Cyber schools showing poor results
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CYBER SCHOOLS SHOWING POOR RESULTS
The number of online schools in the United States is growing, but test scores indicate that students at those schools are not performing as well as students in traditional classrooms. According to the Center for Education Reform, the number of cyber schools grew from 30 to 82 in two years, and the state of Ohio alone has granted charters to 63 cyber schools. According to test results in Pennsylvania of students in fifth, eighth, and eleventh grades, however, students at cyber schools scored below state averages in 17 of 24 areas. Results in Ohio cyber schools were similarly low. Students at one of Ohio's cyber schools, the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, did not meet proficiency standards set by the state, and of 22 "indicators of success," the school only passed one, which was student attendance. defenders
of cyber schools said the programs tend to draw students who are not likely to succeed in traditional classroom settings, which skews test results, and many parents of cyber-school students continue to support the programs.
Wired News, 15 March 2004
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,62662,00.htmlIt's hard to tell if these scores are a result of the programs, or the lack of oversight by parents. One thing parents must remember when they start to educate their kids at home is that they now take on the role as teacher, and not just parent and provider. Just setting your kid in a room with a computer is not enough, and sadly that's probably what a lot of parents do when they school their kids at home. I'm not sure if I see the benefits of home schooling or cyber grade school or high school education as that age is when kids should be learning more social skills and interacting with kids. What we need is better teachers and more funding in our public schools, as well as some sort of discipline.
CYBER SCHOOLS SHOWING POOR RESULTS
The number of online schools in the United States is growing, but test scores indicate that students at those schools are not performing as well as students in traditional classrooms. According to the Center for Education Reform, the number of cyber schools grew from 30 to 82 in two years, and the state of Ohio alone has granted charters to 63 cyber schools. According to test results in Pennsylvania of students in fifth, eighth, and eleventh grades, however, students at cyber schools scored below state averages in 17 of 24 areas. Results in Ohio cyber schools were similarly low. Students at one of Ohio's cyber schools, the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, did not meet proficiency standards set by the state, and of 22 "indicators of success," the school only passed one, which was student attendance. defenders
of cyber schools said the programs tend to draw students who are not likely to succeed in traditional classroom settings, which skews test results, and many parents of cyber-school students continue to support the programs.Wired News, 15 March 2004
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,62662,00.htmlIt's hard to tell if these scores are a result of the programs, or the lack of oversight by parents. One thing parents must remember when they start to educate their kids at home is that they now take on the role as teacher, and not just parent and provider. Just setting your kid in a room with a computer is not enough, and sadly that's probably what a lot of parents do when they school their kids at home. I'm not sure if I see the benefits of home schooling or cyber grade school or high school education as that age is when kids should be learning more social skills and interacting with kids. What we need is better teachers and more funding in our public schools, as well as some sort of discipline.
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