Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Reasons For Choosing Online High School

By Janine Hughes


In the ancient days things were different when compared to today. The technology back then, like mobile phones were different compared to what we have today. Telephones were used as people did not have mobile phones and this made communication hard. The emergence of mobile phones has made life a bit easier and better. This can also be said about education, it was a common thing for students to go to classes and meet their teachers face to face which is not necessarily the case today. Technology has also made education easier and that is why we will look at the advantages of online high school.

Online highschool is a mode of study where students require a computer and access to the internet only in order to do their studies. Their courses have been uploaded and once they are done with their assignment they send it to their teacher.

However, some people have come up with myths about online schools that should not be taken into consideration one them being that students who have studied through this mode do not stand a chance to get to college because colleges do not accept diplomas from students who have acquired them through online study which is not true. It has also been said that this study method is easier than the traditional classes which is also not true because the lessons and courses are the same.

This mode of learning is not as expensive as some people perceive it of being; as a matter of fact, its cheaper compared to the known education learning system since there is less capital required which entails a computer an access to internet. In addition, this system of learning is not availed for the troubled kids but rather to anyone interested in acquiring this diploma.

It is therefore important to look at the advantages when considering this mode of study. The first one is that a student sets the pace in which he or she can manage no one can trouble or hurry you. The student also gets to do their courses anywhere and anytime they prefer.

Another reason to choose this study method over the traditional one is that there are no distractions- one can go to a place where there is no noise therefore maximum concentration. Lastly, among many other advantages is that the fast the student do their lessons the faster they will graduate.

However, there are some few disadvantages of this method of studying they are; a student might not be able to understand anything and there is no teacher to explain to him or her making it difficult to move forward to the next topic. There is less fun because one is usually alone and there is no one to interact with and one can easily lose focus because there is no one to oversee what they are doing.

From the advantages it is obvious that online highschool is better than the traditional schooling. Its easier, faster and convenient to anyone. It is also cheaper which is encouraging to people who cannot afford to pay fees for normal schooling.




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