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Middle
School students spend one hour a day with CompassLearning Odyssey in
a school lab. Paths
were created for each student based on individual test scores and specific
needs. Justin says the online classes give him “more one-on-one time
with the teacher than in a regular classroom.” Montez says, “The computer
shows you; it doesn’t just tell you.” Kimber comments, “I learn more
from the computer because the classroom teacher has to move on after
they go over it a few times and don’t have time to sit there with you
until you get it,” and Cody likes the fact that his online teacher “can
focus on one student at a time” and “is
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| ESL students Jose, Yuki,
and Adriana felt less pressure to finish their work
by the end of
class each day since their coursework could be accessed 24/7. They also
liked the fact that their teacher emailed them every day. “You get to know your teacher as a person,” says
Adriana. |
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Ryan is graduating from Sequoyah
High School in Hamilton County in three years instead of four by taking
half of his
classes in the traditional setting and half virtually. Ryan says that
he finds the regular classroom “distracting” and believes he goes deeper
into the content area in his online courses. “If you want to actually
learn the subject, take it virtually because you cover the ‘whole book,’” says
Ryan. His mom agrees that the option of virtual school has helped the
school meet Ryan’s
individual needs.
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| Trisha,
a senior at Sequoyah High School, picked up two credits in virtual
school rather than having to return for another school year to get
her diploma. She attends school only two hours a day and works a fulltime
job. Trisha said she liked to work “two hours before bed every night
and on weekends in order to finish quicker. And if you have any questions,
all you have to do is email your teacher and he will email you back
with the answer.” |
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Isaac
took a chemistry course not offered at 21st Century Academy his last
year of high school there and was able to graduate with his cohort on
time. He is set for college in the fall. This kind of “just in time” education
is a hallmark of the flexibility of virtual courseware. |
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| Eleven seniors at Sequatchie County High School successfully passed the Gateway Algebra state exam after participating in an online Gateway Algebra prep as a math elective. |
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Sequatchie
County administration believes online learning "works!" Principal
Tommy Layne stands here with a virtual learning success story who graduated
this
spring. |
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