Author: FLEX High

The Mean Girls are Still Mean…and Social Media Has Made it Worse

Ask any generation about high school and you’ll find a common thread response – it’s challenging, overwhelming and awkward. Right in the middle of puberty comes social expectations, fashion pressure and added school responsibilities. Traditional high schools can be ground zero for bullying and with social media, harassment is experienced predominantly online.  Studies show that […]

Written by on October 17, 2024

Say What?

Puzzled by some of expressions Gen Z kids are using? We asked our teachers some of the slang they’re hearing this school year. Topping the list: Before you roll your eyes at this…don’t forget the goofy slang your generation was spewing: Millennials Gen X Boomers Throughout history, slang has been a way for teens to […]

Written by on October 17, 2024

There’s No Stopping Isabella Once She Sets a Goal

Isabella R. takes her education seriously. She’s driven to excel and wants to move at an accelerated pace to earn her high school diploma, attend college and focus on a career in medicine. “I found this school through close family friends and was excited about the dual enrollment program they offer,” said Isabella. “I had […]

Written by on October 17, 2024

Why We Made this Final Exam Extra Stressful

A final test in high school can be stressful, so why would an instructor purposely make it even more nerve-wracking? For the students enrolled in our emergency medical technician (EMT) introductory program, the last day of their course was designed to be intense. “They’re in the back of an ambulance with a live patient on […]

Written by on September 23, 2024

Personalized Learning and Strong Relationships Help Keep Teens In School

American students aren’t in class enough. In the 2022 school year, 41.7 million students were absent for more than 18 days. While educators hoped that student attendance would improve after the pandemic, it remains far higher than pre-COVID. From 2018 to 2023, the rate of chronic absenteeism nearly doubled, from 15 to 26 percent.  When […]

Written by on September 23, 2024

The Learning Report – August 2024

Adam G. missed a lot of school – for many reasons. He suffered anxiety due to experiencing homelessness and his father being in prison. Since he wasn’t in school much, he didn’t have many friends and never felt like he fit in.

Written by on August 22, 2024

How Can Teachers Incorporate Personalized Learning in Every Classroom?

Studies show that teachers, parents and students agree that the old school teaching model with an instructor lecturing to a large class with everyone expected to learn at the same pace doesn’t best serve all students. Here are some tips to engage and inspire students: Learning is not linear and every student deserves an education […]

Written by on August 21, 2024

Parents, Teachers and Students Agree That Individualized Instruction is Best

Can the workforce of tomorrow effectively be educated by the school model of yesterday? If you ask teachers, parents and students, that’s a big no, according to surveys by One Poll and Talker Research. Of recent high school graduates surveyed, 65 percent, said they would have liked to have spent more time learning about topics […]

Written by on August 21, 2024

Why Jacob Wants to Be a Teacher

Jacob R. was an active and busy kid who had trouble focusing. His home life was rocky, sometimes living out of hotels or in the family car, and as a teen he ended up in a group home. Fortunately, his grandmother gained custody of him when he was 16 and he has lived with her […]

Written by on July 29, 2024

What High School Students Need to Feel Connected

When teens feel that adults at their school care about their learning and about them as individuals, they are more likely to have higher grades and test scores, have better school attendance and stay in school longer, according to the Centers for Disease Control. When youth feel connected to their school, they are less likely […]

Written by on July 29, 2024