My daughter is a rising junior and hasn't been very happy in high school. It's really not the school's fault, just the nature of things. I decided this summer that a good solution would be for my daughter to take three classes through dual enrollment and two classes at the high school.
I quickly found out that was a no-go. I was told that Juniors are required to take a minimum of five classes at the high school and seven in total, no exceptions. Since a college class is equal to two high school classes, students who dual enroll are taking the equivalent of nine classes, not to mention the commuting time. Is this a normal rule, and if so, why do schools feel the need to have complete and total control over the lives of the students? Are all high schools like this?
I think we may just pull my daughter out of school and enroll her in an online high school, where she will take the remainder of her classes through dual enrollment (so none online). She only needs five classes to graduate. Of course, if she qualifies as a NMSF this fall and then graduates a year early, that will cause another set of problems.
I just don't understand the school's need to exercise control over the students. (They quit letting parents take lunches to their students a couple of years ago, which is control-freakish as heck). I am the parent, and I certainly know what is best for my child. If I have a child who is able to take mostly college classes, the school administration should be thrilled. Instead they see this as a terrible threat that must be tamped down. Vent, vent.
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