Comments on: Iowa Districts to Offer K-12 Online Options in the Fall http://www.educationnews.org/online-schools/iowa-districts-to-offer-k-12-online-options-in-the-fall/ Education News Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:27:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Carla http://www.educationnews.org/online-schools/iowa-districts-to-offer-k-12-online-options-in-the-fall/#comment-4767 Carla Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:23:56 +0000 http://www.educationnews.org/?p=208163#comment-4767 I am a home schooling parent :-) My child takes two courses via National Connections Academy and one course via K12. We elect the paid version so I can tweak as I see fit and still get the flexibility I want. We have found the courses more robust than what is taught in our neighborhood ES. I am a home schooling parent :-) My child takes two courses via National Connections Academy and one course via K12. We elect the paid version so I can tweak as I see fit and still get the flexibility I want. We have found the courses more robust than what is taught in our neighborhood ES.

]]> By: Mike http://www.educationnews.org/online-schools/iowa-districts-to-offer-k-12-online-options-in-the-fall/#comment-4605 Mike Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:48:03 +0000 http://www.educationnews.org/?p=208163#comment-4605 I see this as a future"fix" for budgetary problems for many states. If you can close the doors of several schools, perhaps all of them, you could potentially save billions of tax dollars each year. Athletics is the biggest stumbling block, as communities identify themselves through their local schools. But it will be an issue within the next 10 years in several states as tax revenue drops and states get desperate to balance budgets (i.e. California). The social well-being of students will be undermined by this approach, as will the one-on-one interaction between teachers and students. But convenience and cost will be two huge factors fueling this issue in the future. I see this as a future”fix” for budgetary problems for many states. If you can close the doors of several schools, perhaps all of them, you could potentially save billions of tax dollars each year. Athletics is the biggest stumbling block, as communities identify themselves through their local schools. But it will be an issue within the next 10 years in several states as tax revenue drops and states get desperate to balance budgets (i.e. California).

The social well-being of students will be undermined by this approach, as will the one-on-one interaction between teachers and students. But convenience and cost will be two huge factors fueling this issue in the future.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.educationnews.org/online-schools/iowa-districts-to-offer-k-12-online-options-in-the-fall/#comment-4580 Kevin Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:27:51 +0000 http://www.educationnews.org/?p=208163#comment-4580 I wonder if these offerings will encourage more home schooling families to "attend" public schools in this way. I wonder if these offerings will encourage more home schooling families to “attend” public schools in this way.

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