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Online Christian School: Window of Opportunity
How much does it cost to send a child to public school? Most people would either say it’s free or that the only real cost comes from taxes. But there is another cost that is potentially higher than financial measure: … Continue reading
How Does Online Schooling Work?
How do online schools work? Is there a virtual classroom where everyone enters into a chat room or do students Skype with the professor? How much freedom do students have? Are there assignments and tests like regular schools? Can I … Continue reading
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Tagged accredited, college, degree, diploma, high school, Online
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Online Education FAQs
Why pursue an online education? The world continues to be shaped by emails, texting, and online social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, and Linked-In. Teens and pre-teens are quite comfortable with this virtual technology and the “real” business world uses … Continue reading
Trends in Virtual Learning
There is no question that the quantity and quality of online education programs has dramatically grown in recent years. This growth is a combination of cost efficiency for traditional schools looking to expand their offerings, new schools creating viable alternatives … Continue reading
The Value of Online Christian Schooling
“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.” ~ Colossians 2:8 One need not be a Christian to understand the value of … Continue reading
Weather: Another (Often Overlooked) Reason for Online Schools
As I type this, Hurricane Irene is threatening the east coast of the Carolina’s, near our online school’s home base. Public schools closed today in the county in which I reside. As the chatter and mild chaos for most parents … Continue reading
Top 5 Reasons for Online Schooling
The reasons for choosing the online schooling option are numerous. However there are five primary reasons to consider: Flexibility: Many online schools have asynchronous learning, which means that the student chooses the time and days to work on assignments rather … Continue reading
Rise of the Online Degree
The integration of information technology into mainstream society has created a combination of flexibility and accessibility that enables a parent to home-school their child; an entrepreneur to operate an international business from her living room; and an information seeker to … Continue reading
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Tagged degrees, Education, Home-school, learning, Online, schooling
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A History of Online Schooling
When do you think the first seeds of online education were planted? Would you guess 10, 20, 30 years? What about 300 years? Of course there were no computers and certainly no Internet in the 1700′s but something called “distance … Continue reading
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Tagged distance, history, learning, Online, Schools, virtual
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Online School Option: Making Home-Schooling Easier & Better
If you’re a homeschooling parent, you are likely feeling a combination of excitement and anxiety over back-to-school time: A new school year is exciting; however, your desire to give your child the best homeschooling experience possible creates increasing challenges and … Continue reading
