Learning Works

It was 2007 when my daughter graduated but I hope things haven’t changed too much at Learning Works. My experience back then was that Learning Works is not just a solution for drop outs, but also serves students who need extra help or have unique scheduling requirements.
My daughter was a privately schooled student her whole life, struggling to get through it with a mild to moderate learning disability in processing. The private sector, at least the schools that I could afford, could not spend the time required to give her the personalized attention that served her best, and consequently she was failing. I knew the public schools were better suited to fit her needs with all of their resources, but I was fearful to put her in any of the Pasadena high schools because I felt they were dangerous. That’s why I paid through the nose for private schools in the first place — for the safe environment. I was willing to have her drop out and go to Adult School for a GED when she turned 18, but thankfully Michaela Rahn found that to be out of the question.
We got her enrolled at Learning Works, and took advantage of their smaller classroom setting and independent learning application. I was happy because she was in a safe environment, and she was starting to feel very good about herself through all of the successes she was achieving at Learning Works. She ended up graduating a year earlier than she would have through traditional programs and her diploma is from Pasadena High School, which I don’t think is the case for Learning Works students any longer but I’m very glad that’s how it worked back then. She even walked with the other Pasadena High School students for graduation at the Rose Bowl. Clearly I am happy with our experience at Learning Works and grateful we landed there.

This school is revolutionary! Both of my brothers had dropped out of high school in their sophomore year and things were not looking great for them. Learning works quickly enrolled them and got them involved in multiple extra curricular activities that kept them away from trouble and allowed them to stay focused on their academic priorities. They implemented a system using interpersonal teachers, academic coaches, and «Chasers» that made sure they were at school on time and staying on track. Its unlike any high school I have ever heard of, and does a great job working with the students on multiple levels. Once a dropout gets involved with Learning Works! it is almost impossible for them to not graduate. One of my brothers even graduated Valedictorian, and was accepted to college where he has employed a strong work ethic that I know he picked up at Learning Works! There needs to be schools like Learning Works! nationwide if we have any plans on increasing the high school graduation rate.

Not sure what this Terry A. guy is talking about. This school is the last chance for Pasadena-​area kids to get a diploma. Most of the students have dropped out at one point or another, many have had trouble with the law and many more are either pregnant or already had a kid. If it wasn’t for Learning Works, 100+ students a year would not graduate with a high school diploma, and every one of them would be on welfare on the taxpayer’s dime. We need 1000s more Learning Works.

I Met Mikala Rahn and trusted that she was honest but what happened instead was that I became a target and if you look at gang stalking then you will understand why you should not send your child there. I had to move because of it.