Testing out vs. Sitting in class

[UptonSinclair]

I believe much of the problem stems from the tendency of educators to classify all students in the same category. As a 43 year old, I have a far different learning style than a 19 year old kid. Because I am at the empty nest phase of my life, I have the time to obsess over a single subject for hours daily. This single focus allows me to cover material much faster than a young adult taking several classes while dealing with a life of changes ahead of them.

The biggest challenge to non-traditional education is educators that fear for their jobs. Their job security needs tend to impede the evolution of education that should be a natural result of technology advances.