Online school provides credit recovery for at risk students, which is a program that allows students to catch up on credits they have previously lost. Online school also provides a flexibility that traditional classrooms do not. Having the flexibility around the students schedule will encourage them to get back on track because the courses will not feel like a burden or that they are in the way of what their daily schedule holds. The current dropout rate is 1.2 million kids per year and having the flexibility of online school will draw dropouts back to school and encourage them to finish.
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A student seeing their progress daily will help them understand how much work needs to be done in a certain time period which will keep them on task with the work they are supposed to be doing. People that complain that students will have to be watched while on computers are failing to realize that regardless if a student is in a traditional classroom or doing online school they must be monitored so having to supervise students is not an extra task as teacher.
All in all, pros out weigh the cons of online schooling. From flexibility to staying on task online school fills in all the gaps. Online school is a fast progressing program that will eventually dominate traditional classrooms. Despite the slight amounts of cons, online school is a success route for many