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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 636406" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>You ROCK!! I am super sure that your genius relatives and their friends will have just as much fun helping you learn as you will have learning. I have seen this from their end and a student who truly wants to learn and is genuinely curious is a special gift to many teachers. It is even more special in this 'will that be on the test' era where students were quite literally taught with a serious goal of passing a standardized tests. They won't care that you are not paying, and will likely have fits of glee as they work with you. I saw this in my husband, both my parents, my adopted gpa, and other professors I have known.</p><p></p><p>A student like you, who is very well read, has an active and curious mind and a unique perspective on the world often leads a teacher down the less traveled road - and it is often quite a fun journey for the student and the teacher alike. Esp as they both realize that the roles are not always so clear as they move down that path.</p><p></p><p>For what is likely a more simplified resource that is available 24/7, you might explore khan academy on youtube. It is free video classes on all sorts of topics that are supposed to be free high school/college classes on many topics. I have no clue how good or bad the videos are, but the idea was to make a truly free education on any topic. So it might help when you are trying to figure something out.</p><p></p><p>One thing to remember - there ARE dumb questions. Dumb questions are the ones we don't ask!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 636406, member: 1233"] You ROCK!! I am super sure that your genius relatives and their friends will have just as much fun helping you learn as you will have learning. I have seen this from their end and a student who truly wants to learn and is genuinely curious is a special gift to many teachers. It is even more special in this 'will that be on the test' era where students were quite literally taught with a serious goal of passing a standardized tests. They won't care that you are not paying, and will likely have fits of glee as they work with you. I saw this in my husband, both my parents, my adopted gpa, and other professors I have known. A student like you, who is very well read, has an active and curious mind and a unique perspective on the world often leads a teacher down the less traveled road - and it is often quite a fun journey for the student and the teacher alike. Esp as they both realize that the roles are not always so clear as they move down that path. For what is likely a more simplified resource that is available 24/7, you might explore khan academy on youtube. It is free video classes on all sorts of topics that are supposed to be free high school/college classes on many topics. I have no clue how good or bad the videos are, but the idea was to make a truly free education on any topic. So it might help when you are trying to figure something out. One thing to remember - there ARE dumb questions. Dumb questions are the ones we don't ask! [/QUOTE]
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