Jill S.

I absolutely love this school. My daughter had a biology teacher at her traditional high school who was not a good fit for her. While I would normally force her to work it out with the teacher, in this instance it wasn't worth the anxiety.

I pulled her out of that class only and enrolled her at CA. Her new Biology teacher was interested in her as a learner, was willing to individualize the curriculum needs to include what she had missed in traditional school, and was a complete professional, keeping in touch with both my daughter and myself as her learning coach.

I understand the frustration that a student might feel if they think they can work at their own pace, but it simply is only true to a point. If the school year ends on June 4, the student HAS to be done by June 4! I'm not sure why they would think that "at your own pace" means you can take as long as you want to. My daughter traveled a bit and missed about a week of school, but because she had worked ahead, she didn't fall terribly far behind. She was able to complete her late lessons at her own pace (again, within reason) to catch up and finish the class on time.

My daughter gets A's, B's and C's in traditional school and as expected, earned a B in Connections Biology. More importantly, she learned a LOT more than she would have with her traditional teacher.

IF you are willing to take personal responsibility for your education as a student, and if you are a good reader and have a good support system at home, this could very well be a GREAT opportunity for you. Parents: Keep in mind that you are expected to partner with your child's teachers as a learning coach to help keep them on track. If you don't have time to monitor each day what they are doing and where they are going on the computer, then this is probably not a good option for you!

You need to be aware when you purchase from this company that you are not getting the *exact* product that is pictured. You are saying, I would like something that looks like *this* and *here* is my size! They will then sew you the product to the best of their ability with their limited knowledge of the sizing systems of countries other than China. At any rate, expedited shipping means nothing because you have to wait for the product to be created before it will be shipped to you. It will take a long time to get to you once you receive notice that it has been sent out. At least a month, but probably more.

I ordered swim suits for myself and two of my daughters. I received notice that my smaller daughter's suit had shipped, then that mine and my other daughter's had gone out about 2 weeks later. I have received the 2nd daughter's suit, but not mine or the smaller daughter's. Sadly, while the suit itself was cute, I ordered my size 14 daughter a women's XL, and it is too small for my daughter who is a junior size 3. When I get the size 3 daughter's suit (I ordered a M), I'm pretty sure I will be passing it down to my 3 year old daughter. Since I wear a 1X, I ordered myself a 3X. My guess is that I will be giving that to my daughter who is a size 14. If they do indeed show up. We'll see!