Are virtual schools a viable substitute for brick and mortar schools?
With school choice being a hot topic today, many people feel that parents should have the option of keeping their children home and allowing them to be educated via the Internet.
Online learning and virtual schools are changing the way schools teach and students learn. Just two years ago, online learning was only popular in colleges and universities. However, this new form of education is quickly spreading to K-12 schools. This is a great option for those parents who homeschool their children and are in need of some assistance in certain areas. Several years ago, I was approached by a group of parents who homeschooled their children. They wanted me to provide math instruction; however, they could not afford my fee. Volunteering my services would have been quite a noble gesture, but I could not afford to do so. To me, an easy solution would have been for the families to divide the cost among them so that it would not have been such a burden. I did not hear back from them.
Homeschoolers have a wealth of options available to them now. They can interact with other students, including other homeschoolers, and not have to leave home. They can take vacations and not have to miss school. Their seat time is class is easily accounted for.
I feel that it would change the way parents make education decisions. I am very pro-virtual school and feel that it would help those students who are extremely intellectual or who have difficulty with school environments. Virtual schools are being used in colleges and are the way of the future.
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Online learning and virtual schools are changing the way schools teach and students learn. Just two years ago, online learning was only popular in colleges and universities. However, this new form of education is quickly spreading to K-12 schools. This is a great option for those parents who homeschool their children and are in need of some assistance in certain areas. Several years ago, I was approached by a group of parents who homeschooled their children. They wanted me to provide math instruction; however, they could not afford my fee. Volunteering my services would have been quite a noble gesture, but I could not afford to do so. To me, an easy solution would have been for the families to divide the cost among them so that it would not have been such a burden. I did not hear back from them.
Homeschoolers have a wealth of options available to them now. They can interact with other students, including other homeschoolers, and not have to leave home. They can take vacations and not have to miss school. Their seat time is class is easily accounted for.
I feel that it would change the way parents make education decisions. I am very pro-virtual school and feel that it would help those students who are extremely intellectual or who have difficulty with school environments. Virtual schools are being used in colleges and are the way of the future.
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