![]() “ Without MTDA I wouldn’t have discovered computer science.” Bryce now attends Stanford University where he plans to major in computer science. He was hooked, and continued to explore his new interest through more MTDA courses, Web Design and Dual Credit Computer Science I. In the fall of his junior year, Bryce took his first computer science course through MTDA, AP Computer Science I. I could take classes that really interested me,” said Kammerzell. While MTDA courses are asynchronous and you do have to manage your time and initiate contact with the teacher outside of school, the classes were not any more difficult, and he found the teachers to be very responsive. His teachers describe him similarly– “hardworking,” “motivated,” “focused,” and “responsible.”Īnd while Bryce admits that self-pacing might not be for everyone, he does want to dispel the myths that online classes are harder and lack a personal connection. He describes himself as a hardworking, independent student. He feels like it made his life easier, and he feels better prepared for college. It’s up to you to decide when and how you want to do it,” Kammerzell explained. ![]() You get a week’s worth of assignments on Monday, all due Sunday night at midnight. ![]() Over the next three years, he enrolled and completed 13 more MTDA classes. He signed up for Spanish I through MTDA that fall to meet that requirement, but also as “a test to see if MTDA was for me.” Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School (CJI)īy his sophomore year at CJI, Bryce Kammerzell knew he was going to have to take language courses that his small school didn’t offer if he was going to apply to out-of-state schools for college. ![]()
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