The Duggars and CollegePlus

[jenniferhc]

Did you mean to direct that to someone else?

In short, I agree with you.
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I should have started out by saying, "I agree with you, and I think you and I as homeschool moms come at this with a different perspective."

Not sure why you think I'm feeling "assaulted." ???

And I haven't been posting here for long, but I have been involved in this for quite some time, and periodically scan these boards. My website's been up for 3 years now. I have done *dozens* of personalized degree plans for homeschoolers who can't afford CP. (In fact, I've been called more than once, "CP for poor people." in an affectionate sort of way.) I give presentations, for free to homeschool groups and the public at large. My website is geared toward showing people exactly how to do this, and again, it's all free. I field many, many, many emails every week. I take phone calls from people who really need help. I email them and check in with them from time to time. What started out small has turned into something that takes 30ish hours of my time every week, and it's only growing. I now regularly meet homeschoolers who say things like, "OMG! That's you? I love your site!" I have also been asked/volun-told on many occasions to write a book. I even started one. But (my apologies to the Jennifer who did) I decided, as I kept needing to change and update things while I was writing it, that it was something I would be uncomfortable putting out there, because it would be dated so quickly. I decided to stay with my website as I can constantly change and add things as needed.

You would probably think since I'm "CP for free," I'd be one of the last people to defend them. In fact, I do tell people all the time that they can do this without CP. I even suggest to them that they find a "buddy homeschool mom" who is doing the same thing so they can act as coaches to each other's kids. But I still firmly believe that CP serves a market and does not deserve this heavy-handed criticism.

There are only so many people I can help by myself. There are only so many plans I can do, emails I can answer, people I can coach over the phone, and presentations I can give. I'm very glad CP is out there for people who can afford it, because it gives me the chance to reach more people who can't.