Your child has one shot at being a high school student in the traditional age range. In the past, if public school wasn't working and private school sent you to the poor house, you had to settle for just getting through with your eyes shut and hoping your son or daughter had a better experience in college or community college. Or you are one of the now millions of people who said enough and homeschooled their children at their own expense (and curriculum isn't cheap!). Whether these brave souls who have been splitting off from public school in record numbers, scared the schools into realizing they had to do something creative is anyone's guess. Colleges creating distance learning and independent companies creating High School programs have raised the bar so education departments knew they had to compete.

It's a slow process but they are getting there and the results, no matter what you read in the polls, are good and getting better daily. Cyber or Online learning is the answer for many teens who can't tolerate a classroom situation or are tired of the wasted time spent in the traditional school day. Maybe you've seen some of these kids being interviewed for national stories talking about how much they like being done with their school day in 5 or so hours. With homework done, they are on to a guilt free night with friends, art classes, dance classes....it's their time, not time for piles of busywork homework.

Get started here by seeing if cyber or online school is right for your child.