I have been in Duval my whole life. Started out in Orange Park Elementary, than we moved around and I ended up in Hogan Spring Glenn for a year, and then finished up my 2nd - 5th grade years at Beauclerc Elementary. Went to Twin Lakes Middle and then finished up at Sandalwood Highschool. Throughout my entire education. I noticed two key things.

 

1. English/Language Arts and American/World History teachers were the best teachers IMHO that would actually get up in front of the class, educate, use valid reference points, and engage the classroom. I really enjoyed these teachers. I still remember their names after all of these years and even moments in their classrooms. Outside of that, I didn't really care much for the other classes. I did excel in Art classes though. And I honestly regret not taking my Senior Art's Class teacher's advice to go to the Jacksonville Institute for Arts.

 

2. You can virtually "skate" by now in the public education system. And honestly, it's a bit sickening. The concept of "No Child Left Behind" is truly unfair to the hardest working students in each classroom and to the parents that put in the overtime after work to make sure their child or children are getting extra attention for improvement. It shouldn't be an even level playing field. If you fail, you fail. All of these remedial courses, or online "safety net" courses you can now take are a joke. It's been that way now since atleast 2003 when I started out at Sandalwood.

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