And along those lines, one of the biggest downsides of DE is that those grades go with you and factor in to your college GPA.
Also, DE students are expected to function like college students, and parents are not exactly welcome on the scene with professors and administrators.
Nevertheless, we are extremely grateful for DE. It will let our son go a little “slower” in college - i.e, take 12 hours for several semesters vs. 15.
Also, since he was a homeschool student for so long I’ve been thankful that he could get back in a traditional classroom again, yet maintain his homeschool status.