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Parent Reviews (6 reviews)
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I'm a recent graduate of MSA. It's true that this school is not for everyone. You have to be willing to work hard, but it definitely pays off. The teachers will help you if you ask for it. It is a challenging academic atmosphere, and the high dropout rate results from students who decide they don't want to put in the effort to pass calculus and physics. The small atmosphere allows for personal teaching and great interaction.
I agree with the other review that states: This school is not for everyone. While it's true the academics are rigorous, the student better be prepared to tough it out alone because many of the teachers are just not helpful. I have a student at MSA. Although the academics are above average, your child must be also. The teachers each have cell phones, but do not use them to contact you regarding issues concerning your child or their grades. There are monthly grade sheets, but you do not know about missing assignments until they come out. By then, it is too late to make up any work. Emails go unanswered. The administrator is a good man, but he is not a principal. He is there to assure that the charter school continues to receive the needed monies, not to lead the teachers or the students.
I am an alumna of MSA. I made it through all of high school in their program. After graduation from high school, I got a great scholarship for college. I just graduated from my undergraduate studies, where I made top grades at one of Americas most challenging universities. I got a good job less than two months after I started looking. I couldn't have done any of this without the fabulous education I received at MSA. The teachers and administrator at this school are so dedicated to the success of the students. I am writing this review mostly to say thanks.
This school is not for everyone. While it's true the academics are rigorous, the student better be prepared to tough it out alone because many of the teachers are just not helpful. The school claims that every teacher has a cell phone and will answer it after hours, but as my child progressed through the grades, the teachers became less and less responsive. We finally left the school and have found the local middle school much better suited to my child's needs. I would say it's worth a try if your child is not flourishing in a large school, but only about one-quarter to one-third of all students who start here in the sixth grade actually stay at the school through 12th grade. That's a pretty big drop out rate.
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