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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Re:  online learning, it's hard to opine without really knowing what's in the works. "Online learning" can mean a lot of things. My guess is that what we're going to be looking at is some hybrid learning, which is shown to be the most beneficial/least likely not to work interpretation.

My TAG kid will be attending Greenbelt Middle's program next year as a 6th grader, and this year two of his texts are online (Pearson math & science texts). Getting issued a book is optional, but encouraged only for those that lack internet access. They are also issued to kids who temporarily lose internet access at home (think power outage, suddently unable to pay internet bill, etc.)

The online version is identical to the hard copy. I have to say, the reality of just how much weight kids are asked to carry makes this a really nice thing this year. It's much more practical. [/quote]

I agree that there are models of online learning that are effective, and I teach online, so I'm not opposed to it in theory.  Flipped classrooms are having great results.  My concern is that in all the talk from the people who are supposedly spearheading the project, there has been little to no mention of concrete details like facilities, extracurriculars, athletics, mission, philosophy.  It's been very vague and it worries me that the words "remote" and "distance" have made it into these little speeches.  I don't think a remote/distance ed high school option actually matches well with the purpose of the school, which was supposed to be a lure to draw faculty to the CP area and create more of a college town community in CP.  I realize this is anecdotal, but I don't know any faculty members who have expressed a desire for remote learning in PG County.  The primary concerns have been a) lack of academic rigor and b) safety in the MS/HS grades.  I suppose both of those could be addressed by a non-traditional school setting, but I'm not sure anyone wants that at the expense of socialization, school community, and extracurriculars/athletics.  [/quote]

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