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| halter_ego - 2014-10-10 12:13 PM
Charter schools are a really good option.  I work for a School District, we have a strictly independent study charter school. The kids do all their work at home, meet with a teacher once every two weeks. The work is aligned with state standards but you have options  within that. You work with an actual teacher, and get all the benefits of being a a public school. State testing is performed, and when a student graduates it is just like graduating from a public school. We pay $50 monthly for each student to take part in an extracurricular activity- martial arts, art, music, etc. Though meetings are only required bi-weekly, we offer many one on one classes, tutoring, and field trips. Definitely a good alternative to the in class options.
I finished high school in a charter school similar to this... It allowed me to work full-time and finish early. I loved it. You need to have self discipline but I learned more through the charter school than I did in public schools. |
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