Douglas Alternative School

After the teacher’s lecture my daughter would not always understand what it was the teacher was trying to say the first time around and would sometimes need it explained in a different way to help her get it. Her first grade teacher was great at this. But then in second and third grade, instead of taking the time to answer her questions her teachers would accuse her of not listening well enough and she would be chastised but not helped. So of course she eventually just stopped asking questions. And when she started scoring poorly on tests the teachers blamed her. Their solution was to send her to the resource room for a half hour a day where they didn’t even work on class material with her! The class sizes here are large and the teachers have no patience for any child who doesn’t understand a lesson immediately. Rather than taking the time to help them learn they would rather just blame the kid.

Great school! Super good teachers that are really dedicated to their students and provide a positive and challenging learning environment. One of the teachers at MES just received "The Teacher of The Year" award for the entire state. This school attracts the best teachers. The principal is also top notch and very engaged with the faculty and students. The school also really drives some great activities that really keep the kids energized and learning. Just recently the school put on a literacy activity where all the kids in the school (K-5) put together poster boards about a book of their choice. It really drove creative thinking and the kids did great. I highly recommend this school!!.