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Hello all,

I am thinking of ordering one of the independent study 'anytime, anywhere' courses from Duke TIP (specifically either the 4-6 math quest one or the 4-6 cryptography and mathematics). Has anyone completed them (or any of the Duke TIP courses)? What was your experience? Positive? Negative? How much of a time commitment? Fun? Worth the money? It looks like a lot of fun, and DS has shown interest...but we don't want it to be one of those things that sort of falls off after a few weeks. Also, is it something that would be ok to do once a week or would that be insufficient? If anyone has any feedback, info, etc, that would be awesome.

Also, is EPGY (redbird reading/math) a completely different format? (this would be the one without an instructor.) Does anyone use it - and if so, do you like it? Thanks!