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Should public schools be required to offer online K-12 education? (Poll Closed)

Yes 59% (369 votes)

No 41% (255 votes)

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alam mahmoud
2009-02-16 08:02:02 ET

Do we really need more teenagers and kids hanging out on the streets, joining gangs and to get involved in drugs, prostitution,and GOD knows what else? the kids are not even safe at school yards, how about on them streets, HA. please teach them kids manners, principals, and ethics, they are the future of our country. THANKS

2009-03-04 14:51:44 ET

Public schools should not be mandated to offer online courses. Any policy mandate ends up watering down the quality, regardless of the intention. K12 online classes are not simple to implement, serious professional development has to be given to the teachers, the technology support must be in place, and administration must support the implementation fully. There are many charter schools, state-wide online school, public and private schools that do online courses well. Mandating that all public schools offer online courses would be a poor policy decision that would end up hurting student more than helping. Students would be shoved into poor quality courses with poorly trained teachers.


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