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Junior Scholastic,2008
NEWS FACT: According to recent studies, one in five students in grades 6 through 12 has taken an online or distance-learning course. Online classes could be the wave of the future for all kids in middle and high school.
How do virtual (simulated on a computer) classrooms work? If your school offers an online program, you can join an instructional group from any location--including your own living room! By plugging into an Internet course, you can learn while getting credit for your work.
Students who have participated in such programs say that they offer several benefits. Online classes provide additional instruction in difficult subjects, allow kids to work at their own pace, and provide them with more choices than they might have at a conventional school
Some education experts agree that online courses can be a valuable tool for certain students. Others warn that such courses may cause students to miss out on the varied social interactions that enrich the actual middle and high school experience.
What Do You Think?
Should kids really take classes over the Internet?
YES
Students are surrounded by technology--at home and at school. Why, sags teacher Anne Malone, shouldn't such equipment be used to help educate them? "I think online and distance learning are wonderful for enrichment and [review]," says Malone, a teacher of 36 gears at Oglethorpe Charter School in Savannah, Georgia. "Many of my students would welcome the opportunity to take courses not offered at our small charter middle school."
Leah Wade, a student in Malone's eighth-grade class, agrees. "Our world is becoming more dependent on technology," the 13-year-old tells JS. "Online courses would help students learn more about computers."
Kimberly Aguilera, 13, an eighth-grader at De Anza Middle School in Ontario, California, says that "Many students are disciplined enough to do the work ... wherever a computer is. [Online courses] would help some of these students understand the work better."
NO
"Online learning should not be allowed because interaction between a teacher and a student is very important in middle school," says Nathan Hoffman, 13, an eighth-grader at Oglethorpe Charter School. "Also, if [you're taking classes] at home, then you can't hang out with other students, which is necessary for teens."
His classmate, Courtney Overstreet, 13, agrees. "There would be no group projects or hands-on activities," Courtney tells JS. "Students would lose interest with the lesson."
Samariel Perez, 13, an eighth-grader at De Anza, worries that middle-school students "are a little too young to handle the responsibility. We wouldn't pay attention because there is nobody telling us what to do."
Jeremie Rios, 13, Samariel's classmate, says that sitting alone at a computer would isolate students. "[We] like to be with friends," he says.
Junior Scholastic,2008
NEWS FACT: According to recent studies, one in five students in grades 6 through 12 has taken an online or distance-learning course. Online classes could be the wave of the future for all kids in middle and high school.
How do virtual (simulated on a computer) classrooms work? If your school offers an online program, you can join an instructional group from any location--including your own living room! By plugging into an Internet course, you can learn while getting credit for your work.
Students who have participated in such programs say that they offer several benefits. Online classes provide additional instruction in difficult subjects, allow kids to work at their own pace, and provide them with more choices than they might have at a conventional school
Some education experts agree that online courses can be a valuable tool for certain students. Others warn that such courses may cause students to miss out on the varied social interactions that enrich the actual middle and high school experience.
What Do You Think?
Should kids really take classes over the Internet?
YES
Students are surrounded by technology--at home and at school. Why, sags teacher Anne Malone, shouldn't such equipment be used to help educate them? "I think online and distance learning are wonderful for enrichment and [review]," says Malone, a teacher of 36 gears at Oglethorpe Charter School in Savannah, Georgia. "Many of my students would welcome the opportunity to take courses not offered at our small charter middle school."
Leah Wade, a student in Malone's eighth-grade class, agrees. "Our world is becoming more dependent on technology," the 13-year-old tells JS. "Online courses would help students learn more about computers."
Kimberly Aguilera, 13, an eighth-grader at De Anza Middle School in Ontario, California, says that "Many students are disciplined enough to do the work ... wherever a computer is. [Online courses] would help some of these students understand the work better."
NO
"Online learning should not be allowed because interaction between a teacher and a student is very important in middle school," says Nathan Hoffman, 13, an eighth-grader at Oglethorpe Charter School. "Also, if [you're taking classes] at home, then you can't hang out with other students, which is necessary for teens."
His classmate, Courtney Overstreet, 13, agrees. "There would be no group projects or hands-on activities," Courtney tells JS. "Students would lose interest with the lesson."
Samariel Perez, 13, an eighth-grader at De Anza, worries that middle-school students "are a little too young to handle the responsibility. We wouldn't pay attention because there is nobody telling us what to do."
Jeremie Rios, 13, Samariel's classmate, says that sitting alone at a computer would isolate students. "[We] like to be with friends," he says.
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