I began my research on online education with the idea that it was not a good option for any K through 12 student. My initial opinion of online education was as follows: Receiving an education via the Internet seems to be a growing trend nowadays. Although in some extreme cases this form of receiving an education is acceptable, I have a problem with so many K-12 students using this form of schooling. I feel that students already lack a lot of the social skills needed to be successful in life and be productive citizens with all the technology available to them (video games, cell phones IPods, computers, etc.) that enrolling them in an online school will make the art of communication face to face unknown and in some cases nonexistent to these students. not being able to communicate or be social effects everyone not only the person who lacks these skills.
As I was reading statistics and information about online schools I concluded that it is more beneficial than I initially thought. The online school programs offer curriculum in social skills and teach students the importance of having this essential skill. Online schooling is still not for everyone but for does who opt for their children to receive their education online studies back up the effectiveness and success.
Online Schools add Social Skills to the Curriculum
Cyber Students taught the value of Social Skills
The blog looks great and the topic is great. When doing some research on this topic, I fould a on line school that had a connection with the parents and set up social meetings for the students. So it should be interesting to see how things change over the next few years.
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