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About21,000youngpeoplein17Americanstates
donotattendclassesinschoolbuildings.
Instead,theyreceivetheirelementaryandhigh
schooleducationbyworkingathomeoncomputers.ThecenterforEducation
ReformsaystheUnitedStateshas67public“cyberschools”andthatisabout
twiceasmanyastwoyearsago.
Themoneyforstudentstoattendacybersehool
cotesfromthegovernmentsofthestateswheretheylive.Someeducatorssay
cyberschoolsiecimoneythatshouldsupporttraditionalpublicschools.They
alsosayitisdifficulttoknowifstudentsarelearningwell.
Othereducatorspraisethisnewformof
educationforlettingstudentsworkattheirownspeed.Thesepeoplesay
cyberschoolshelpstudentswhowereunhappyorunsuccessfulintraditional
schools.Theysaylearningathomebycomputerendslongbusridesforchildren
wholivefarfromschool.
Whateverthejudgmentofcyberschools,theyare
gettingmoreandmorepopular.Forexample,anewcyberschoolcalled
CommonwealthConnectionsAcademywilltakeinstudentsthisfall.Itwillserve
childreninthestateofPennsylvaniafromagesfivethroughthirteen.
Childrengetfreeequipmentfortheironline
education.Thisincludesacomputer,aprinter,booksandtechnicalservices.
Parentsandstudentstalkwithteachersbytelephoneorbysendingemails
throughtheircomputerswhen.necesary.
Studentsatcyberschoolsusuallydonotknowone
another.But56suchstudentsfinishedstudiesatWesternPennsvlvániäCyber
CharterSchoolrecentlymetforthefirsttime.Theywereguestsofhonourat
theirgraduation.