The Home-school Legal Defense Association released some statistics that were not very surprising recently. These statistics show families that if they are looking for an alternative to the plummeting test scores and academic mediocrity of the public school system, they should look elsewhere when presented with offers from public virtual schools.
"Overall, in 2005, virtual school students scored comparably to traditional public school students. In 2006 the ISAT scores for virtual charter schools in reading, language, and mathematics showed a consistent drop in grades 3-10. The overall performance of students in these government home-schools fell significantly short of the performance of students in traditional Idaho schools."
This proves that public charter schools are only serving to perpetuate the intellectual ills that the public school system has so infamously brought upon our children. These programs like to suck in home-school parents with promises of free computers, internet access, and several other perks. Fortunately, we now have statistics that will allow home-schoolers to recognize that these cyber schools are not the answer. Home-schooling may be a more expensive and time-intensive undertaking, but it is worth it for the moral and intellectual security of our children.
Parents who are interested in an online alternative to public school education should seriously consider enrolling in The Grace Academy. Its a wonderful way for families to provide their children with a fantastic, Godly education at an affordable price. We use a cutting edge online curriculum that will leave you feeling relieved that you didnt entangle your childrens minds in a public cyber school program
Read more at the HSLDA.
Mimi Rothschild
Original source: http://www.articlesbase.com/homeschooling-articles/public-cyber-schools-fair-worse-than-traditional-public-schools-141239.html
