Hope Academy

As a former student, I was never encouraged to strive during my time at Hope Academy. Their curriculum aims to fulfill the necessary credits and other miscellaneous requirements made by the home school district, state and federal government barely within four years to graduate, while providing therapeutic care. Despite the school had a large majority of high functioning students it felt like classes were better suited toward students of lower functioning disabilities, albeit every student has their own needs, which the school seemed to often forget. Some important, yet basic skills were never taught, improved or reinforced; such as writing, independent studying and future planning. Other areas they shamefully neglect include individuality, expression, and art. While I got the therapeutic care from Hope Academy as intended, I never improved academically, instead I back peddled. It felt more like the factory the building originally associated with then with as a school presently.

Teachers really do care about their students, the teachers don't always know how to keep their students under control but that can vary with different student/teacher relationships/interactions. The head staff seem to care about the school as a whole not really thinking about all the indviduals included. For example they always try to get the student base to grow, yet they won't respect the kids they already have in their hands. Every student there has their own needs and the teachers really try their best to help everyone in any way they can. There was a problematic teacher there which the head staff handled almost immediately, which I as a past student was very thankful for. They're efficient.

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