The Duggars and CollegePlus

[mrs.b]

mrs.b,

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You may think they are wasting their money, but it's not up to you to decide.

Did you mean to direct that to someone else? Those were my points exactly; we agree. Your money, your choice. As far as the larger marketplace is concerned, your willingness to pay dictates whether or not CP's price point is realistic.

I do homeschool, while working full-time outside the home, and taking care of a household, with my husband 50/50; we are new to it, granted, but we're already juggling that and many other balls. We were going to wait to pull our son and start the process but circumstances accelerated our plans and we had to pull him to put him in a better and safer environment through which to learn, and he's doing MUCH better. Many of the parents here on DF helped me reach the conclusion to withdraw him and give him a different and better opportunity, and helped form a plan to make it all work out. In fact, one of the people on this forum is what I'd call a pioneer and published author of self-help books for parents to put their kids on the accelerated road from homeschool to higher education that both DF and CP cater (to earn college credits while in high school) and we're very proud of her. Many of the DF members are homeschool parents or students themselves. Please take a deep breath and try not to see personal assaults where there are none.

It is your choice how you spend your money, who you pay, and your reasons for paying it. I also see where sanantone is coming from by looking at the larger marketplace. The disconnect throughout this entire thread, in my opinion, comes from the direction and personal experiences of each commenter. The fantastic thing is...no one has to agree. CP will stay in business so long as some families are willing to pay their price, and so long as those customers feel the service given meets expectations. Just like the kid around the corner will stay in the grass mowing business so long as I and others continue to pay him. It's business economics, not some deep and meaningful moral or immoral question or personal attack on anyone's methodologies of child rearing. CP is in business, provides a service, and the customers are satisfied. 'Nuff said. Good for them, and good for the people who find value. The rest of us can do it ourselves and use the money elsewhere, as we see fit. It's each person's choice how and where they'll invest finances.

In short, I agree with you.
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