Challenger School reviews

It's hard to think of some, but the con is that they have a book on behavior management and craft projects and they want you to do everything from the book...so sometimes when i want to just be creative with a craft its not possible because they want it from their book. Also if you read stories from home, they don't like that. Everything has to be the 'challenger way' which seems kind of rigid at times, but its not too bad.

Do not expect loyalty from management. Their philosophy is that the curriculum teaches itself and they can always replace a teacher. Management has a fearful attitude towards technology - teachers do not have company email or internet access while on campus. There is no option for video or a computer projector in class, and even when teachers are willing to provide their own they are forbidden from doing so. Benefits are limited and expensive. Fear of liability often leads to a great deal of control being placed upon students, which undermines the philosophy of individualism. The focus on curriculum time does not account for students' need to break focus or to just get outside and blow off steam. As a result, students will drop their focus when they need to, which is often in class. This seems to result in students not developing self-control and instead relying on control to be imposed upon them.