- The Virtual High School now offering full-time online program - 10 views
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Juan Saldana on 14 Oct 13Warming up my skills to do my Diigo hosting in a few weeks. I believe we have one resident expert on Online High Schools.
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Jennifer Henson on 18 Oct 13It really depends on the school. One of the biggest advantages of a program that is done right is that the child will actually get MORE individualized attention. So that immigrant child could be greatly helped by more individualized instruction. Some schools, though, are really more like correspondence programs put online, and the child is very much left to his/her own devices. In that situation, the student you describe will not likely make it and would be better off in a classroom where someone can witness his/her struggle.
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Juan Saldana on 18 Oct 13Shaila, If memory serves you are from another country and this might some what match your situation. The towns I have lived in, have always been migrant towns, field works and day laborers. Their children have to up root and move with the seasons. They often don't speak much english if any at all. They have to uproot teachers and friends quite often and don't have a very stable living arrangements, much less education. This is not taking into account students who are from an entirely different continent with entirely different customs. The students will likely be chastised because of their religious view and practices, perhaps even things like attire and eating habits. I spent a month in Singapore for my employer and learned a lot about the mix cultures in that area and how areas at least within our organization are separated by religious views, even meals are prepared differently. So jump back to Online education and you see that this environment provides stability in their education, specialized teachers of appropriate language, and the ability to live a close to normal as possible. This is not to say that some foreign students do in fact acclimate to culture and system well, while still balancing their views and customs.