OT: On-Line K-12 Schools

[LuckyInOC]

I have a co-worker that has enrolled his Senior HS student with a California State accredited On-Line School. Both parents work and his son stays at home (student is straight ‘A’ student and definitely a self-starter) to do his school work on-line with instruction from real on-line teachers. The on-line schools are funded by the state so there is no cost to the student and the expenses seem to be less than the brick and mortar schools. Until my co-worker brought this option to my attention, I was not aware this was even available. He only found out because he needed a non-private school alternative for his son.

My wife and I may consider this alternative to expensive private school for our 3 children. I would like to know if there is anyone currently doing this schooling method or knows of anyone doing it.

It seems to me this may be a good solution for the following types of students:
– Low Income Families in bad schools or districts.
– Students that play sports on Travel Teams, not School Teams.
– Students that can/want to accelerate their schooling.
– Students that live a long distance from school.

Thanks,

Lucky In OC

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My wife is a teacher for an on-line high school. As a teacher, she generally likes it. She does caution, though, “I do not believe on-line school is for everyone.”

From my perspective, I see it benefiting / suffering from the typical distance learning characteristics. The socialization situation would be very different from that of a brick and mortar school (for better or worse; the cynic in me considers conventional K-12 education to be a form of day-prison for the young…).

I’m happy to answer any questions you might have. My daughter isn’t even in school yet, but I could see us considering it. It may also pair well with folks who want to home school, but don’t have the breadth/depth necessary to provide a complete K-12 education.

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My wife is a teacher for an on-line high school. As a teacher, she generally likes it. She does caution, though, “I do not believe on-line school is for everyone.”

From my perspective, I see it benefiting / suffering from the typical distance learning characteristics. The socialization situation would be very different from that of a brick and mortar school (for better or worse; the cynic in me considers conventional K-12 education to be a form of day-prison for the young…).

I’m happy to answer any questions you might have. My daughter isn’t even in school yet, but I could see us considering it. It may also pair well with folks who want to home school, but don’t have the breadth/depth necessary to provide a complete K-12 education.

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My wife is a teacher for an on-line high school. As a teacher, she generally likes it. She does caution, though, “I do not believe on-line school is for everyone.”

From my perspective, I see it benefiting / suffering from the typical distance learning characteristics. The socialization situation would be very different from that of a brick and mortar school (for better or worse; the cynic in me considers conventional K-12 education to be a form of day-prison for the young…).

I’m happy to answer any questions you might have. My daughter isn’t even in school yet, but I could see us considering it. It may also pair well with folks who want to home school, but don’t have the breadth/depth necessary to provide a complete K-12 education.

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My wife is a teacher for an on-line high school. As a teacher, she generally likes it. She does caution, though, “I do not believe on-line school is for everyone.”

From my perspective, I see it benefiting / suffering from the typical distance learning characteristics. The socialization situation would be very different from that of a brick and mortar school (for better or worse; the cynic in me considers conventional K-12 education to be a form of day-prison for the young…).

I’m happy to answer any questions you might have. My daughter isn’t even in school yet, but I could see us considering it. It may also pair well with folks who want to home school, but don’t have the breadth/depth necessary to provide a complete K-12 education.

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My wife is a teacher for an on-line high school. As a teacher, she generally likes it. She does caution, though, “I do not believe on-line school is for everyone.”

From my perspective, I see it benefiting / suffering from the typical distance learning characteristics. The socialization situation would be very different from that of a brick and mortar school (for better or worse; the cynic in me considers conventional K-12 education to be a form of day-prison for the young…).

I’m happy to answer any questions you might have. My daughter isn’t even in school yet, but I could see us considering it. It may also pair well with folks who want to home school, but don’t have the breadth/depth necessary to provide a complete K-12 education.

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