Her advisers offered AP calculus online through Metro’s Virtual School, but she opted instead to learn it from her brother, a student at Volunteer State Community College.
“I don’t need to go to a magnet school to get a good education,” Clarise said. “Some say it’s a better opportunity, but going there won’t make me any smarter.”
She works part time at White Castle, many days driving straight to work after school and not getting off until 10 p.m. She uses her dinner break to study and do homework, finishing up at home if she has to.
Academics come first, she said, and if her grades drop, she’ll definitely quit the job.
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