Reviewing your previous blog posts, what, if anything, has changed in your attitude toward online schools and online schooling over the past 15 weeks?
I think that some of my views have changed while others - though I am more educated on the topics - have not. To begin with, I still don't think that full time online schools are a good idea. I am not convinced that it is good for a student to be at home all day working on the computer. Obviously, if there are extenuating circumstances for that kid then it is a great option, but maybe not for "regular" kids. Many of the classes offered are great, but I don't think that all of them are. When I looked at the Colorado school's site, I was not impressed. I don't think that it is offering any kind of superior education. Parents who want their kids in full time online schools they need to do a lot of research to make sure the school is good.
I definitely in favor of online courses for students in f2f schools. For courses the school may not offer, or credit recovery (though I'm not sure about all of them after reading Heather's report) or AP courses the online courses are great options. Obviously once again, there is a wide range in quality of courses and the school needs to do its research.
I never thought I would say this, but I love the online science labs! I didn't think I would ever support an online lab science course but after my research my view is completely changed.
Overall, I think that my view of online courses are still mixed, but at least I know why!
No comments:
Post a Comment