Home Schooling and Internet Technology
The article found in the Washington Post on July 16,2000, addresses the role of the Internet in aiding home schooling. The Internet is revolutionizing the growing home-schooling movement. The Internet makes home-schooling a more popular option because of its vast capabilities. It is a key tool in education, serving as a teacher, textbook, and even a library.The concept of home schooling is not new, however, the ideas of cyberschools and "e-teachers" are. Through the use of a computer, school-age children can actually enroll in an "e-school" and take classes. These classes include a normal curriculum, and the Internet is able to expand these classes to include virtually anything. "E-teachers" post lecture notes, direct students to various web-sites and links for reading and visual material, hold discussion questions in chat rooms, and even conduct parent-teacher conferences. Almost 100% of schoolwork is completed and turned-in online. Students download worksheets, submit them to their "e-teacher" who grades them and returns them. "E-students" are expected to complete projects, tests, and even take field trips. They interact with other students in their virtual
The ultimate challenge of cyberschools is the students. Students are highly susceptible to slacking-off when they don't have a school bell ringing in the morning. These students must learn that discipline (regarding schoolwork) comes from within. Additional concerns about "e-schools" are that the courses teach students to rely too heavily on Web sites rather than books for information. Also, many fear that these cyberschools are unaccredited and employ uncertified teachers. For many, cyberschool is a great option, allowing them an individualized curriculum and teaching responsibility and self-discipline. For example, the Internet makes it possible for people with physical disabilities to obtain an education from their own home. For others (such as myself), it may not be well suited. This may be because they need more structure, more personal and hands-on attention or various other reasons. Although I have never taken a full curriculum online, I have however taken a class online. I owe the Internet a big thanks, because without the option of "e-school" I would not have graduated on time. In order to fulfill my graduation requirements, I had to take a math class, which was not being offe
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