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The K¹² International Academy is an accredited, private online school that offers the world-renowned curriculum from K¹², the market leader in online curriculum programs for grades K-12. K¹² also offers a virtual public school; be sure you understand the difference as the virtual public school is under the umbrella of a local school district.
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Cons: Rude people
Grades Used: None, could not get enrolled in anything
I tried to get information about this program and the first person that answered the phone was very rude and said that I should know that enrollment was over for the year but she would transfer me to the person that handled the tuition based program and that person was unbelievably rude. He lectured me about taking my child out of school and then hung up on me. I would not enroll my child in this program if it was my last option.
Cons: None
Grades Used: 8
DO NOT put your child through them. It stresses not only them but you as a parent trying to do what they want you to do. They want you to record the time they are doing their school work and yet because the work isn't online they tell you they are not signing into their classes. Much of their classes is book work using real books. suppose to have 25 hours a week of online instruction yet only scheduled 17.25 hours a week. That is if the teachers actually have class or don't decide after minutes that class is done for the day. Also teachers booting them off or putting them breakout rooms with no instructor to go over why they are there. Never seen a school that doesn't have subs to cover classes. They set up the kids to fail so that they can get federal money for have child enrolled with the,
Cons: none
Grades Used: 8
I enrolled my child here because of issues are her normal school. Saw how they were suppose to be good. Find out they are not. After going through a rough enrollment process with going back and forth with different paperwork and finally getting her in the beginning of the second quarter the problems started. With teachers telling her the first week that she didn't need to worry about a thing and the first thing that pops up is her attendance. She is suppose to have 25 hours a week and yet she is only has 4 classes with 45 minutes a day for 4 days a week with maybe 20 minutes of online assignments. Asked if off line works counts and was told yes and being told that I am over stating her time. If they can see her actual time why am I even recording it for them. Looking to put her into another school that will actually have the class time she is suppose to have.
Cons: ugh
Grades Used: 4th
OK, DO NOT PUT YOUR KID THROUGH THIS STRESS!! my daughter failed 4th grade because the teachers did NOT teach properly, they lack explanations and they can't even teach right! this put so much stress on my baby girl, NEVER do this to you child this was awful!
Cons: see above
Grades Used: 8
DO NOT use this school! I enrolled my son in the private homeschool curriculum. First, the assignments are confusing and difficult to follow. When you try to call the school there is never anyone who answers the phone. 6 months into going to their school my son was flunking everything and was demoralized. We did our best to help but he was still flunking everything. We finally pulled him out of the school and enrolled him in another school. He is now getting A's and B's and is gaining confidence. To add insult to injury they continued to take the money out of my account stating that I had signed a contract. I requested a review from their billing department and no one ever contacted me. I then requested a review from their billing escalation department and I still was not contacted. To date, they are still taking the money out of my account even though the school year is over and my son does not attend their school. Please, if you love your child, do not subject them to the same torture that my son went through
Cons: Nothing
Grades Used: 10
I absolutely love k12 when I was in brick and mortor school I was failing all of my classes and not understanding my assignments. When I started on k12 my grades went from all failing to almost all A's and B's
Cons: yes.
Grades Used: 4th - 11th
The workload, like others have said, is insane. I have been here for over 7 years and my grades have gradually started falling as I entered 8th grade to high school.
I have so many projects and essays and it's already finals week. I am under so much stress, my depression has gotten so severe over the course of the years.
Grades Used: 7,and 8th
My son is in 8th grade he is failing badly, the homework he is giving is overwhelming there is no way he will ever catch up. teachers just keep giving him homework and homework. if you go on the weeks schedule there is homework already and with finals now he will definately not catch up. my daughters went to high school and now in college and i have never seen them have this much work.. K-12 teachers if your bored then you do the work.
Cons: everything
Grades Used: 7th - 8th
Public school is awful but this is just so much worse. The work load is ridiculous and even if you manage to get it done, it's a miracle if it even gets graded. The software constantly messes up, the classes are usually poor quality and half the teachers don't seem to care about their jobs.
Cons: everything
Grades Used: 7th -11th Grade
I’ve been using k12 for 5 years now and this is where i unenroll myself from this school.
let me just say the first few years weren’t that bad but when you get to highschol it gets worse. im a junior in highschool right now and the work load is unbelievable i have 18 over due because of it. and they assign us home work due on the same day. like for example i had a quiz that was due at 8am before any of my classes even started AND it was assigned that same morning and if i don’t get it done it’ll go into my over due tab which is just totall crap
this school also hasn’t replied to any important emails i sent them with all the workload and im constantly having to do 4-5 USATP assignments that are a major grade while on top of the regular school work i have. its jusy ridiculous im gonna enroll into another school later tonight
Cons: The list is too long to fit
Grades Used: 6th
Platform is not user friendly. Unbelievable workload. They have way too many enrolled that there is little or no individual attention. It’s been an awful experience.
Cons: To much screen time
Grades Used: 7-8
I’m currently on k12 and I’m getting bad grades even tho when I was in physical school I would only get A and B.I felt overwhelmed by all the supplies and screen time that it required
Cons: way too much workload for parents and students
Grades Used: kindergarten
WAY TOO MUCH WORKLOAD FOR KINDERGARTEN
im completely overwhelmed when I receive all the materials from K12
is only kindergarten
you have to spend everyday 4-6 hours on all subjects
while our school kindergarten only 3 hours and have 1 hour is outdoor playtime,
I don't understand why this is so much work just for kindergarten
Cons: To much work, too much screen time.
Grades Used: 9th-10th
I completed my 9th grade year at OHVA and felt completely overwhelmed. I have gotten good grades and worked hard throughout my time at school but K12 was almost too much for me to bear. I was on the computer for almost 7hrs everyday and felt completely stressed. The workload and classes I was required to take was ridiculous. We found out that K12 requires 2 times as many classes as any other school to graduate. They kept telling me to pack on classes and I could barely keep up. Staying on the computer that long every day left me with headaches. I eventually dropped out after completing the school year. Overall terrible experience, would not recommend.