Hello once again web folk the last time I posted here at the education blog I was commenting on the proposed reforms for the no child left behind laws. When you consider how much the future of education is going to be fought over in the next few years. I thought this post would be a good time to think about what the grade schools of the future might look like. Did you know that it is already possible for your kids to attend school online for their entire scholastic career from kindergarten all the way through college?
I like to think that I am pretty up on all the latest trends when it comes to big things like education. Especially having two children of my own I try to stay up on the latest developments in education and what options might be available to my kids in the near future. I have known for a while that getting an online college degree may be a viable option for them some day. Heck I have considered going back to school myself and the convenience of taking classes on the web has made the thought of going back to school less scary for me.
I was not however aware that kids could start as young as kindergarten for an online education and that it really is an accredited schooling option?Did you know this web folk? I really had no idea! There is actually a bill that is making it’s way through the steps of the state government of Tennesse that is trying to allow for-profit companies to operate full-time, online schools. Just thinking about this concept off the top of my head I don’t think that a child below the 8th grade level should be allowed to take their classes online sitting at home in front of the family computer. I understand that home schooling your children is very similar to this concept and has done very well for a lot of children.
The way that this is being presented though seems more like a hands off approach or at least that is the way the sales pitch for it seems to be. Honestly I think a lot of parents are already too lazy as it is with their kids. Not participating in their childs education, expecting the school system to do it all is probably more common now a days than most people would care to admit. I think that is a big part of the problem with the school systems in this country as it is but that is a different post for another day. I just feel that there are just way too many valuable social skills that are learned in a class room setting that no computer program will ever be able to replicate. We are social beings by our very nature and it’s part of an education that we all need and only can be learned in a school. What are your thoughts on your young kids getting all their schooling via the web? Do you think that is a good idea and would you consider it for your own children? Have your say in the comments section down below.
Kudos to you peruser 
Dave
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