designtraveler

  What was the idea behind this?

I really dont know, they never really spoke about their ideology accept when it came to God, but i think they thought they were giving us a sheltered environment, where learning was at the center of everything, more than social interaction, more than physical fitness and mental health Did you get to decorate your cube? To an extent, approved posters and drawings, nothing that ruined them like stickers are markers

  What resources did you have access to? (Books, computers, etc)

Only the books provided by the curriculum, im 26 now so the internet wasnt a HUGE thing then, every year each student was suppose to finished at least 60 'paces' these were the name of the books maybe about 35 pages each - at the end of each 'pace' there was a test, and when you finished you got another one in your cube the next day, 15 in each subject a year was considered a "grade" but you could do as many as you wanted, so when i went to public school, it was recorded that i 'skipped' the sixth grade, but really i just did years 5-6 in one year

  Were there state tests?

Private schools in my state are not subject to standardized testing

  Did you go to college? Did it affect your learning ability?

I just graduated with an architecture degree, with a minor in web dev i dont think im super smart or a genius or anything because of it, but sitting through college courses was very difficult, most of the time even if i paid attention i couldnt catch what was going on or i would space out, and i would just go home and read the book and get the information that way, I had some structures classes ( teaches you about stresses and concrete loads and how big a beam to use on a house in alaska with lots of snow fall) these courses did not have books, and you just had to pay attention and take notes and i found them very difficult and stressful

YES!

it certainly was FAR from free, this was a private school

yes we also had the A AC and ACE status, you earned them by memorizing LONG bible passages and doing community service and other things, and you held the status for a week, and got extra privileges, like longer breaks and you could listen to your walkman while you were doing your work, (but only approved cds, i would bring christian CDs in to be approved and then , put Eminem in my walkmen with my Jars of Clay CD on top, bc they would come around and check sometimes and ask you to open the CD player

money grab i agree, cheaper than most private schools but still expensive considering, about $10,000 a year, I guess you payed for the 'good wholesome Christian environment'