“The hybrid education model allowed me the flexibility to pursue what I wanted to study during each week. This was extremely freeing for me as a long-time public school student accustomed to constant regiment.”
“I would say one of the main benefits of hybrid education for me was the ability to escape the brutal and demanding regime that is the typical school lifestyle. I found that being able to have my routine worked best for my mental, physical, and emotional health.”
“… I had a love for learning that I didn’t see as much in my peers who went to traditional school. Being a self-directed learner also allowed me to hone in on my passions and to step outside my comfort zone.”
“When I went into college, I managed my time much better than most of my peers and I did very well in my classes…As a self-directed learner, I had been managing [my time] for years and years without always being told what to do and when to do it. That really helped me in college.”
“Being part of CA gives you a frame of reference, gives you the support to get your questions answered, and gives you a community of a blend of people. There are people who have been homeschooled their whole lives and people who just came from public or private school. I think it would have been incredibly difficult for me to leave public school and just do homeschooling (school at home) on my own without the community support.”
“There’s a lot more personalization that can happen [with self-directed learning], which I think is awesome for education. It also facilitated a lot more flexibility. There’s something about being a self-directed learner that helps you think outside of the box about what you want out of your life.”
“[being a self-directed learner]…made me an active player in my own story. It’s easy to go through life passively. Being a self-directed learner has made me an aware and determined individual, knowing that it’s up to me to achieve what I want to. Self-directed learning shifted the emphasis on to me, and then I had amazing people around to support me.”
“Letting go might not feel natural, but we need to remember that the idea of traditional education, the idea that most of us have grown up with, is not exactly natural. What's natural is that our brains are made to learn, and so the young people will continue to do just that, even if they aren't in a traditional school.”
