By Anonymous
(USA)
The Potter’s School Visitor Review:
The Potter’s School has given our family an unforgettable experience. It provides a wonderful rigorous home education with the social bonuses of live classes, mission trips with other students, summer and winter camps, and more! TPS has been the only online school to work for our family and not only do us parents love it, my children love it too! We have had an unforgettable experience with The Potter’s School and plan on using it for years to come.
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We have used The Potter’s School for two years of high school. My daughter’s junior year couldn’t have been better. The instructors were very accessible and showed real interest in her. This year has been another story. She has 6 courses. Two instructors are wonderful. The remaining have been very distant, offering little feedback or encouragement. I have emailed them more than once with concerns and have received replies which have bordered on being rude. Once, my daughter’s teacher counted off 2 points per problem on a math test (20 questions) because she didn’t show her work. There was not enough room provided. I later emailed the teacher and asked if we could scan and email her my daughter’s paper where she worked the problems. She said no. And gave no credit back at all. Another annoyance is that a 3 hour college course takes 2 semesters to complete. Then she must have an 80 average to even apply for credit–at an additional charge. Community college courses would be less expensive. And I feel she would receive better instruction.
This is our second year with TPS. Last year, my daughter was a junior and wanted to start being more independent in preparation for college. We used Potter’s School for all her courses and were very pleased. The teacher’s were very personable and accessible. This year, her senior year, we again are at TPS. However, the experience is much different. She has a very full load–six courses. Three of the teachers are everything you’d want them to be, but the other three are very disappointing. They grade extremely harshly, offer no input, and grace is never extended if there’s confusion on my daughter’s part for any reason. When I have emailed these teachers with questions or concerns, their replies to me have been very disinterested, and sometimes rude. On top of this, the year has been fraught with technical issues. Classes are supposed to be recorded live and be able to be reviewed, but for weeks they were not recorded. Even now in the second semester, some classes end early because apparently they have more students online than they have the capability to handle. And these classes are very expensive!! They should be able to keep their equipment updated.