The Wall Street Journal recently ran a story about online high schools. The focus was on those students who enroll full-time in online courses and whether they confront unique social problems. The comments from students in online courses are at least as informative as the article itself. See: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125374569191035579.html.
Online coursework, of course, does not need to be all or nothing. For many gifted students, completing some coursework at their local school and some online provides a real opportunity to pursue their areas of passion more deeply and fully than is possible in most Tennessee schools.
Most public universities in Tennessee now offer a range of courses online (check individual university web sites), and there is also the Tennessee Board of Regent’s RODP program (http://www.rodp.org/home.htm) as well. Nationally, there is the EPGY program (http://epgy.stanford.edu/) discussed in the WSJ article, as well as a number of other college run and virtual high school programs.
When thinking about enrolling your student in online coursework:
- seriously evaluate the course syllabus, as not all online courses are created equal
- check with your local school before enrolling to make sure they will accept the credit and clarify whether it will be listed on the transcript with a letter grade or as pass-fail
- if you want dual credit for the coursework, confirm with both your local school and the college before enrolling
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