10-17-2016, 01:09 PM
"terracore, should your daughter ever wish to organize a fund raiser for Keaau High School, t-shirts, hats and the like promoting their unofficial school motto, it sounds much better in Latin:"
While not a bad idea, she came up with her own slogan. Her last HS course completed before xfering to Keaau was pre-calc, but Keaau tried to stick her in basic math. She refused to go, at one point going into the principal's office and telling him she could TEACH basic math. So they made an effort and put her into a Maui calculus course via Skype. It didn't work out because the Maui teacher didn't integrate the 4-5 Keaau students into their course (it was just like watching a recorded video of a high school calculus course which was 2/3 the time students just goofing off and other distractions) so she passed that class by learning calculus watching youtube videos. So the slogan was: "Hawaii public schools: Almost as good as youtube."
Incidentally, she did actually wind up teaching basic math at Keaau the following year through their mentoring program.
ETA: I know I've posted these stories before. I don't repeat them because I have an axe to grind, I do believe Keaau HS did the best job they could given their resources. Her individual teachers were great. If I repeat the stories, it is because I'm proud of my daughter.
While not a bad idea, she came up with her own slogan. Her last HS course completed before xfering to Keaau was pre-calc, but Keaau tried to stick her in basic math. She refused to go, at one point going into the principal's office and telling him she could TEACH basic math. So they made an effort and put her into a Maui calculus course via Skype. It didn't work out because the Maui teacher didn't integrate the 4-5 Keaau students into their course (it was just like watching a recorded video of a high school calculus course which was 2/3 the time students just goofing off and other distractions) so she passed that class by learning calculus watching youtube videos. So the slogan was: "Hawaii public schools: Almost as good as youtube."
Incidentally, she did actually wind up teaching basic math at Keaau the following year through their mentoring program.
ETA: I know I've posted these stories before. I don't repeat them because I have an axe to grind, I do believe Keaau HS did the best job they could given their resources. Her individual teachers were great. If I repeat the stories, it is because I'm proud of my daughter.