Virtual Limits on Virtual Public Schools
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In Massachusetts, a Boston Based Virtual Public School is trying to fight against limits that the state panel is trying to set on them. Online schools are so beneficial to a lot of people, for parents who cannot find transportation for their children, for home schooled children who would benefit from the challenges on online school and for bullied kids, who their parents pull from public school because of the torment they are receiving. It is such a great invention of this century and it seems that in Massachusetts, they are trying to limit this technology and control the program.
Massachusetts is trying to set limits on their first Virtual School. The first limit they are trying to place is requiring the students to live in the district where the online school is operating; this defeats the purpose of a virtual school which is supposed to be helpful for students that live too far from a school or have special needs making an online school necessary. If there are limits set to having to live in the district to be able to attend online classes, the students that would love to attend an online school are set back in other areas. If a student really wants the opportunities of a virtual school, such as getting extra credit towards college, or help in finishing classes needed to graduate then these limits will negatively affect the students of the state of Massachusetts. There is a difference between a healthy control and over-control.
Another limit the school board is trying to set is to set the number of students allowed to attend to 500. This is unfortunate because then it's a race to see who enrolls first and who actually gets to receive the benefits on online classes or a virtual school program. This will lead to disappointment by many who were looking forward to attending this virtual school. It also doesn't make sense for a school to cap online enrollment in virtual schools, there is not need to either because there is an unlimited amount of room in virtual schools. Virtual school saves schools money by having students do their classwork from home.
It saves on schools supplies, janitorial costs at physical schools and much more. You would think a district would want to have as many students enroll in a virtual school to help save the state money. The benefits on virtual schools and virtual classes definitely outweigh any risks. It is entirely beneficial and not only helps the students achieve more but help the districts and states save money. Isn't that the motivation for many states, to save money and reduce their debt?
By giving the students opportunity's such as virtual schools it helps tremendously with drop out rates and in general giving the students more options to be able to further their education. The more high school graduates, the more students will attend college and get good jobs, which will help stimulate the states economy by lowering unemployment. So since this is such a great program, why set limits?
About The Author: Patricia Hawke is a staff writer for Schools K-12, providing free, in-depth reports on all U.S. public and private K-12 schools. Patricia has a nose for research and writes stimulating news and views on school issues. For more information please visit http://www.schoolsk-12.com/
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Article Title: Virtual Limits on Virtual Public Schools
Author: Patricia Hawke
Word Count: 516
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In Massachusetts, a Boston Based Virtual Public School is trying to fight against limits that the state panel is trying to set on them. Online schools are so beneficial to a lot of people, for parents who cannot find transportation for their children, for home schooled children who would benefit from the challenges on online school and for bullied kids, who their parents pull from public school because of the torment they are receiving. It is such a great invention of this century and it seems that in Massachusetts, they are trying to limit this technology and control the program.
Massachusetts is trying to set limits on their first Virtual School. The first limit they are trying to place is requiring the students to live in the district where the online school is operating; this defeats the purpose of a virtual school which is supposed to be helpful for students that live too far from a school or have special needs making an online school necessary. If there are limits set to having to live in the district to be able to attend online classes, the students that would love to attend an online school are set back in other areas. If a student really wants the opportunities of a virtual school, such as getting extra credit towards college, or help in finishing classes needed to graduate then these limits will negatively affect the students of the state of Massachusetts. There is a difference between a healthy control and over-control.
Another limit the school board is trying to set is to set the number of students allowed to attend to 500. This is unfortunate because then it's a race to see who enrolls first and who actually gets to receive the benefits on online classes or a virtual school program. This will lead to disappointment by many who were looking forward to attending this virtual school. It also doesn't make sense for a school to cap online enrollment in virtual schools, there is not need to either because there is an unlimited amount of room in virtual schools. Virtual school saves schools money by having students do their classwork from home.
It saves on schools supplies, janitorial costs at physical schools and much more. You would think a district would want to have as many students enroll in a virtual school to help save the state money. The benefits on virtual schools and virtual classes definitely outweigh any risks. It is entirely beneficial and not only helps the students achieve more but help the districts and states save money. Isn't that the motivation for many states, to save money and reduce their debt?
By giving the students opportunity's such as virtual schools it helps tremendously with drop out rates and in general giving the students more options to be able to further their education. The more high school graduates, the more students will attend college and get good jobs, which will help stimulate the states economy by lowering unemployment. So since this is such a great program, why set limits?
About The Author: Patricia Hawke is a staff writer for Schools K-12, providing free, in-depth reports on all U.S. public and private K-12 schools. Patricia has a nose for research and writes stimulating news and views on school issues. For more information please visit http://www.schoolsk-12.com/
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