“It really allows for personalized learning,” said Heidi May, a spokesperson for Connections Academy. “Teachers make plans for each student. Each student has a state-certified teacher.”
Proffitt’s children, seventh-grader Cody and first-grader Ashley, used to be traditionally home-schooled, but Proffitt said she had trouble finding the books herself and making the curriculum.
Connections Academy “sends books and a computer for free,” she said. “Just make sure you keep the box to send it back.”
Proffitt said the e-school also appealed to her because of the one-on-one time her children get.
“Some kids just need more attention in certain subjects,” Proffitt said. “Cody needs help on reading and math, and he can spend more time on that.”
The one-on-one learning students get is a unique characteristic of e-schools.
“We do have one-on-one phone calls and lessons, and we have group lessons,” said Marie Hunter, a certified Connections Academy teacher who has taught in both traditional public schools and e-schools.
“You get to know your students a lot better than most people think you do,” she added. “Getting to know your students is the really rewarding thing.”
For more information go to ConnectionsAcademy.com, or you may attend an information session at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 17, at the Crown Plaza on Pfeifer Road.
About the Author