So K got an A in her college Russian course, and will be taking Psych this coming semester. She wants to take neuroscience. Bio is a prereq. We have been doing Bio on and off over the years, and as she recounted what topics she learned already, I realized we had done a decent amount. Not enough for neuro, though. So I looked through some options online and sent her three possibilities of college level Bio that she can get through herself. Coursera has a free neuro class that looks exactly like what she wants, but it suggests Bio first. I'm curious if she will actually get through an entire Bio course. Or maybe she'll find the parts she like. Or maybe she'll find the parts that she needs for neuro.
When I think about college and the possibility that it will be very boring for K, I wonder if she might not be better off pursuing a more autodidactic approach to college. She still has a few years to figure it out. She is planning on taking SATs and ACTs this summer. And probably applying to college in the fall. But it makes sense to think about options other than college, since she loves learning and it would be a pity to not enjoy college-level learning.
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