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6) Can I put my child in cyber school for
just a year or two? Yes, it's just like enrolling and
moving a child from any school. My child spent 8th grade in cyber
school and then wanted to go back to regular school. That year she
regained the confidence middle school had beaten out of her, she
did well in her subjects and she didn't feel like a school failure
anymore. It definitely served her well her freshman year. Please
don't hesitate to email me if you want to talk about this because
when I was doing it there were few to talk to. My family thought I
was crazy ... school on the computer at home??? Which leads to the
most important question ...
 7) How will my child learn in cyber
school? Cyber schools vary too, just like school
districts. The good, stable cyber schools are really reaching
for the stars with their technology. They have cyber
classrooms, with software that allows your child to even
virtually "raise their hand" to ask a question or respond to
the teacher. Teachers and students talk on the phone, email
back and forth and are in touch actually more than a classroom
teacher at a brick and mortar school. Some classes need
textbooks that will be mailed to you, other classes are
completely online. Your child will make powerpoints, type
papers and take tests just like regular school. The difference
is your child will be able to work at their own pace, which
makes all the difference.
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8) Is there social support for my child if I
homeschool? Yes, yes! However, you will have to find the
homeschooling groups in your community and take advantage of all
they offer, and that's a lot. They are highly organized, so much so
that they've created "schools" where their homeschoolers can go a
few days a week to learn the subjects parents aren't comfortable
teaching ... science, languages, art, etc. Just in case you've
missed the news for several years, homeschoolers have won the
National Spelling Bee many years in a row. One on one education
serves many kids very well and homeschooling has been bad mouthed
for so many years, that their superb education gets lost in the
rhetoric.
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