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Disclaimer: I haven't read the article yet. However, I wanted to say that my kid sister is in 9th grade and is doing online high school.. It's been a bit more
by ethanwillis 10y ago
Disclaimer: I haven't read the article yet.
However, I wanted to say that my kid sister is in 9th grade and is doing online high school.. It's been a bit more stressful but she's been learning a lot more because she has to actually go through all of the lessons herself each day rather than zoning out in class. All of her grades have improved at least 1 letter grade versus a traditional classroom (and from what I've seen it's not because the work is any easier, it's actually harder and there's a lot more of it).
So, I think that free online high school could definitely work. But also definitely not for everyone
- sanderjd 10y agoI'm curious - does she have an engaged "education supervisor" of some sort for this? Like you or a parent? I have no educational experience, but my thinking is that these things are likely to work well with someone engaged and capable in motivating progress. This (again, in my non-professional opinion) is the most important role of a teacher. The presentation of material is much easier to replace with books, videos, and published exercises.