The Virtual Revolution

This article covers the array of online classrooms for us. Through this reading we gain a better understanding of what is out there in the realm of virtual schools or classrooms and the different reasons they have come to exist. According to our authors, the virtual classroom can take on many different methods in order to obtain the same result, a good education. Districts and schools have taken on this phenomena with zeal, many of them have programs that are fully dedicated to online activities and web-based readings. Other schools offer a large amount of supplementary materials that the students use in conjunction with the internet in order to get a fuller spectrum of learning tools. More than what these schools are we find out who they are for, we quickly get insight into what students need these online schools and the different reasons for needing them. Some students live in rural areas that do not have AP courses, so they access these AP courses over the internet. Other students (such as military children) are constantly on the move, and rather than switching schools all the time and deal with changing curriculums they can have a steady educational experience.

The virtual classroom has applications for many students; it has applications for students that might otherwise get a lesser education. I myself believe that online schools are a perfect tool for kids that might be far from the nearest school. Online schools are necessary tool in today’s educational system, if we have the ability to help facilitate students’ education with online tools why wouldn’t we.