Armed only with an idea and without any models to follow, she had a year to come up with the proper course work and an environment in which students would thrive. Don't Tell At FHS , emphasis is not on the classroom, but on the individual student. Students conduct all their course work online, and set their own pace to complete it. They also benefit from interaction with teachers, both through email and on the telephone. FHS students generally are educated at home or enrolled at other public or private schools, where the courses they need may not be offered or do not fit into their schedules.
Some students take two months to complete a course, while others take longer.
Despite visions of lonely students working alone, Young said there is a tremendous amount of communication within the administration and between the administration and the students. Students interact with their teachers via email and telephone. Students at FHS believe they have more teacher interaction than in traditional high schools, Young added. Imagine you're a teacher who has more than five minutes between classes to interact with an individual student. Teachers also interact more with parents than at traditional schools.