'Virtual Schooling'

" I -- this introducing new trend in education it's called virtual schooling."

" here it's often that's Elizabeth -- the co author of virtual school your guide to optimizing your child's education good morning to Elizabeth or any. We all know home schooling is growing like wild fire spreading like -- in this country. Tell me about -- how virtual schooling differs from traditional home school and we've heard so much about well."

" Significantly. -- is virtual schooling is. One segment that it's. Full time public schools so that differentiates from home schooling which maybe that's -- approach home schooling is much more. Not state funded there are no report cards traditionally it is public school and you abide by the test scene and -- the requirements of the brick and mortar schooling your neighbor -- Okay okay public school from your own. Bedroom -- basically on your own computer laptop or out about every day with your parents if -- traveling. And what what the advantage to being at home on your own doing this same public school curriculum and not just going to -- public school. Not its personalized learning. It's self paced it's working at a child how they learn best and it also has a you can engage in so many wonderful. Enriching curriculums that may not be provided -- by your public school. "

" of course it's utilizing technology which kids probably aren't doing enough of it in public schools but let me ask you about the interaction factor because. As a parent I know one of the big things as I want my kids -- that school interacting with other kids socializing. How do you make up for that."

" Well I have three daughters who never ever attend -- since nineteen who never attended a traditional public school. And I can tell you they're pretty darn personal and had -- a lot of -- that said. There's many ways to answer that one is all socialization in school it's not necessarily good. And in full there was a recent study that came out in a traditional what I hate to use that word a public virtual school. The students actually had significant. Better social skills compared --"

" How -- live here at home is sitting in front of your own computer like this as opposed to having interacted the cafeteria interact with your principal -- teacher how is -- possible of their better look first of you actually are not on your computer full time you're not."

" Sitting there in the darkroom staring at a monitor so even for up to eighth grade high school it's maybe three hours today. -- in the community they're doing field trips they're doing a few days the public virtual schools have mini -- Site based programs or -- parents get together and you -- your children are out about in the real world they're not stature at home."

" We're just about out of time but if you graduate throughout this entire process is there any difficulty even getting into college because you didn't go to -- graduate typical school you don't have the typical. Resident -- that a student have to see if you're in a public virtual school you have a report card. And a -- extracurricular activities GPA things of that nature."

" Give AP classes some programs depending on the school I like my daughters did they started college at fifteen taking -- site based classes and hybrid schools which my youngest -- turns. Is the future of education because it's some online learning and at some classroom collaboration."

" and I hope you can read more about it in your book virtual schooling Elizabeth -- thanks for coming any time you got it. --"