Fusion Academy- not what we expected

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s tough when students absolutely refuse to do work and are smart enough to realize there is really nothing a school or teacher can do. You can’t make a student pick up a pencil and write or read or do math. You can encourage them, reward them, cajole them but in the end there are some kids who will dig in their heels.

Is there a consequence at home for not doing work at school? Are screens taken away?

I know two men who have very long successful careers and are experts in their field that never did homework at all until college. It happens and it's not fatal especially for boys.

I was like this. I never studied for a test either. I didn’t do great in high school and graduated college with a 2.7. After a couple of years in the working world, I decided to go back to law school. Luckily, I tested well so did great on the LSAT and was able to get into a mid-tier law school. I don’t know if it was maturity or the fact that I was actually interested in the subjects, but I excelled in law school and graduated in the top 10%.

Don’t write off kids who don’t do homework. Some of us are late bloomers.

Imagine what you could have achieved if you took your education seriously.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s tough when students absolutely refuse to do work and are smart enough to realize there is really nothing a school or teacher can do. You can’t make a student pick up a pencil and write or read or do math. You can encourage them, reward them, cajole them but in the end there are some kids who will dig in their heels.

Is there a consequence at home for not doing work at school? Are screens taken away?

I know two men who have very long successful careers and are experts in their field that never did homework at all until college. It happens and it's not fatal especially for boys.

I was like this. I never studied for a test either. I didn’t do great in high school and graduated college with a 2.7. After a couple of years in the working world, I decided to go back to law school. Luckily, I tested well so did great on the LSAT and was able to get into a mid-tier law school. I don’t know if it was maturity or the fact that I was actually interested in the subjects, but I excelled in law school and graduated in the top 10%.

Don’t write off kids who don’t do homework. Some of us are late bloomers.

Imagine what you could have achieved if you took your education seriously.

Well that was a helpful comment on the SN parent board.

[Anonymous]

Any kid that transitioned out of Fusion Academy back to a public school or to a private school and were successful in adjusting ?
Would you pls provide feedback on which private school would be a good transition

My child is a 6th grader dealing with anxiety and associated challenges

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We’ve had a great experience at the Columbia campus.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any kid that transitioned out of Fusion Academy back to a public school or to a private school and were successful in adjusting ?
Would you pls provide feedback on which private school would be a good transition

My child is a 6th grader dealing with anxiety and associated challenges

My child went to Nora and many of her classmates went to Fusion for middle school.

[Anonymous]

OP, I hope you could ride it out with Fusion or find another fit. I don’t know how old DC is but a lot us did what felt like homeschooling during Covid. It was super hard on me as a parent but also difficult for my extroverted kids.

[Anonymous]

I have only heard bad things about Fusion.

[Anonymous]

Fusion is a school that provides 1:1 education. The teachers do not necessarily have special education training. I have a Phd in math. I do not have special education training. I could get a job there but that doesn't mean I'm going to be a good teacher for a child that is not motivated to learn, doesn't do their homework, or has a significant learning disability.

Fusion seems like a wonderful solution until you pull back the covers on who is doing the actual teaching.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any kid that transitioned out of Fusion Academy back to a public school or to a private school and were successful in adjusting ?

I know kids who made successful transitions from Fusion to large public and mainstream private high schools. For your kid, we don’t know how anxiety affects them, or what their academic strengths and needs are. So nobody can tell you what schools to consider.

[Anonymous]

Honestly, we had a good experience with Fusion with an ADHD boy teen. The only thing is that the social aspect was basically non-existent for him. But the education part worked for him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fusion is a school that provides 1:1 education. The teachers do not necessarily have special education training. I have a Phd in math. I do not have special education training. I could get a job there but that doesn't mean I'm going to be a good teacher for a child that is not motivated to learn, doesn't do their homework, or has a significant learning disability.

Fusion seems like a wonderful solution until you pull back the covers on who is doing the actual teaching.

Its a glorified tutoring program. It not getting top teachers as the pay is low.

[Anonymous]

Has anyone’s kid transitioned successfully back to public school or smaller private schools after a year at Fusion ? I had to pull my kid out of public middle school due to continuing restrictions / suspensions due to his outbursts related to anxiety which was impacting his self esteem, he is academically advanced though.

We are hoping he will grow and mature and we can find a smaller private school or public school with more supports to transition him back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone’s kid transitioned successfully back to public school or smaller private schools after a year at Fusion ? I had to pull my kid out of public middle school due to continuing restrictions / suspensions due to his outbursts related to anxiety which was impacting his self esteem, he is academically advanced though.

We are hoping he will grow and mature and we can find a smaller private school or public school with more supports to transition him back.

I know families that have transitioned from Fusion to small private, mainstream private, and large public.

Hope is not a plan. Have you done SPACE parent training? Do you have doctors advising you about meds? Does your kid have a therapist who specializes in anxiety? Are you on top of home life and supporting your kid's social life?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone’s kid transitioned successfully back to public school or smaller private schools after a year at Fusion ? I had to pull my kid out of public middle school due to continuing restrictions / suspensions due to his outbursts related to anxiety which was impacting his self esteem, he is academically advanced though.

We are hoping he will grow and mature and we can find a smaller private school or public school with more supports to transition him back.

Depending on where you are located , you should talk to The Sycamore School in Rosslyn. They specialize in kids with anxiety, ADHD, ASD. In a safer, more supportive environment, the need for those outbursts can disappear. But it's still an academic environment that offers challenges to kids who are up to it.

[Anonymous]

Does Fusion require learning on tech? We want zero technology for our 6th grader. Is it worth considering?