tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28236246.post4954040523853582926..comments2023-07-03T08:48:52.592-07:00Comments on 5/17: online high schools: a disappointment?Jim Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928624189124041120noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28236246.post-23124778458146456052010-08-11T16:50:27.915-07:002010-08-11T16:50:27.915-07:00I believe that it also depends on the students the...I believe that it also depends on the students themselves -- their motivation. If they really do want to learn they have to exert effort in doing so. Most of the high school students that I know are mostly trying to break free rather than studying hard. Another thing is that even if there are online classes, these students still need people who will help and support them.colorado nursing schoolshttp://www.degreescout.com/colorado/health-and-nursingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28236246.post-64846026218402664922010-01-31T18:48:53.083-08:002010-01-31T18:48:53.083-08:00Well, this article detailed how a student of afflu...Well, this article detailed how a student of affluence and drive is making the grade (sorry, couldn't resist) while skiing.<br /><br />I don't know of any online school using a cross-section of society as the public schools do. <br /><br />In my experience, the only successful online students were the ones who would be successful in the traditional setting as well.Dr Pezzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09160506091556539766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28236246.post-56528745613167826922010-01-31T13:04:04.961-08:002010-01-31T13:04:04.961-08:00I've never really understood on-line school as...I've never really understood on-line school as a solution for those who don't do well in traditional classrooms. If a kid is not turning in work or showing up when he/she has teachers and administrators riding them, more freedom, I have found, is far more of a negative than a positive. These results are not a surprise--although I do see where 50% might be considered a success, given the second-chance (or last-chance) clientele.<br /><br />I think the whole thing might work better -reversed-. If on-line school were the default, and kids who were struggling got more individual attention in brick-and-mortar institutions? Maybe that's where we land in a hundred years?Paul Hamannnoreply@blogger.com