Academy for Business and Technology High School

In regard to the previous post. If you are so dissatified with the school why have you stayed almost 7 years. Why did you return after you transfered to a different school. The students you criticize for having fewer credits are working very hard in night school, summer school and online to get caught up. The "terrible" basketball team went to the regional final last year. If your parent would attend more than 1 parent meeting in the years you've been here maybe you would better understand how this school works.
--Submitted by a teacher

Ive been here since 6th grade (12th grade now) This school is just a Detroit Public school disguised..... Its terrible, I'm missing certain credits and yet i'm "ahead of the game" ( they told me not to complain) WARNING SIGN. My worst fear is that I won't be quite ready for college next year. I must admit we ARE spoon-feed but I know it will hurt me in the long run. I think the most I can do is go to another school. But I really don't want to do that considering it's my 12th grade year. The students are ignorantly arrogant. Even the Basketball team is terrible now, we use to be very, very (state champions) good. ALSO we need 24 credits here to graduate (6 every high school year), MR Kirk is passing some students along with 18-20 credits.... Some of us only have 11 now...

I absolutely hated going to this school. I may have been a valedictorian, but I know in my heart if I'd attended a school of true merit I never would have earned that title. I've had to take so many classes in college to try and get to the level I should have been at when I graduated from this school, especially in math. When I graduated I was in pre calculus/calculus and yet tested into middle school algebra in college. Most of the other students that graduated with me and the year after me (my sibling's class) shared the same fate. Honestly, this school is one of the reasons I will not have children. Michigan schools are terrible!

I attended for my last year only. Has good teachers but the work is too easy. Partly because the kids there want to be spoon fed. There is no challenge when it comes to the work except for one or two classes. Yea the gpa's may look nice on the transcript but its not even close enough preparation for college and I am lucky to have attended a challenging school before or I would be lost in college.
--Submitted by a student

well i basically been going to ABT since the 6th grade (now im in the (9th) its a pretty good school but we dont have that many activites such as football, wrestling, etc basically what most highschools have.and there lunch is not all that good either but my grades did improve big time
--Submitted by a student

When i first attended the staff was.. less than up to snuff however they got rid of the bad teachers and replaced them , the councilors are great! 5/5 for them , the teachers are good and get better each year 4/5 the students have their downfalls and are quick to become violent but i ignore most of them 2/5 for them
--Submitted by a student

Teachers don't care. Very few activities. Little structure. Students don't learn much. Excellent Boys Basketball Team.
--Submitted by a student

I am a new parent to ABT, my son previously attended a surburban school. I am fairly new to a lot of the comments, but I am a parent of 7 children, and observing and being attentive are some of my positive traits. I am very happy with my son's involvement with the school's activities. I do notice that there are not as many activities as other schools, however, one thing I've learned in being a parent, is the responsibility of your children are yours. And they can be shared, but they are not to be overtaken by anyone. So, parents, grandparents, siblings, and anyone else closely related to the student, should have more involvement, volunteerism is the spirit of the family! Let's become more involved in our children's future, and become their example! It takes all of us....
--Submitted by a parent

This school has helped me greatly in many different ways. Until I attended ABT, I didn't care about school. It wasn't fun for me, and I never had the energy to complete all of my work without frustration. After attending ABT, I grew more attached to school, made more friends and had a better vision of what school should be like. Not only can ABT be fun and hip to today's teens, but also very educational. The counselor is also very helpful. I love ABT.
--Submitted by a student

I agree with some of the comments, however, I happen to believe ABT is a wonderful school. My nephew had a ton of behavior problems he started out with a .87 GPA in the 6th grade and now he's a 2.6GPA student. He still has a way to go, but I appreciate all the help he received to get him back on track.
--Submitted by a parent