Lucy Page: My daughter was bored to tears in middle school. She was spending so much time waiting and doing busy work that she hated school.
She started WAVA (Washington Virtual Academy) this year and loves it. She has learned so much more and gets to prioritize her own time. She is responsible and driven. She sees her two teachers online every day, and communication between teachers, students and parents is phenomenal. If any students aren’t completing their work, or fall behind, they are required to have a monthly parent-teacher conference. There are field trip opportunities, art classes, science labs, PE requirements every day and we love it! She just finished her state testing and can’t wait for her eighth-grade year with WAVA. On the other hand, my son is enrolled in public school and he loves it! I think the more options we have, the better.
I understand the concern with underfunding our public schools, but our schools aren’t able to meet every student’s needs. Frankly, once our son moves to middle school and doesn’t have recess every day, he’ll probably want to start at WAVA too!
Every day I am grateful for the opportunity to give our daughter an educational experience that she enjoys. I hope we can focus on the best way to serve all students.
Chronline Comments
• Letter: Congresswoman Should Be Among Those Demanding Answers on Russia
username: JESB
Republican or Democrat, they are basically all the same, and give a good show through the media to gullible onlookers. I would suggest you find an outlet that earns your trust, and follow that, for your information. There is a lot of concern about the Russian investigation, and it’s too early in the time frame to even know if there is any real truth to it. This whole thing could be just another “story” to blindside the public, while more important matters are in play, behind the scenes. Also, regarding the director’s firing, the FBI’s integrity has been questionable since the “removal” of Director J. Edgar Hoover. There is a lot of truth in the old adage, “what is past, is prolog.” Arm yourself with some truthful knowledge and ignore the politics that dictate and misguide the mainstream population. That’s the best suggestion I can offer. Yes, I certainly understand your frustration! Been there, done that:-) Don’t take politics too seriously. It is just another racket in America. Washington, D.C., is just another “joint.” and you don’t know when it’s going to be raided by the opposition gang.
• Power Rankings: Commissioners Not Bad Folks, But They Continue to Befuddle
Username: TruthCanHurt
Aaron: Wonderful piece! There is the phrase, “blind leading the blind.” In the case of the commission vs. most of the employees, the phrase is “blind leading the sighted,” which may be worse.
• Story: Family Hopes to Save Dog Before It’s Euthanized by County
Username: STHRKSM
This adoptive family is willing to follow the county’s rules for people keeping dogs deemed dangerous. If they do that, the county wouldn’t be liable; the family would have the liability. So what’s the problem? This was the plan for the first adoptive family, which relinquished their pet when they couldn’t afford to meet all the requirements. There have been no subsequent incidents with this dog bothering or harming livestock, let alone people or other pets, so why wouldn’t it work just as well now? The family has been told there’s no way to reverse the dangerousness ruling, but I understand that the prosecutor’s office is already working with the Department of Health to establish a way to do just that. So what if the commissioners decide this first case administratively and say that if the family will formally take back legal responsibility for its dog and meet the county’s rules for ‘dangerous’ dogs, the shelter will return Hank to them. Then when the new procedure is in place, the family can get Hank deemed safe, which they are convinced he already is. Or, to save all the expense of the “dangerous do” rules, the shelter could keep Hank until the appeal or reversal process is ready, and then his family can apply to have the ruling rescinded. They’re convinced he’s not dangerous, and maybe they’re right. So there are two possible solutions. Either seems like an easy and humane solution for everyone, especially the little boy who is scared to death the shelter is going to put his beloved dog down, and this family, which is desperate to save Hank.
