There has been some talk of on line courses for high school students. I think if a student can take a course that is not offered by his/her local school, then by all means give the on line option a try. Or if they are unable to come to school, or if they are like some families who's jobs are always moving, maybe the online ption is a good idea.
However, students who take courses online that a school already offers is wrong in my opinion. The local school district loses money for that student. Also, some of these online courses are a joke. They take 10-20 percent of the time of a regular course. Also, the biggest problem with an online course is accountability. How do you really know who is doing the work? Mom or dad could be taking the tests or older siblings for that matter.
The biggest problem I have with online courses (and I would throw in home schooling on this one as well) is that one of the major aspects of a child's education is social skills. By doing classes on a computer one loses all verbal communication and misses out on a great deal of interaction with other students and teachers. I would not want my 16 year old spending a great deal of their day alone, on a computer. What kind of society would that create?
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