If you are one of those parents that wants to take a college prep course, but maybe you already have parts of the course at home, or maybe you are partnering with a friend. Whatever you reasons, you aren’t sure you want the entire course kit. We understand that, and here we have provided some options for taking AskDrCallahan math courses without buying the whole course kit.
1) Buy only the textbook and download our syllabus for free on our website. http://www.askdrcallahan.com/Products/AlgebraIIwTrig.html (scroll down and click on “teachers guide download” the syllabus is in there—we have this available for all our products) You can follow the syllabus without the dvds and we will support you for free (because you would then be “our customer” and we support all our customers for free) Your course experience will not be as good this way, because the DVDs really do enhance your education and they give students great examples, etc. Our Homework Help staff will answer your students questions and help them through the process step by step, as many times as they need. We always respond within 24 hours, too, so you won’t get behind waiting on an answer from us. If you take this route, it is going to be essential that you get the solutions manual that goes with the textbook but those can be found for cheap online as well. (read more about that here) If you have a friend that is taking our course, you might be able to join up with them and borrow the dvds. If you let us know which courses you are wanting to take, we can give you the ISBN numbers for the textbooks and solutions manuals you will need and you can search for them easier on amazon or wherever. Also, you can email us and we can sell you just the textbook and solutions manual. Most of those prices are outlined on our product pages.
2 ) Consider taking cooperative (“co-op” or “coop”) classes. A lot of places have coop classes where students can take subjects from a teacher. I teach in this environment, and if you let the teacher know you can’t afford to buy the textbooks they might let you borrow theirs (I’ve done this for some of my students). You might also search amazon for their “used” textbooks and you can usually find them there for a couple bucks each. (you can buy the textbooks we use in our courses this way as well), The coop I work for charges $25/month per student per class. That is cheap. Most coops will charge 30 to even 50, but it really depends on the coop, the location, and the amount of time the teachers are having to give to the coop. So search around. You might find a good one in your area. (If you’re in Alabama, let me know and I can get you connected with mine). A good website to check out for finding out where coops are located is here: http://www.home-school.com/groups/ That is the group page for Home School World—they have a homepage you may want to check out but from here you can click on your state (or country if you’re not US), and find a cooperative listed in that area. I would encourage you to call and talk with real people, if possible, because some of the smaller coops (where classes are cheaper) may not be listed online, so talking with people connected to the homeschool groups in your area is a great way to find out about the non-listed ones.
Ask your local coop about teaching the AskDrCallahan courses. We offer discounted rates to classes of students using our materials.
3) Take Any Course You Want and Use Homework Help. Obviously, since our courses are very focused on answering the “Why” for students we would recommend our courses, but if you are not in a position to buy those courses, you might also consider our Homework Help service. We will support any curriculum you choose —meaning your students can email us all their “Why” questions and “how to” questions, and any other questions they need answered—for $98/year (around $8/month). In that way your students could use a different curriculum and sort of supplement in the “why” questions. Though if your students already have a tutor, you may already be getting answers to the “why” and plenty of homework help! 
You can look into Homework Help here: http://www.askdrcallahan.com/HWHelp
Mrs. Cassidy Cash will be teaching Algebra 1, Algebra II With Trig, and Geometry this Fall. Famous for introducing random facts, teaching with hands-on activities, and getting students out of the classroom and into the real world when teaching math. Armed with 5+ years of education experience teaching in the homeschool and private school arenas, plus 8+ years experience as a math tutor to all ages, Cassidy goes out of her way to make learning math–even college level math–a great experience. Using the AskDrCallahan college level textbooks and dvd material is just the beginning with this course. Cassidy integrates homework and example problems with subjects students already enjoy by starting the class with a survey of what they like, then she spends the rest of the year trying to use those subjects as jumping off points for teaching the math concepts. From horses and NASA to movie production, art, and music, this class teaches math like you’ve never seen before. Your students will get a great college level education and have fun doing it.
