Home school's new home
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Parents Find Flexibility In Homeschooling
About 20 home school families used Friday afternoon for fun and games at Ida Lee Park. Heather Ward was one such parent. She has been homeschooling her children for six years. Earlier this year, it was time for Ward and her husband to make a choice about their 5-year-old daughter.
George Mason University is launching a full slate of online courses for Virginia high school students who cannot attend regular school. "It's way cool," said Priscilla Norton, a GMU education professor and director of the new online academy for high schoolers.
The Fairfax university had been developing the program for the past three years, offering online classes for high school students in Loudoun, Stafford and Frederick counties. Now, Norton said, they are ready to open the classes to anyone in the state.
The program is open to homeschool students, those who are too ill to attend class for long periods of time and anyone else who cannot be physically present in school, Norton said. It matches students with a certified Virginia teacher, who will teach high school courses over the Internet. The available classes include algebra 1 and 2, geometry, trigonometry, math analysis, world history 1 and 2, U.S. history, U.S. government, English, earth science and physics. Additional electives are forthcoming, Norton said.
"It's a classroom of one," she said. "It provides students with an incredible amount of flexibility." The costs per student vary, as some school districts subsidize online learning. For a homeschool student, it would cost $750 to enroll in one full course. The program prorates costs for students who take only part of a course.
Contact Norton at 703-993-2015 or by e-mail at pnorton@gmu.edu.
Homeschooling a great option for some families
ALTUS- Not only are public schoolers in full swing, but homeschoolers have started their educational pursuit also. Home education is becoming more and more common in communities throughout the United States. Altus residents Dawn and Ty Holt both have a hand in schooling their children.
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