Well, in all fairness, without a curricular standard upon which to judge, the extra requirements seem-- completely legitimate to me. Seems completely fair that extra test scores might be required. Parents are just not unbiased observers.
Yes, except no curricular standard exists among b&m/online schools either. A course titled "English Literature" could require one essay per semester or five, one book per semester or five. It might include short stories, poems, and plays, or it might not. And teachers grade all kinds of ways too. One teacher gives an A where another would give a C for the same product.
You're right. Parents aren't unbiased. But why are established schools given the benefit of the doubt? Frankly, I think all schools should have to submit course descriptions and book and assignment lists along with their transcripts, otherwise the transcripts have no real meaning.
