As part of the bootcamp, students are also required to pass an eyebrow-raising heart rate challenge, in which they’re hooked up to live monitors in front of their classmates and presented with a pre-recorded video of their parents berating them.
“The challenge rule was simple,” one student wrote: “my resting heart rate was 80bpm, and I had to stay within 10 percent of that the whole time. Anything above 88 was a fail.”
It isn’t clear what educational purpose this particular trial was supposed to serve, or what the penalty would be for students who fail the heart rate challenge, or the boot camp overall. At least one student said the eight-week hazing period is meant to “prove I deserve to be here,” though Alpha School didn’t comment on Riley’s inquiry.
Public schools continue to be the best option for almost everyone. Home schooling is another way for abusers to isolate their victims. Needs more regulation and no-notice inspections so it’s harder to hide misconduct.
what no?
for poor kids sure better than not
but test scores, college acceptance rates and lifetime achievements all point towards private schools doing better
this is a huge part of the fact parental wealth being the largest single indicator of future success for a child
Can almost everyone afford private school tuition?
yea i know :(
should be free imo