English & Math

I would just like to take some time to discus English and Math within the Open Program. It was our primary duty at the start of the second semester in Open to gather knowledge as a whole and venture through Algebra II and English II at our own pace to obtain standards as proof of mastery. The standards are the very same Common Core standards that the rest of the students outside of the Open Program must acquire conclusively at the end of their classes. It is at our own will and our own way we must complete these standards to pass our classes.
Every student chooses to learn in his or her own manner. For math, I find it easiest working from the pretests and taking the much larger math concepts and breaking them down into smaller, understandable ones. I usually work in a small group (most likely consisting of Alex and Kaden) and when we run into questions we result to Mr. Davidson. We gain most of our standards through the chapter texts like most students choose to do.
For english, things are not as black and white as they are in math. In english, we have a portfolio of writing that we must keep that proves to your teachers that we can write over the course of time and improve as a writer. Along with this portfolio, we also must meet all the English II standards. The cool part is, we can meet these standards by writing (essentially) over whatever we wish.
Both english and math have been exceptionally better than previously; the new style of learning has been quite exciting! As always, if anyone has any questions over absolutely anything, don't hesitate to ask!