“One word describes today’s youth; ambitious. Do you have a child that excels at sports, acting, or fine arts? Are they on the jump start path towards a lucrative career? If you are anything like me, then you understand what I am saying. Yes school is important, and no rational parent would ever encourage their child to pick sports over education. When it is time to check out your child at school on a Thursday and only to have them return on Tuesday because of an event they need to attend, the administration is aware. Too many days away from the classroom is affecting their bottom line, as well as the students prosperity.

Finally, a modern day solution. Tennessee has launched a program to insure students are making the grade with online high school courses. This is a pilot program geared to students that would miss several days of school per year. This is not a parent home-schooling their child, but teachers and students connected via the internet. They have set requirements; 2.5 GPA, and students must sign an ethics agreement. This certainly isn’t for student, but this can make all the goals for education and passions a reality. |”