Eastern Randolph High School

As a student at this school, I can personaly say that this isint the best school. I'm sure its net the worst. Most teachers are nice and fallow the lesson plans but what they need to teach is not what we need. We are not taking grade level courses. If you want to take a regular class then you need to sign up for honer classes. Really, the only classes I feel that helps me are the arts. I'm not going to grow up and ask someone " Hey, if I give you x many of y, how many times should we do this untill we get an equal amount?" My strong suits are English and science. I excel at my art corses because its the only way in our school we can be freely creative and show what we can do in a fun and entertaining way. Others might feel different from what I do baised on there own expereances. The only reason I'm in this school is because I would miss the friends I have made and because I live in the distric. The school has not prepared us for life or what else is yet to come. I am amazed at how low my fellow peers do in tests and other things while even that is below grade level. This school really let me down. The freedom we have at the school is not that strict but it still feels like soomeone is holding us down with an iron fist. Only letting us able to do small, petty things. Yet prevent us from doing others. "...If you judge a goldfish by its capibility to climb a tree it will live its whole life beliving its stupid" a quote of Einstein. I learn most stuff I need out of school. I read and travel the internet. In school if you are horribul at math, or you need more time than others, they do leave you behind. Its like that in outher courses I beleve so, but in math is were I always felt it. If you don't understand something but everyone else dies than the teachers and class make you feel stupid for not understanding. The school needs a lot of improvements and it needs it soon. If it doesn't then grades will continue to fall,, drop outs will incresse, and test grades will continue to drop. Thank you for your timeStudent of 2020

The administration was overhauled last year (2014). This has hurt more than helped the students. There is a "Rule with an iron fist" mentality. Its an exception rather than the rule if a teacher/administrator goes out of their way to speak to a child in the hallway, or after school. The only thing "taught" is the end of year tests. My child is a senior, and has said there is primarily memorization that goes on a couple of days prior to test day. I have heard more than once, a teacher say that it is them who are being graded...not the student. There are a handful of teachers who REALLY care about their students. Those teacher go above and beyond to help their students. However, if your child is not in an Honors, or and AP class, heaven help them!! They will get no help whatsoever. I am thankful my child is graduating!!

The person that said "Randleman High School...is the greatest thing in the universe" just proves to you how little exposure these kids in North Carolina get. Academics here barely meet the requirements for "Basic".

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