Comments on: High School Online Credits Now Mandatory in Virginia

By: educational researcher

educational researcher — Fri, 11 May 2012 17:21:29 +0000

The details of this bill and the delivery of online learning need to be examined prior to determining if this is a prudent decision that can benefit students.
Economics indeed drive these decisions.
There are examples of beneficial online educational experiences and providers.
There are examples of disasters or of instances providing dismal education and providing income for someone.
Online learning has to be well-designed and selected to meet the needs of learners for pinpointed instructional goals.
Will this level of selectivity be part of the process?

By: High School Online Credits Now Mandatory in Virginia [from educationnews.org]

High School Online Credits Now Mandatory in Virginia [from educationnews.org] — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:19:24 +0000

[...] 04/27/2012, in K-12 related, legislation / legislatures, online learning, by Daniel Christian High School Online Credits Now Mandatory in Virginia – from educationnews.org by Governor McDonnell has signed into law a new bill making an online [...]

By: Green Goat

Green Goat — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 18:01:17 +0000

Republican Governors….
Online course to graduate…..
ALEC……
Wonder if there might be a connection between the above mentioned?…..

By: Linda Brees

Linda Brees — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:44:31 +0000

I didn’t see any information on whether students can be excused from the requirement based on hardship like you describe. I hope it would be there.

By: Green goat

Green goat — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:31:42 +0000

Good idea. But like every thing else, the details have not worked out. (lke the funding of, schedules, subjects….)

By: Concerned Parent

Concerned Parent — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:05:08 +0000

The Governor is assuming that all areas of Virginia can support this online class requirement but he is incorrect. There are several rural areas of Virginia where families can not get high speed internet because it is simply not offered. So therefore, students will have to get this class online while at school. First of all teachers don’t have the time now to teach everything that is in the regular curriculum to students so if you take time away to allow students to do their online class how is all of the SOL information supposed to be taught. Secondly, some of the rural schools barely have the technology equipment and bandwidth to operate their computer labs let alone adding more students trying to take online classes. The Governor needs to realize that all Virginia students do not live in metropolitan areas where internet capabilities are at their fingertips.

By: EduNerd

EduNerd — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:25:44 +0000

The Georgia legislature also just passed SB 289 which requires an online course to graduate — so that brings the total number of states with such a requirement to six (VA, ID, FL, MI, AL, GA).

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Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:41:55 +0000

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Latest Online Learning News | The Standard Of Education Online — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:41:49 +0000

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