Christy E.

My daughter is educated in ways we could never get in any other setting. My son is going to rejoin for high school this year after seeing how flexible my daughter's schedule is while getting "real" education (as she calls it). My son knows how much "fill" goes into his days in his school, while my daughter's Outschool classes are focused and she never goes unanswered. She is 12 and knows how to put together business cases, manage her time and schedule, cook a 5-course meal, is going into Algebra II, etc. She thinks ahead because she has a mix of daily and weekly classes; it's teaching her to approach each day as an important day, instead of the "only 3 days until the weekend" mentality. The fundamentals are so strong with the class sizes and the montessori style break-outs. My son's school is just managed chaos, with so many miserable teachers; Outschool has the best educators I've ever met. There is accountability in that parents may post any review and watch the class to make sure it's meeting expectations. We've have parent-teacher meetings and the teacher welcomes feedback, even has shifted things based on our suggestion (something that would never happen in traditional schools). I am still blown away after 3 full years and just wish the majority of education was just like it is on Outschool.