This past month my daughter enrolled in an online program. I was not thrilled with the idea, but she made a very good case. I thought I would share her letter to her new school with you.
She opened my eyes to realities I never knew existed in education today. Below is a portion of what she wrote. I am gad that we have so many options available to us today. It used to be that people would research a school extensively before selecting the neighborhood they chose to live in. Now we can choose any home, anywhere we want, and know that our children have a lot of options for a great education. Megan is happy and excelling.
Dear, teachers
My name is Megan, Griffey I am a 15 yr old living in Allyn Washington.
I chose this program because I was severely bullied at my school,and didn't feel like I was learning the material I should be. I knew this was my only option to insure that I would receive a good education.
When I moved, I just didn't seem to fit in, whereas at my other school I was known as "top dog" I never understood and I don't think I ever will understand why I was treated the way I was. But in finding this program I'm sure that I will successfully be able to complete High School in a positive encouraging fashion.
At North Mason I didn't feel like I was learning what I should be. Most days seemed almost like we did nothing at all; It was a waste of my time even going to class each day. Math class we would sit there for an hour not doing a thing, and when we did the teachers teaching style were slow and boring and everything he said just seemed to go in one ear, and out the other. Most of my classes over there the teachers didn't care enough to even notice when you left, there were times when half the class would leave and the teacher would just sit there playing solitaire not even noticing.
This was not a good learning environment for me. It was an easy A and I know that but why should I bother, when the teachers didn't even bother them self's? Not to mention the fact even if it's an "easy A" I'm not learning the skills that I acquire for a job in the really world. Who is going to hire a doctor that aced math but doesn't know a^2 + b^2= c^2?
I argued for quite some time over doing this school, my mother always said that, that school was an "easy A" so why would I want to leave? I finally made the point to her that I just made to you, what's the point of an "easy a" without any knowledge to apply it to. When I had my mother's attention on this she was able to persuade my father into it, and if it weren't for convincing her I would never have made it this far.
In this school I plan to put as much time an energy as I can so that I will be able to attend running start, and be an R.N by the age of 19. I plan to work ahead and to prove to my parents that putting me into this school and taking me out of the environment was not only a smart choice but a start to a better life for me.
