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First Posted: 11/22/10 02:49 PM ET Updated: 05/25/11 07:15 PM ET

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The Atlanta Post:

The one commonality educators have regarding online schools, particularly cyber charter schools, is a passionate opinion about their contribution to American education. The politics and turf war between traditional (also known as brick-and-mortar) and online schools have made it difficult to collect public, non-partisan data on virtual charter schools and online education in general.

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The one commonality educators have regarding online schools, particularly cyber charter schools, is a passionate opinion about their contribution to American education. The politics and turf war betwe...
The one commonality educators have regarding online schools, particularly cyber charter schools, is a passionate opinion about their contribution to American education. The politics and turf war betwe...
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johnnyinqueens
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06:51 AM on 12/04/2010
If a 13 year old doesn't pay attention in a classroom with teachers and 20 students I can't imagine how being alone in his bedroom with a million distractions and no supervision will improve the situation.
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Mountain Momma
Seemed like a good idea at the time
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10:53 PM on 11/23/2010
I'd like to know where the accountability in it is. A girl down the street from us is enrolled in one of these. She spends all her time babysitting for the neighbor; basically, she's a 15 year old nanny. She dedicates maybe 2 hours a day to schoolwork.
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10:25 PM on 11/30/2010
accountability is what the public government teachers and their obese and selfish unions always hated to hear
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teacher39years
Educational Reformers need to be "Reformed."
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02:32 PM on 11/23/2010
Rupert Murdock, the owner of Fox News, just bought an on-line education company. He also hired Joe Klein to work for his News Corp. Fox News will be the outlet to promote his products.
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JStading
Trust me, I'm an attorney...
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09:53 PM on 11/22/2010
Aside from teacher's unions hating them, who is debating the merit of a system that kills off needless distractions, limits time wasted while transitioning classes, and allows students to rerun challenging lessons?
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maninal
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12:49 PM on 11/23/2010
You've never taught anyone anything have you? Technology is not a replacement for teachers regardless of your ideology.
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JStading
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02:45 PM on 11/23/2010
It's a question of where the teacher is.  There is nothing magical about a single teacher in a room with 40 students.  To the contrary, the situation invites distractions and inefficiencies.  An electronic envrionment that covers the core values and leaves the clean up work for tutors is the best environment.
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10:23 PM on 11/30/2010
goodbye to the ineffectual and lazy teachers and their unions who taught so many a poor child such worthlessness, and hello to a much brighter, wiser and comprehensive way of learning - to the "teachers" of the old school, we can only wish that you now show us those private sector jobs you were always comparing yourselves to
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