Advanced Academics Is An Online School Offering Accelerated Classes

By Angel Dudley


Many schoolchildren in the sixth grade through the twelfth grade are benefiting by taking advanced academics in classes presented on the internet. This online opportunity is based in Miami Florida. It is a part of the curriculum offered by the Miami Dade County Public Schools. Two campuses that are run by the Florida International University are responsible for these courses.

This fully accredited program originated in 2009. The participatory students pay no tuition and do not have to purchase a textbook. It rarely happens, but when students must appear on campus, for testing for example, they get free bus transportation.

A student selected to take part in this program is chosen from among academically talented and motivated eleventh or twelfth graders. This student will have experienced problems with learning in a classroom in a structured setting. There are no lotteries or special considerations. Each child is placed on a list and chosen for the program depending on the date he applied. He must first fill basic requirements.

Three college level courses are to be completed each semester. Four high school level courses are included. This is geared towards students who are capable of working at an accelerated speed. A hundred students are accepted from the list of qualified applicants. First come, first served and therefore, early application is suggested.

Tutoring, one on one counseling and parental involvement all contribute to the success of the program and of each child enrolled in it. They are definitely more prepared for entering college by taking this road to a high school diploma. Now there are two such programs due to the popularity of the first one.

The demographics are primarily Hispanic. Eight percent of the students are Asian, five percent are black and the White students are in the minority at one percent. There is participatory involvement by the National Honor Society, the A. A. A. Mentors Club and a number of other educationally connected organizations.

In the year 2000, another program like this was started to work with schools on a national level. Now students in other locations are learning online. They are also in the sixth to twelfth grade of school. Qualified teachers and online support is making the program a success.

In Oklahoma City there is another program teaching children on the internet. A proprietary technological platform is used to present the online classes. As in a traditional classroom, the goal for each student is to be well educated, prepared for college and working toward a goal he has set for himself.

Sixty thousand students have been educated using one of these internet systems. Twenty states are covered by online schools numbering over one hundred. It seems to be working so well that virtual schools may be here to stay. The child who is uncomfortable in a traditional classroom can learn well at home.

There is no in-person bullying when a student learns online. Students who have experienced peer pressure, and other intimidating roadblocks to learning are eliminated. There may be cyberbullying online. However, it cannot be facilitated in a school that uses a VPN or virtual privacy network that only the students and instructors have access to.

The free online education classes have been favored by many parents. The child gets accredited classes and can talk on screen with a teacher any time he feels it is necessary. The incentive for learning in order to help the children reach their goals is facilitated in many ways. In addition to all the other benefits, advanced academics provides 24 hour help available each day of the week.




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