Wired News : "However, virtual schools are growing fast - at an annual rate of about 25 percent. There are 25 statewide or state-led programs and more than 170 virtual charter schools across the nation, according to the North American Council for Online Learning."
Got this one via Wired and I can see it taking off. It won't be an alternative and it won't be for special needs students. I can see it bringing online tutors to every child and it has the potential to be very good, but also very bad. It could be schooling according to money and that will only increase the divide we have now. Silly , really. You train and educate your best brains regardless of their economic status. Countries need intelligent, thinking, skilled people. Money does not determine that. I can see it becoming popular because there are parents who wish to keep their children home. They hide behind them. I can also see it becoming popular because of the drugs and violence situations in schools. Some parents must be mighty sick of their children being held up in their learning because of that tough group of destructive anti socials who are just creating such a negative environment. It does not mean that virtual students will be isolated. They can be in learning pods that could go on excursions. It'll cut costs. No need for buildings and work place safety. So that will provide incentives to rid ourselves of real schools. I think we need to look at the real possibilities and consider what might be lost and what will become a hard sell just to save money.
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