I’ve been going to the same school for my entire life (High School’s gonna be a bitch (excuse my language!)), so I’d say my academic course has been fairly neutral. I attend a charter school (no, it’s not some fancy school) and I’m somehow successful. Compared to most other people that have replied, I’m still pretty young at my 8th grade year, but I’ll mention some things about my school.
Pros:
A lot of the teachers are pretty chill (THE 7TH GRADE SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES/HEALTH TEACHER IS WONDERFULLL I LOVE YOU PALM)
Most of what we have to do is pretty easy for National standards
We get out early on Wednesdays (2:10 compared to 3 o’clock on normal days)
The 8th grade homeroom is very homely and comfortable
Most of my classmates treat me fairly
The 7th and 8th graders get to go on a trip to Washington D.C. every other year (that is, if they can afford it... and that’s why I’ll be gone May 14-19th)
I can get away pretty easily with doodling in class
Silently flexes grades
You’re allowed to eat snacks in class if the teacher will let you
Cons:
The school is K-8, and the thing I hate the most is hearing a little 1st grader scream and cry in the multipurpose room. It sets off my misophonia very fast.
You have to bring your own lunch (our school is very cheap and can’t afford to serve lunches), but on the flip side you can bring anything you want so
We have a strict uniform code
MY CLASSMATES WON’T SHUT UP WHEN THE TEACHER LEAVES THE ROOM Since I’m one of the few that does their work when the teacher leaves, now I see why my grades are fantastic...
The school is very minuscule and there are less than 200 kids that attend