Educational Technology

August 8, 2015

Florida’s virtual school options boom

Filed under: Educational Technology — admin @ 12:30 am

BY KATHRYN W. FOSTER, Miami Herald

The school day for gymnast Tyler Harriman begins shortly after 6 a.m. He squeezes in two hours of classes online before heading to the gym for a full day of practice. When he returns home at 5 p.m., Tyler said, “I eat dinner, take a shower and go and do school until about 10 p.m.” The 16-year-old is one of more than 300 full-time students at the Miami-Dade Online Academy, the only Dade public school offering a “virtual” education from kindergarten through 12th grade. Going to school online offers him flexibility that traditional classes don’t provide — but adds new demands.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/education/article29241610.html

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