutoring higher mathematics at the local JC (at the age of 16). The other got her first position on a board of directors at the same age. Yet I would be the first to tell you that these girls are bright, but not exceptionally intelligent. This is what we should be expecting.
The point is that I have absolutely no respect for the American professorate as a group. By dint of over-specialization and political screening, by far most are highly trained idiots, hardly what any rational person would call an "expert." I have even less regard for their product. They gain their power by extortion for credentials; they don't guarantee results. With the tools we have now, children with self-control and commitment to a goal can learn most anything on their own. At most they might need a consultation from time to time to answer questions, but with Skype, it certainly shouldn't cost what parents are paying now. The whole educrat system needs to be replaced by private testing companies who WILL stand behind their validation services financially.
And I'm not hearing Ron Paul talking about that.
And I'm not hearing Ron Paul talking about that.
I'm not hearing ANY candidate talking about that. Ron Paul is certainly not the last word in reducing government to its proper scope.
I agree with your assessment of the “educational” establishment. College today, in many respects, was where the sixth grade used to be before 1900. And you are to be commended, even if your principal role in your daughters’ progress was only to give them the confidence to expect to succeed, with proper application. You obviously were never intimidated by the prevailing panorama of excuses for failure.