There’s nothing quite like debunking myth and there is, in fact, something extremely satisfying about it. After all, there’s a reason why “Mythbusters” became such a popular TV show.
By this time, everyone knows not to believe everything one hears — or reads — online. Let’s set the record straight by dispelling a few myths and misperceptions regarding online schools.
MYTH #1: Online students get less one-on-one teacher interaction
It can sometimes be easy for students to get lost in the crowd in a traditional setting of a large school with hundreds of students. Stellar online schools offer many options for students to receive one-on-one help and interaction with their teachers. Students are able to receive individualized instruction, almost like tutoring, through daily interactions via email, video conferencing, chat, phone, interactive online whiteboards, and collaborative word processing documents.
MYTH #2: Students miss out on social, sports, and extra-curricular opportunities
Most parents agree that a well-rounded education is important for adolescents to build social and communication skills and to be exposed to a variety of extra-curricular opportunities.
Fortunately, legislation in Utah allows any student to participate in their boundary school sports program, as long as they try out and make the team – even if they are attending a public online charter school for their classes.
It might be difficult to visualize how students would be able to participate in online art, photography and physical education courses. Thankfully, technology has advanced to the point that it allows for classes such as these (and more) to be offered at most online schools. For instance, Kylaya, a student at Mountain Heights Academy, an online public school in Utah, is able to take art courses by leveraging technology to photograph and video her work to her teacher.
Her younger sister, Charlize, who also attends school online, is currently tracking her exercise online to count toward her required P.E. credit.
At most public online secondary schools, students can still apply to be involved as peer mentors, yearbook staff members, National Honor Society members, and class officers. Certain online schools also host a variety of clubs and encourage students to participate in monthly service learning projects. These online education models offer much more flexibility for students to pursue their interests.
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