| Online Learning has long been the domain
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| | might be the beginnings of a career
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| of adult learners and college students.
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| | (think child actors or musicians). If a
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| However, as the technology surrounding
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| | student has to reserve time for work, it
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| elearning grows, and more people have
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| | can be difficult to adhere to the
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| access to the online environment, more
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| | traditional school day schedule. Online
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| and more high school students are opting
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| | learning allows students to pick the
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| to complete their education online.
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| | hours that are most convenient for them,
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| There are many different reasons for
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| | so they can work all the other elements
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| working through high school online. Some
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| | of their daily lives into their
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| of the most common situations surrounding
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| | education.
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| high school online include:
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| | • Socialization: the teenage years are
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| • Accessibility: whether it's because
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| | some of the hardest that any person can
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| of a physical disability or just simple
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| | live through. Moreover, in high school,
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| location, sometimes it's not easy for a
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| | it's really easy to feel like you don't
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| student to get to and around school. If
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| | fit in. Sometimes the situation is so
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| accessibility is a concern, online
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| | serious it affects the student's ability
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| learning makes things easy. There are no
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| | to learn. In an online environment,
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| buildings to get into or around, no
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| | students interact with each other but the
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| classrooms to navigate, and little travel
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| | interaction is more removed so there
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| time required to get to the living room
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| | aren't the social pressures of appearance
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| and sit in front of the computer.
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| | or style. A normally shy or reserved
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| • Learning Disabilities: a learning
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| | student may feel liberated in the online
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| disability can make the high school
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| | environment, making the high school
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| experience difficult for students.
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| | experience easier and more useful.
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| Perhaps your child needs extra attention
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| | • Personal Choice: some students just
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| that's unavailable at the local school,
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| | don't work well in the traditional school
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| or he or she needs extra time that
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| | setting. They may get bored with the
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| doesn't come easily in a traditional
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| | pace, or be looking for a more
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| school day. Regardless of your child's
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| | individualized approach. Online learning
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| needs, studying online is a more
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| | will allow students to cater their
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| personalized and adjustable experience.
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| | learning to any needs they may have that
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| Your child isn't expected to fit in with
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| | aren't met by traditional schooling
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| a class of 30 other kids with different
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| | methods.
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| skill and knowledge levels, and you can
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| | With all the new advances in online
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| cater the program to individual needs.
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| | learning, high school online programs are
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| • Scheduling: it's a reality that many
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| | becoming more easily available. If you or
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| high school students work. That job might
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| | your child isn't satisfied by the
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| be something as simple as a part time job
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| | traditional high school experience, give
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| at the local convenience store, or it
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| | online learning a try!
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